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6 Tar Heel Bluegrass Venues and Events to Explore

This year and last, we’ve been thrilled to host the International Bluegrass Music Association’s annual meeting and music festival in Raleigh. Seeing the breadth of talent in the genre today and the massive number of people interested in a form of music that has strong ties to the western part of our state has truly been amazing.So, now that you’ve been to (or at least heard of) IBMA and bluegrass, you’re probably wondering what more there is to explore. The answer is simple: a lot.

Finding Surry County Apples All the Way in Africa

The heirloom apples in the Southern Heritage Apple Orchard at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm have long been a favorite of locals in northwestern North Carolina, but now they're becoming a favorite in Uganda, Zambia and Rwanda, too.