By Lisa Snedeker If MerleFest has a house band, it’s Scythian. The band, which blasts folk mixed with Celtic rock and Irish ballads,…
By John Trump The good people at MerleFest on a Sunday night some years ago released a piece about the…
It’s Shakori Season again and the Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance is set for Thursday, May 3, through…
I’ve become enamored with craft spirits, particularly those made in my home state of North Carolina, and have chronicled these…
Booker’s — bourbon’s version of an uncut and unfiltered joyride down the gullet — is introducing “Kathleen’s Batch.” This special…
Heaven Hill Distillery will honor Air Force veteran Archie Cook Jr. with this year’s Evan Williams American Hero honor. Cook…
By Lisa Snedeker I am so excited to announce the 2018 MerleFest Band Competition will feature two of my personal favorites, Brynmor and The Midatlantic.…
Bonded whiskey is quite the thing these days. Why not? It’s great whiskey that’s kind to the wallet. Beam has…
ASHEVILLE — Asheville’s first craft brewery since Prohibition, Highland Brewing, is closing its doors Monday, Feb. 19. But for just…
By John Trump John Fragakis, an owner of Broad Branch Distillery in Winston-Salem, talks a lot about Frank Williams. He owes much…