Mountain City celebrates music heritage with successful fiddlers convention

Nearly 500 people gathered in Mountain City during the first weekend of October to celebrate a century of bluegrass and ...
American Songwriter

The Smoky Mountains-Inspired Song Dolly Parton Wrote While Riding a Limo Around New York City on Her Birthday

"I was just riding in a limousine and I was looking out at the skyline, and I was thinking 'Lord, here I am in New York City.'" ...
Yahoo

The history of Mountain Dew: Tennessee’s role in the popular drink’s origin

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The term “Mountain Dew” has many meanings in Tennessee’s history, from its moonshine roots, country music songs, and now the soft drink. It might not be East Tennessee’s best ...
Mountain Xpress

Madison County ballad singer promotes mountain culture, climate resilience after Helene

Once a month, Donna Ray Norton stands just a few dozen feet north of the French Broad River in Marshall and fills the air ...
American Songwriter

More About “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” the Song Lainey Wilson and Zach Williams Performed on ‘CMA Country Christmas’

“Go Tell It on the Mountain” is a classic Christmas carol. Over the years, countless artists have recorded and released versions of the song. Lainey Wilson and Zach Williams will perform the song ...