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November 1, 2026
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Jackie and Marvin Lawley recently retired and moved to Jackie’s family home in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.
Read our latest guest column in the May/June issue from award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell.
David Holt's admiration for the late Doc Watson is evident in the accompanying photo from one of the many times they performed together at MerleFest.
"To sleep, perchance to dream..." -Shakespeare's "Hamlet"
A hundred years ago, you could find more than 1,000 varieties of apples in these mountains. Only a few of them are available now.
Jackie and Marvin Lawley recently retired and moved to Jackie’s family home in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee.
Read our latest guest column in the May/June issue from award-winning author and illustrator Cece Bell.
David Holt's admiration for the late Doc Watson is evident in the accompanying photo from one of the many times they performed together at MerleFest.
A hundred years ago, you could find more than 1,000 varieties of apples in these mountains. Only a few of them are available now.
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Country Roads
Skywatch: November/December 2026
Have You Seen the “Great Big Dipper?”
November 1, 2026
Web Extras
25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
Twenty-five years ago, a small festival dedicated to the music forged from the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains took
September 14, 2026
Singing in the Garden
Singing in the Garden: The Practically Perfect Pear
“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
