Season 3

Appalachian Vibes

Appalachian Vibes is a radio show and podcast from WNCW, created by Amanda Bocchi, dedicated to challenging the expectations and celebrating the diversity of music, art and ideas created in and around the Appalachian region. 

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The Crooked Rd. with Tyler Hughes

Tyler Hughes is an East Tennessee State University bluegrass graduate, the Executive Director for...

Girls Rock Roanoke

Girls Rock Roanoke is part of a national and world wide movement to educate and empower girls and...

Tim Seeley

Tim Seely is a roots-based singer-songwriter from New York. He spent many years in the Blue Ridge...

Melissa McKinney and McKinney

Melissa McKinney, the electrifying blues force from Asheville and frontwoman of Mama & the...

Mama & The Ruckus and McKinney

Mama & the Ruckus with Melissa McKinney is one Asheville's blues powerhouse voices...

Jamie Collins Mini

Jamie Collins is a singer-songwriter and teacher hailing from Bristol, Tennessee now residing in...

Jamie Collins

Jamie Collins is a Bristol, Tennessee old time and bluegrass singer-songwriter and teacher with a...

The Biscuit Eaters

The Biscuit Eaters are a 7 piece, Bluegrass and Old Time family string band from Surry County, NC...

Courtney Brown-Dinosaur Choir (full interview)

Courtney Brown is an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University for the Center for...

Courtney Brown-Dinosaur Choir

My guest is Courtney Brown, she’s an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in the...

 Appalachian Vibes on WNCW

Airing every Saturday morning at 6am EST & alternating Tuesdays on Morning Edition. The podcast is live every Monday on every podcasting platform. Appalachian Vibes is in it’s third season and in a new home on WNCW, a public radio station covering Western NC, AKA: Grassroots Radio. Appalachian Vibes is listener nominated, you can nominate an artist that inspires you in the form below. 

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