Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Tape part of series of rough copy selections intended for release, a collection of live recordings of Doc Watson (guitar, banjo, autoharp) and Jean Ritchie (dulcimer) playing and singing Appalachian ...

Hammers echoed in downtown Boone on Friday as town workers put up a temporary façade on the shuttered Appalachian Theatre. But it's the behind-the-scenes work of the silent fundraising phase that ...

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WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - Grammy-winning U.S. guitarist and folk singer Arthel Lane "Doc" Watson died on Tuesday in a North Carolina hospital at age 89, his management company said.

101 Lord Bateman (Child No. 53) / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer 102 Butcher Boy, The (The Railroad Boy) / Doc Watson, Jean Ritchie. Guitar,Appalachian dulcimer 103 Billy in the ...