Trail Mix – Andy Thorn
Banjo wiz Andy Thorn stops by the Trail Mix blog to chat up his new record, climate change, and a bluegrass reunion a long time coming....
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Trail Mix – June 2019
Trail Mix kicks off your summer adventures with tracks from Jim Lauderdale, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Keller Williams, Jamestown Revival, Kelly Hunt, and many, many more!...
Trail Mix – On The Road With Papadosio & Ticket Giveaway!
Grab tickets to this weekend's Papadosio show at Pisgah Brewing Company on this week's Trail Mix blog!...
Trail Mix – Cold Mountain Music Festival Ticket Giveaway!
Check out this week's blog to win tickets to next weekend's Cold Mountain Music Festival!...
Trail Mix: Groundhog Gravy & The Gauley River
Groundhog Gravy swings by the Trail Mix blog to chat up music and whitewater rafting....
Trail Mix – Abigail Dowd
North Carolina songwriter Abigail Dowd and I have something in common. Both of us have grandfathers we love who served in the Korean War. And both were ...
Trail Mix – May 2019
Trail Mix returns with new tunes from Molly Tuttle, Lucette, Jimmie Vaughan, Ona, Lowland Hum, and many more!...
Queen Bee & The Honeylovers – Live in Asheville!!
I am a student of history, so when an artist takes on historical material as songwriting inspiration, of course I get interested. Whitney Moore, lead singer...
Trail Mix – Heron
Boyd Lewis, of Pennsylvania post-rockers Heron, swings by the Trail Mix blog to chat up the band's new record....
Trail Mix – Tim Baker
Go ahead. Ask me who my favorite band from Newfoundland is. Well, Hey Rosetta! of course! Now, for full disclosure, I have to admit that Hey Rosetta! was...
Trail Mix – April 2019
"If I can't dance with you, then I won't dance at all. I'll just sit this one out, with my back to the wall." Whether it was penning one of the finest love ...
Trail Mix – Kevin Daniel
Don't all singer-songwriters have roots in bluegrass, punk, ska, jazz, and acapella groups? Maybe not, but North Carolina's Kevin Daniel surely does. With r...
Trail Mix – Jane Kramer
The deeper the well, the better the song. Most of my favorite songwriters have the incredible ability to explore their darkest shadows, those inner nook...
Trail Mix – Zaq Suarez
Regrettably, I hopped on the Zaq Suarez train a bit late. I fell in love with the former Asheville based songwriter's last band, The Hermit Kings, just befo...
Trail Mix – March 2019
When looking back at all the stories I have written for this magazine, perhaps the most memorable, and most powerful, was the one I wrote about Leo Welch. I...