The Mountain Music School at Mountain Empire Community College is dedicated to preserving the traditional sounds of Southwest Virginia by passing them down to younger generations. The week-long ...

Born in war-torn Liberia but raised in the United States, singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa is making waves with his his “Afro-Appalachian” music.

Appalachian entertainer/actor Randall Franks, famed for his role as "Officer Randy Goode" on TV’s "In the Heat of the Night," unveils his latest project, the music series "Appalachian Sounds." In the ...

Singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa straddles two worlds. For him, it's important to pay homage to both in his music. The Chattanooga-based folk musician, born Janjay Lowe, moved to the U.S. from his home ...

The local band Oyo will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Artsbridge summer concert series at City Park in Parkersburg. The show at the band shell is sponsored by Community Bank. (Photo Provided) ...

Appalachian and Southern accents are fading from everyday speech as younger generations code-switch to sound more professional.

HUNTINGTON — With the recent death of musician Dickey Betts, who was an original member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Allman Brothers Band, there seems to be a resurgence of love for the ...

The mood and music Appalachian String Band Music Festival has drawn thousands of fans to the mountains of Fayette County in West Virginia. Producers Jennifer Deer and Shea Shackelford take listeners ...

America has always been a patchwork of voices — drawls, twangs, clipped vowels and long ones — but many people now admit they are softening, editing or abandoning the very […] ...

Appalachian Festival Celebrates 55 Years of Tradition returns to New Richmond, Ohio. Cincinnati’s Beloved Mother’s Day Weekend Even. Festival hours are Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Sunday, ...