Clarence Russell, a 75 year old Santa Claus impersonator from Paul Smiths, faces charges for attempted second degree rape, involving a victim below the age of 15, and attempted endangering the welfare ...

Billy Strings' late mother, Debra Apostol, introduced the three-time Grammy award-winning musician to alternative music early in his life. "I remember her playing [The Beatles'] White Album backwards ...

The Asheville Symphony Orchestra has launched a new financial aid program for youth musicians. This decision follows Asheville City Schools' move to cut its orchestra classes and revive them as an ...

The acclaimed bluegrass artist's latest album is a profound meditation on grief inspired by the recent death of his mother. By Eric Renner Brown Over the last few years, virtuosic bluegrass player ...

Billy Strings will headline the sold-out Ionia Freak Fair this weekend, Aug. 28-29, at the same time his fifth studio album, "So Much for Goodbyes," is officially released. Tickets for both days of ...

Asheville Middle School's orchestra program will become an after-school club following public outcry over its initial cancellation. The program was originally cut due to low enrollment, which did not ...

Asheville City Schools has cut its middle school orchestra program due to low student enrollment. A Board of Education vote to reverse the decision resulted in a three-to-three deadlock, allowing the ...

Two new pilot programs in California are testing different approaches to collecting and recycling commercial plastic film, with organizers aiming to gather data that could inform future recycling ...

Billy Strings has drawn from something old to do something entirely new. The singer and virtuoso guitarist, who is 33, has broken ground by using the elements of traditional bluegrass to become an ...

new video loaded: Billy Strings Escaped the Darkness. He’s Playing to Not Go Back. The singer and virtuoso guitar player shares how his mother’s death inspired his new album, “So Much for Goodbyes.” ...

Asheville City Schools has canceled its orchestra program due to low student enrollment. Students and parents expressed devastation over the loss of the program and its community. The orchestra ...