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Sam Bush, Charley Crockett, Amythyst Kiah and Amanda Anne Platt and the Honeycutters Cold Mountain Music Festival 2020 lineup

From the good folks at the Cold Mountain Music Festival:

Cold Mountain Music Festival is proud to announce the lineup for its fourth annual event happening June 5-6, 2020 at the picturesque Lake Logan Conference Center in Canton, North Carolina. Grammy-winning newgrass pioneer Sam Bush Band will headline the weekend-long retreat, with additional appearances by fast-rising alt-country sensation Charley Crockett, West Coast folk-rock outfit Blitzen Trapper, critically acclaimed troubadour Amythyst Kiah, plus regional powerhouses Futurebirds, Sierra Ferrell, and more. Continue reading


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New ways to ring in the new year in North Carolina, Virginia

On New Year’s Eve, more than a million people will gather in New York City’s Times Square to watch a crystal ball drop and more than 100,000 people are expected to gather in Nashville’s Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park to watch the musical note drop. But if big crowds aren’t your idea of a party, here’s some musical alternatives to ring in the new year:

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