Leo Kottke has been a personal favorite of mine for decades. The baby-faced acoustic guitar picker, who managed to create his own robust expressive style, has grown older as I have, but, he is still the master, maybe better.
Published: Monday, January 10th, 2022 @ 10:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Annual award is the state’s highest civilian honor
Published: Monday, February 22nd, 2021 @ 9:58 am
By: Governor's Office
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Jens and Uwe Kruger, with bandmate Joel Landsberg, are three of the best string musicians on the planet.
Published: Monday, May 25th, 2020 @ 5:14 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper encouraged North Carolinians to nominate esteemed individuals for the 2020 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state.
Published: Friday, March 6th, 2020 @ 9:04 am
By: Governor's Office
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Gallagher guitars are hand crafted in a small town in Tennessee since 1965.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Born on March 3, 1923, Arthel "Doc" Watson is an icon for folk, bluegrass, and country music due to his mastery of the flat-top guitar.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 5:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Every year, we pay homage to those that make a marked difference, who pass on from this temporal plane.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 3:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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