The Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning artist Rhiannon Giddens has long made music that sheds light on America's untold stories, ...

The Silkroad Ensemble’s “American Railroad” and Alarm Will Sound’s “Sun Dogs” used music and images to engage with difficult ...

On Wednesday evening, the Grammy award-winning Silkroad Ensemble came to Memorial Hall to perform music honoring the workers ...

Yo Ma to remind the world of the benefits of globalisation in bringing people together, Silkroad is a non-profit organisation ...

When artistic director and composer Rhiannon Giddens brought her idea of a musical project built around the American railroad to the Grammy Award–winning musical ensemble, Silkroad, she was met with ...

For her first major project as artistic director of Silkroad and its titular Ensemble, which brings together classical and folk musicians from different cultures to collaborate on music, Rhiannon ...

Residents of western North Carolina are still reeling and recovering two months after Hurricane Helene slammed the region in ...

Fundraiser for Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry Fuel ... Jingle Bell Trolley: Dec. 6-7, 12-14, 19-21 and 23, Craggy Mountain Line Railroad, 111 N. Woodin Ave., Asheville.

It's mid-November and the Christmas season is already beginning in Western North Carolina, with light shows, tree lightings, craft markets, entertainment and even an appearance by Santa.

It started as a railroad town in 1909 ... Buncombe County towns like Black Mountain and Swannanoa saw some of the worst devastation from Helene. But Weaverville was largely spared from the ...

A recreational railroad that offers rides along the last ... hotel and in stores and businesses throughout Black Mountain and Swannanoa Valley. Vote for your favorite tree with a donation by ...

A recreational railroad that offers rides along the last three miles ... Decorated Christmas trees at Monte Vista Hotel and in stores and businesses throughout Black Mountain and Swannanoa Valley.