If you adore true southern hospitality, amazing mom and pop restaurants, and a trip through musical history, you’re going to absolutely love Cleveland County, NC. When it comes to having […]
By Andrew Nelson / Photography by Travis Dove for The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2022 2:53 pm ET CRAVE ADVENTURE? Follow the Appalachian spring from Charlotte, N.C., to Nashville, Tenn., some 480
Cleveland County’s 4th graders will soon have a unique musical experience thanks to a group called the Bluegrass Ambassadors. Later this month, students will learn about musicians like Sonny Terry,
10 years ago, on March 28, 2012, Earl Eugene Scruggs, noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo-picking style that bears his famous name, passed away. The Scruggs style became a defining characteristic not
Louise Scruggs spent over half a century guiding the career and exalting the brand of her husband, banjo innovator Earl Scruggs. As a manager, accountant and booking agent, first for Flatt
We are thankful and delighted to receive support from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Foundation for our “Roots and Strings: The Foundations of Bluegrass” project. During the week of
By the late 18th Century, Bibles had become treasured family heirlooms—not just for the spiritual aspect, but because the pages were used to record marriages, births and deaths. In recognition
Earl Scruggs Center Announces: Center Stage Concert Series Cost: $10 – $100 Live music returns to the heart of Cleveland County in early 2022 with the announcement of the Earl
EARL SCRUGGS MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL ARTIST LINEUP FOR SEPTEMBER 2-4, 2022 INAUGURAL EVENT JERRY DOUGLAS BAND, THE EARLS OF LEICESTER, NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND, SAM BUSH BAND, ALISON BROWN,
It’s easy to spend a perfect long weekend in Shelby, North Carolina, a stop on the North Carolina Blue Ridge Music Trail. This city and surrounding Cleveland County proclaim their