Preserving The Tradition of Bluegrass Into The Future

On Monday nights, the bluegrass jam is the place to go in Ferrum, Virginia. The sounds of old-time and bluegrass music fill the air at...

Located in Washington County, Virginia, just 133 miles southwest of Roanoke, the rural Appalachian Town of Abingdon shines like a beacon...

Musicologists call it The Big Bang of Country Music. In 1927, Ralph Peer of the Victor Talking Machine Company visited Bristol, a town on...

Any big country music fan knows about the Carter Family, and any Virginian knows these musical pioneers were – and still are, at least in...

In 1881, Jerome Hill Duff arrived with his family in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. At the time, it was known as "Three Forks." The family...

Virginia is deep in history, and the Crab Orchard Museum – located in Tazewell, Virginia – does its part to keep the culture of that past...

Richmond, Virginia, has a rich history in the arts. At one time, a section of Broad Street in downtown Richmond was known as Theatre Row....

When Kim Mays describes her love of Virginia, she's an enthusiastic steward of the region's history and hospitality. As owners of...

In her poem "Sometimes," Mary Oliver writes: Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell me about it. Twenty-three...

Appalachia has produced some incredible chefs who have ventured beyond the mountainous region to bring their place-based food to new...

There's something magical about the cool mountain air of Appalachia. For one thing, the mountainous terrain mixed with cool nights and...