Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Ted Olson, East Tennessee State University Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born on March 3, 1923, in Stony ...

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The accomplished guitarist, fiddle player, singer and songwriter has played Appalachian music for more than 50 years. He’s a winner of the Wayne Henderson Guitar Championship and the Knoxville World’s ...

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The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is announcing the start of its Junior Appalachian Music program (JAM), to teach young students old-time and bluegrass traditions. JAM is modeled ...

Malcolm Smith’s first exposure to old-time mountain music was at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield. It was dance music, it was “hypnotic” and it ultimately became a lifelong love for Smith. Smith ...

Appalachian String Band Music Festival held at Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop. The festival is a five-day mountaintop gathering of musicians and friends with contests, concerts, workshops, square ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Doc Watson was the finest guitar picker of his time. Paul Natkin/Archive Photos via Getty Images Arthel Lane “Doc” Watson was born ...