Arts & Culture

Free Download from Max Gomez

George Olsen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:18:55 +0000

Currently featured on The Sound, here's a free download of Run from You by Max Gomez from his new CD "Rule the World."

Free download from Steve Earle

George Olsen — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:14:47 +0000

From his new CD "The Low Highway" download for free Invisible by Steve Earle & the Dukes (and Duchesses).

Free Download from Enter the Haggis

George Olsen — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:54:10 +0000

Free download of Can't Trust the News from Enter the Haggis' new CD "The Modest Revolution", currently featured on The Sound.

Free download from the Lovell Sisters

George Olsen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:05:19 +0000

Free download from JJ Grey & Mofro

George Olsen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:01:17 +0000

The Fire of Freedom: Abraham Galloway & the Slave's Civil War - David Cecelski

George Olsen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:10:26 +0000

INTRO – Winston Churchill is believed the source for the observation that “History is written by the victors.” The life… and subsequent disappearance from history… of a North Carolina-born slave and abolitionist illustrates the truth behind that remark. George Olsen has more.

Two Captains from Carolina - Bland Simpson

George Olsen — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:01:21 +0000

INTRO – One was a commissioned U-S Navy officer and later a hero of the Confederacy. The other born into slavery who bought his way to freedom not once but three times. The lives of those featured in the new book “Two Captains from Carolina” could not have been more different but the book’s author says they had remarkable similarities as well… at least in one realm. George Olsen has more.

On the one hand the stories of Moses Grandy and John Maffitt share much in common.

Free download by Beth McKee

George Olsen — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 15:21:51 +0000

Beth McKee's Next to Nowhere CD was our 2nd most played release in 2012. You can download one of our featured tracks "On the Verge" here.

The Love You Save (Mississippi) - Lipbone Redding

George Olsen — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:44:24 +0000

The Love You Save (Mississippi) - Lipbone Redding

Pets Rule!!!... commentary from Joan Carris

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:56:04 +0000

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Beaufort, NC – The numbers prove that American's love or disdain their pets. For those who love their pets, no number is too large according to commentator Joan Carris.

War Zone: World War II Off the North Carolina Coast - Kevin Duffus

Mon, 28 May 2012 22:16:25 +0000

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New Bern, NC – In 1942 at the height of World War II nearly 5000 people were killed many of them civilians off the U-S East Coast as German u-boats waged a military campaign against Allied merchant vessels and military ships. Much of this occurred within the sight of North Carolina's coastal residents and much of it was kept secret at the time from the public. A Raleigh author looks at the seven-month-long period that brought a world war to the North Carolina coast.

Old North State - Red Clay Ramblers

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:48:41 +0000

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New Bern, NC – The Triangle-based Red Clay Ramblers are celebrating 40 years of performance in the year 2012, first performing in 1972 as an old-time string band. Their most recent CD pays tribute in part to that original sound but wholly to the state that spawned them.

Lightnin' Wells

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 18:00:50 +0000

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New Bern, NC – Cover bands have made their money presenting the familiar no original tunes, no "deep cuts" from the album just the hits and nothing but the hits. Lightnin' Wells could be fairly called a cover artist there are no original tunes on any of his recorded output or his live performances. But that's where the comparison ends as the Fountain resident delves into old-time music -much as a historian would- -as well as a musician-. George Olsen has more.

The Pleasure was Mine - Tommy Hays

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:31:20 +0000

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New Bern, NC – A novel by an Asheville author tries to present a disease that typically offers no hope for those it afflicts and their caregivers in a different light. George Olsen has more.

Tom Dooley: The Story behind the Ballad - Karen Wheeling Reynolds

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:25:02 +0000

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New Bern, NC – A popular folk legend and popular folk song is now told in a piece of historical fiction authored by Wilkes County resident Karen Wheeling Reynolds.

Ravens & Crows - Delia Low

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:33:10 +0000

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New Bern, NC – A variety of influences from old time to new traditionalists, from West Coast to East Coast give an Asheville bluegrass quintet a unique flavor, as evidenced by their latest CD "Ravens & Crows." George Olsen got up with one member of the band and has this

Zombified - Southern Culture on the Skids

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:40:15 +0000

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New Bern, NC – Back from the grave... two somewhat forgotten recording sessions by the Chapel Hill-based trio Southern Culture on the Skids find new life on their latest release "Zombified."

Accidental Birds of the Carolinas - Marjorie Hudson

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:40:05 +0000

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New Bern, NC – A new collection of short stories by a Chatham County author recounts fictional tales of those falling in love sometimes with each other, but more often with a place. George Olsen spoke with Marjorie Hudson and has this.

Blood Clay - Valerie Nieman

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 16:31:51 +0000

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New Bern, NC – A new book by Greensboro author Valerie Nieman uses a senseless tragedy to explore how a community is knit and how it can come undone.

"Dim" - Jim Metzger

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 15:56:50 +0000

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New Bern, NC – Greenville resident Jim Metzger's first novel looks at the issue of faith through the eyes of a young pastor still grappling with his own.