Melody Walker, long a fixture on the local music scene, won the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest.

Held the last weekend of April in Wilkesboro, N.C., this year’s MerleFest included a roster of longtime roots artists like Leon Russell, The Charlie DanielsBand,Avett Brothers, Del McCoury Band, Donna the Buffalo, Jim Lauderdale, Michael Martin Murphey, Peter Rowan, Jerry Douglas , Sam Bush, and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.As locals know, the … (more)

For its third year, Carolina Rebellion established a new home at Charlotte Motor Speedway.