folk Archive
18 Dec 2022
The Bobby McMillon Legacy Project
Preserving Appalachian ballads and stories Lenoir, N.C.-based ballad singer, storyteller and folklorist Bobby McMillon passed away in November 2021, but thanks to a project at Mars Hill University and funding […]
02 Dec 2022
Carrie Newcomer: “We can do this together.”
Singer, songwriter, musician, author, poet, educator, activist. Those are just some of the ways to describe Carrie Newcomer. With 20 solo albums to her credit – including her latest release […]
18 Nov 2022
Langhorne Slim and the Confluence of Things
As has been the case among the general population, creatives reacted to the lockdowns and isolation of the pandemic era in a variety of ways. Some found the lack of […]
03 Sep 2022
David Wilcox: Braving the Emotional Weather
Beloved Western N.C.-based singer-songwriter David Wilcox is a prolific artist. Since releasing his debut album The Nightshift Watchman in 1987, he has made and released some 20 records. And Wilcox […]
06 Aug 2022
Hope Griffin: 2.0
The last couple of years have been difficult for most everyone. As an unfortunate byproduct of measures taken to keep ourselves and others safe, the human need to communicate in […]
03 Apr 2022
A Chat with Chatham Rabbits
Chatham Rabbits is the wife-and-husband duo of Sarah and Austin McCombie. Sarah came up in music as a member of old-time group The South Carolina Broadcasters, and Austin has played […]
15 Jan 2022
30 Days Out January 2022 #2: Ben Phantom, Cory and the Wongnotes, Dogs in a Pile, The Fritz
This roundup of “30 Days Out” features two Asheville-based acts and two nationally touring ones. Artist: Ben Phantom Venue: Highland Brewing Downtown Date: Saturday, Jan. 29, 6 p.m. Door: free […]
26 Dec 2021
Album Review: Billy Bragg — The Million Things That Never Happened
Let nearly 40 years pass, and some things are almost certain to change. If your exposure to Billy Bragg commenced with his 1983 debut Life’s a Riot with Spy vs […]
14 Dec 2021
30 Days Out, December 2021 #2: Drunken Prayer, Empire Strikes Brass, Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats, Arrested Development, Adam Ezra Group
This installment of “30 Days Out” marks two years since the twice-monthly bulletin has been published here on Musoscribe. Before that, starting in January 2014(!), 30DO was a twice-monthly feature […]
09 Dec 2021
Album Review: Smoke Fairies – Through Low Light and Trees
In early 2020, thanks to the good graces of a kind music publicist, I received a copy of Darkness Brings the Wonder Home, the 7th album from British folk rock […]