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Flat Rock Playhouse will, hopefully, always be known as the State Theatre of North Carolina.   But while funding cuts and other setbacks have taken their toll on many institutions of the arts, Flat Rock Playhouse seems to take things in stride. 

Prine's Grammy-winning 1991 classic is being re-released on vinyl on Tuesday the 9th!  All the best....

Herd of 'em?  One of our favorite bands, with what might be one of our favorite albums of theirs.

UPDATE - July 2, 2013 at 5pm: WNCW's stream is back up and running.

July 2, 2013: WNCW's stream is temporarily down due to server problems.  Our server host is working to resolve the issue.

Tune in this morning for details on how to win a pair of VIP Passes to Carnavalito with Toubab Krewe at Pisgah Brewing Company on July 3-4.

The package include a two night camp site at KOA.  The VIP passes include a Carnavalito Grab Bag, early entry into the event, a private guided brewery tour and tasting and preferred stage viewing.

This week marks a number of notable bluegrass birthdays, including Keith Whitley, Byron Berline, Jeff Autry, and the 4th of July birthdays of Charlie Monroe and Peter Rowan.  So for our Spindale Cycle, how about Peter Rowan's 1985 tribute to his mentor (and Charlie's brother) Bill Monroe.  Sam Bush, Bill Keith, Alan O'Bryant, Richard Greene, Roy Husky Jr., and Buddy Spicher join Rowan for this great collection of Monroe classics.  Besides, in this week of celebrating our country, what's more American than bluegrass? 

One of our favorite Americana songwriters returns with one of his most solid collections yet.  On this, his 9th album, Slaid Cleaves once again covers a variety of issues affecting blue-collar/working-class Americans, as evident in some of the titles: "Rust Belt Fields", "Welding Burns", "Hometown USA", and the title track.  Appropriate topics to reflect on as we reflect on all things American for the holiday.  To quote Alan Harrison of No Depression: "I bet Dylan, Young, and Springsteen wish that they could still write songs like these."

If you are at the Red, White and Bluegrass Festival this coming week, be sure to stop by WNCW's booth.