Music as Medicine

A common feature of many indigenous cultures from across the globe is the practice of music as a healing modality and means to commune with unseen realms. Songs are considered a […]
The Musical Making of a More Beautiful World

As a child, one of my favorite books was “Miss Rumphius.” I read my copy ragged, and when I became a mother, it was one of the books I could not […]
PepperFest giveaways: Lekker bike & Burt’s Bees prize packs

This year your PepperFest ticket might buy you a little more than just all the deliciousness, great music and fun you can handle for one day… you might also walk […]
Farm Aid Concert & Homegrown Skills Tent

North Carolina, here we come! Farm Aid 2014 is right around the corner—and you may have heard that a bunch of real pros are headlining. (You know, just some guys named Willie, Neil, John, Dave, and Jack, among others.) But over on the HOMEGROWN Skills Tent schedule, you’re the talent!
Don’t miss the Hoppin’ John Fiddlers’ Convention this Sept. 18th – 20th!

Like many festivals and events, the Hoppin’ John Old-Time & Bluegrass Fiddlers’ Convention started out with only an idea, and a handful of folks who came out and made the […]
Phil Cook headlining PepperFest

We are thrilled about the PepperFest headliner this year. Phil Cook has wowed us for years, from his days playing keys in Deyarmond Edison, to his years as the banjo […]