The duo is included on the Songsmith Gathering bill in Brevard on May 18. That lineup is headed by David Crosby.
Acoustic Asheville: Bygone Blues Quartet
Bygone Blues is the duo of singer Peggy Ratusz and pianist Aaron Price. On occasion, they are joined by Jonathan Pearlman on guitar and Grant Cuthbertson on upright bass.
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Beacham’s Curve” by Queen Bee and the Honeylovers
Mark your calendars for the band’s Saturday, April 27, album release show at Isis Music Hall.
Acoustic Asheville: Asher Leigh
With her debut full length record Roots Alive coming out on Friday, March 1, Leigh will be performing an early record release celebration at The Grey Eagle on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Acoustic Asheville: Jangling Sparrows
Jangling Sparrows won’t have another local show until Friday, March 15, at French Broad Brewery, but Paul Edelman recently gave a solo acoustic performance at The Grey Eagle.
VIDEO PREMIERE: “My Wonder” by “Mad” Mike Martinez
Known in Asheville as the front man of indie-hip-hop-soul collective Natural Born Leaders, Mike Martinez — aka “Mad” Mike — has also been quietly making solo songs, as well.
Acoustic Asheville: Sarah Yribar
Twin Star will be playing a farewell show at Ole Shakey’s on Friday, Feb. 1, at 8 p.m.
Acoustic Asheville: Taylor Martin
His next local show is Saturday, Jan. 26, at Straightaway Cafe in Black Mountain, and it’s not unusual to catch him playing an open mic night when he doesn’t have a gig.
Acoustic Asheville: Tellico
With the recent release of its sophomore record, Woven Waters, Tellico continues to evolve a traditional country music sound with an innovative and original style.
Video release: “Fake Buddha’s Inner Child” by Jonathan Scales
The film, directed by Daniel Judson, features a number of artists from the Asheville music scene and is set in part at Edisto Island.
Acoustic Asheville: Freewheelin’ Mamas
The band has a performance coming up on Saturday, Jan. 19, at One World Brewing’s downtown location.
Acoustic Asheville: Tim McWilliams
Tim McWilliams is part of local country trio Redleg Husky, but he’s also branching out and doing solo shows on occasion.
Poet Erin Fornoff releases video for “Home”
The work, filmed between Harold’s Cross and airports in Dublin, New York, Charlotte, and finally at Fornoff’s child hood home in Asheville, North Carolina, contrasts the excitement of going home with the mixed melancholy of returning.
Acoustic Asheville: Hannah Kaminer and Jackson Dulaney
Acoustic Asheville has featured holiday themed sessions for the last month. This is the final installment.
Holiday video: “On My Very First Christmas” by The Paper Crowns
Renegade reindeer, a wintery romp and a rocking tune put a new spin on the holiday soundtrack.
Acoustic Asheville: Hope Griffin
Accompanied by Eric Congdon on guitar and Jamie Leigh Bennett of cello and flute, Griffin gave a recent performance featuring four songs from her EP “And the Lights Will Shine.”
VIDEO PREMIERE: “Late Bloomer” by Tin Foil Hat
The dreamy, softly glitchy song “Late Bloomer,” by local musician Jared Hooker — aka Tin Foil Hat — is well paired with a lush and surreal stop-motion film.
Acoustic Asheville: Underhill Rose
The intention behind the song is to celebrate families: It’s a time to come together and set our differences aside during this special time of year.
Acoustic Asheville: Andrew Scotchie and the River Rats
The group performs an original Christmas song aimed at those going through any kind of loss, loneliness or heartbreak during the holiday season.
Video premiere: “Vesuvius” by Chuck Lichtenberger
In the surreal and sometimes disturbing video, Lichtenberger “does battle with a dog that morphs into a human, himself on the basketball court and tax documents,” the musician explains.
Acoustic Asheville: Joshua Messick
Messick is launching his new record, Hammered Dulcimer Christmas: Volume II, with two shows — Fridays, Nov. 30 and Dec. 7, both at 8 p.m. — at White Horse Black Mountain.