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Childsville, North Carolina: Lost, Found, Lost Forever

If you visit the beautiful Toe River Valley today to look for Childsville, you won’t find it. The town was located in what became Avery County 100 years ago. But the town is not in Avery County. The town is gone.

Sam Bush, Mandolin Legend

The Grammy-winning mandolin player was one of the founding members of New Grass Revival in the early 1970s.

Bill Blizzard, Blair Mountain & Justice for Miners

Maybe it’s no wonder that Bill Blizzard led the largest insurrection on American soil since the Civil War, and the largest labor uprising ever.

Rob Bullington of the Hackensaw Boys

The Hackensaw Boys are a high-energy young bluegrass group that formed almost haphazardly in Charlottesville, Va. Blue Ridge Country interviewed Rob Bullington, one of the group's original members.

An Interview Ralph Stanley

Interview with Ralph Stanley

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Dr. Ebenezer Childs, Lysander’s father, came south in 1850.

Childsville, North Carolina: Lost, Found, Lost Forever

If you visit the beautiful Toe River Valley today to look for Childsville, you won’t find it. The town was located in what became Avery County 100 years ago. But the town is not in Avery County. The town is gone.
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Sam Bush, Mandolin Legend

The Grammy-winning mandolin player was one of the founding members of New Grass Revival in the early 1970s.
At age 16, Bill Blizzard was a mining veteran, having been underground with his father since age 10. By 19 he would be a UMWA local leader.

Bill Blizzard, Blair Mountain & Justice for Miners

Maybe it’s no wonder that Bill Blizzard led the largest insurrection on American soil since the Civil War, and the largest labor uprising ever.
Rob Bullington of the Hackensaw boys

Rob Bullington of the Hackensaw Boys

The Hackensaw Boys are a high-energy young bluegrass group that formed almost haphazardly in Charlottesville, Va. Blue Ridge Country interviewed Rob Bullington, one of the group's original members.
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An Interview Ralph Stanley

Interview with Ralph Stanley
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

June 29, 2026

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