The Wilder Flower is an all-girl Trio from the Western Carolinas. Growing up in the thick of bluegrass and old time, they have encompassed an array of awards and accomplishments. They met at an old-time fiddling competition where Madline took the State Championship in fiddle, Molly has placed first in banjo, and ...

John Trufant and Owen Grooms play tunes and songs from the catalog of Doc Watson and Bill Monroe with that simplicity and intimacy of mandolin and guitar. They also present some of John's own original music and highlight John's soulful voice.

Hailed by many as one of the best kalimba players alive today, Kevin Spears musical gifts have astounded audiences around the world and rewritten what is possible on this exotic musical instrument.  ​ Playing since the age of 10, Spears' takes the kalimba, a traditional African instrument and masterfully weaves horns, bass, ...

Wayne Bishop was born and raised in Cedar Mountain, NC and majored in music at Brevard College. He traveled across the country and Canada singing a variety of music for 20 years with his brothers. Wayne has played shows with The Beach Boys, Reba McIntyre, The Inspirations and many others. He currently ...

Singer/Songwriters Lillie Syracuse and Patrick French present a night of original songs and stories in the round.

Hosted by Phil McGlynn.  Folks bring their instruments and sit in a circle and jam.  A great afternoon of music.

Mark grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina, learning to play music with some neighborhood friends, eventually forming the bluegrass band Chicken Hot Rod and playing colleges all over the eastern states. He met Sally, a fine Scruggs-style banjo player, in 1970 around a campfire at a bluegrass festival. A few years later, ...

Join Moving to Conservers for a plant-based potluck and presentation by the new service Know Waste.  Becoming a community free from waste requires a few services.  One is a sharing club which Conservers created in 2020.  It is great to have a sharing club but becoming free from waste can be a ...

Photo courtesy of Jerry Hyman. Thanks Jerry. Iliana Rose is coming back to the Canteen to perform with Jason and a couple of others.  Her show is fantastic.  She brings Cuban jazz to our listening venue that is sure to have you out of your seat and dancing.

The mother/daughter country duo whose tight blood harmonies drive the music came to be when Jenny Renee, a single mom, relocated her two kids, Blu Belle and Bud, from New York City to a remote cabin in Western North Carolina during the pandemic. There, they wrote songs on the porch inspired by ...

Hosted by Phil McGlynn.  Folks bring their instruments and sit in a circle and jam.  A great afternoon of music.

Hazel Ketchum is the Artistic Director for Mountain School of Strings and Music Teacher at Rosman Middle & High School where she teaches Chorus, Guitar and Appalachian Music. Hazel plays guitar, lute, drums, banjo, fiddle, piano, sings and is a composer. Hazel is most recently back from a tour in Ecuador where ...

The Blue Skyline Duo Reborn during the pandemic after a 30-year hiatus, Richard and Evelyn are an acoustic duo who enjoy performing a selection of Americana songs along with a few originals. Both Richard and Evelyn play guitar and sing while Richard also adds fiddle, harmonica and fiddle and performs a few ...

Singer/Songwriter Lillie Syracuse 7-7:45 and Buffalo Kings 8-9 Buffalo Kings is a soul/pop/funk rock band that came together on the streets of Asheville, NC. The band was organically formed when singer/songwriter Trevor Darden met drummer Will Carr while Trevor was busking Downtown. The two sparked an instant friendship, and started playing music ...

Hosted by Phil McGlynn.  Folks bring their instruments and sit in a circle and jam.  A great afternoon of music.