Amos Perrine

You've heard the phrase "captive audience." How about captive artists? That's the premise of the Cayamo experience: Take the cream of the crop of Americana talent, both established and bright up-and-comers, put them on a luxury cruise ship and mix in a couple thousand

When you enter the stage entrance at the Culture Center on the grounds of the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia, where Mountain Stage calls home, you pass half a dozen or so poster boards on easels that list the date of every show and the artists who performed

When Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival began in 2001, at the urging of fellow West Virginia native Hazel Dickens, it was called Strictly Bluegrass. But, in 2004, in order to reflect the wider changes in roots music, the word "Hardly" was added. That broadening takes on an added resonance

The Appalachian String Band Festival, in its 27th year, is known around the world as the preemiment event of its kind.  If you listen to NPR, you got a taste of what it's all about when Noah Adams visted last week and did a piece for Morning Edition.

"I'm too old to remember to regret." -- Richie Stearns Trumansburg, New York, sits halfway between two more well-known towns in the Finger Lakes district: Watkins Glen and Ithaca. Like many similarly situated towns, it has become a center for music and other arts. It also

I can no longer call the Nelsonville Music Festival the best kept secret in Southeast Ohio. While it remains modest in size -- and way more comfortable and friendly than some larger festivals -- music aficionados have discovered this laid back, musically diverse festival in the gently rolling hills of