A born music-maker needs to hear his pockets jingle. Such was the case with Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Mars Hill's "minstrel of the Appalachians," who, in his 20s, solicited honey from bees and judges ...

TRADING STORIES: Whitney Ponder guides filmmaker David Hoffman through Bascom Lamar Lunsford’s former home in Leicester. Ponder purchased the property two years ago and plans to turn it into a ...

Mars Hill University will welcome the return of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival on Oct. 4 with a new indoor evening concert format. The event will be held from 7-9:30 p.m. in Moore ...

SWING YOUR PARTNER: Mars Hill University's dance team, the Bailey Mountain Cloggers, performs during the 2022 Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival. Photo courtesy of the festival Western ...

MARS HILL - Bobby Hicks is no stranger to hardware, and the Madison County bluegrass music pioneer and fiddle virtuoso now has another award to add to his trophy collection. Hicks was honored with the ...

A highlight of the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford Mountain Music Festival is the presentation of its namesake award. Although Hurricane Helene preempted this year’s festival, the 2024 Bascom Lamar ...

1965 TV special shot documentary style in the mountains of North Carolina. It follows Old Man Bascom Lunsford as he casts the talent for his Asheville Mountain Music Festival (also the first such ...

105 Little Old Sod Shanty / Jim Denoon. 102 Git Along Down to Town / Henry King. 103 Kicking Mule / Henry King. 104 A Railroader For Me / Russ Pike. 101 Cripple Creek / Henry King. 106 Good Old Rebel ...

A study of life in mountain areas of the Eastern United States, as revealed in folk music and dances. Includes scenes of isolated areas in western North Carolina and shows farmers, shopkeepers, and ...