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2 days ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
“Honestly, I don’t know if we would’ve been able to do this career for as long as we have without persistence,” said guitarist Lee Henke.
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1 week ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
“There’s enjoyment and there’s convenience,” Mawby said. “As things become more and more convenient, I think people look for ways to invest their time and find enjoyment.”
One of those ways is collecting and listening to vinyl records. Once disregarded as dusty, scratched relics of a bygone era in the music industry, the tangible, yet incredibly intrinsic product that is an actual record has roared back to life over the last decade.
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2 weeks ago | 
rollingstone.com | Garret K. Woodward
April 30, 2025 Matt Andersen, a Canadian songwriter who just released the new album 'The Hammer & The Rose,' is putting his own spin on Americana music.
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2 weeks ago | 
shorturl.at | Garret K. Woodward
Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Andersen has an unrelenting work ethic. Since the early 2000s, he’s seemingly always been on tour or recording new music. Andersen immediately cites his father, a self-employed tree logger who worked long days in the northern woods of Andersen’s native province of New Brunswick. “He always told me he wanted to work for himself,” Andersen tells Rolling Stone.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Garret K. Woodward
Matt Andersen, a Canadian songwriter who just released the new album 'The Hammer & The Rose,' is putting his own spin on Americana music. - Credit: Dan Jardine*Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Andersen has an unrelenting work ethic. Since the early 2000s, he’s seemingly always been on tour or recording new music. Andersen immediately cites his father, a self-employed tree logger who worked long days in the northern woods of Andersen’s native province of New Brunswick.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Garret K. Woodward
1 hour agoThe 29 Ballets of ‘Étoile’: How They Restaged Classic Productions and Created Tobias Bell’s OriginalsWhat are the 29 ballets? Do they build the classic production sets from scratch? And is Tobias' Justin Peck-like choreography actually new?
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2 weeks ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
“I’d like people to internalize that when things are the worst, people are the best.”
An Asheville-based singer-songwriter, Smith is the producer behind a new compilation of melodies from a bevy of local musicians. Dubbed “The Flood: Music for MANNA,” all proceeds from the record will go to MANNA FoodBank, a beloved nonprofit organization. To note, MANNA’s Asheville warehouse was destroyed when Helene’s floodwaters overtook the banks of the nearby Swannanoa River.
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3 weeks ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
“Very early in the game, we were determined to do our own original music. And we stood by it, where now we’re reaping those rewards,” said fiddler Tammy Rogers.
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3 weeks ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
From there, Tapster pursued and earned a degree in biology, only to parlay that deeply held love of nature and storytelling into eventually working on some of Attenborough’s films, including “The Life of Mammals” and “Planet Earth.” Those experiences are where Tapster “learned the art of blending scientific insight with compelling narratives.” And over the last 20 years, Tapster, who has eight Emmy nominations to his credit, has continued his cinematic journey of creating, cultivating and...
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1 month ago | 
smokymountainnews.com | Garret K. Woodward
“I love rainy days,” Burnisky noted. “I’m one of those moody weather people. It doesn’t really trigger me, [at least] until they start calling for flood advisories.”
Owner of CMAC, Burnisky is an acclaimed potter and instructor at the studio/gallery. With over 50 artisan members as part of the CMAC, the small, one-story 102-year-old building has become a beacon for creativity and community within the tightly knit mountain town.
