—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Most of the time, Mark Katz teaches in pretty conventional spaces on the University of North Carolina’s Chapel Hill campus. But some of his classroom… Read More →
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Come Sing a Sea Chantey at Hillsborough’s Colonial Inn
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline When it comes to singing sea chanties, the appropriate setting seems like it would be aboard a ship at sea – or at least close… Read More →
Cue the music: Greg Bell joins Arts Commission team
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline If you have attended any sort of live-music event anywhere in the Triangle over the past three decades, chances are that Greg Bell was part… Read More →
Hillsborough’s Jonathan Byrd has always been more than just a musician
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Hillsborough singer/songwriter Jonathan Byrd has always been more than just a musician, working the multi-task hustle on a variety of fronts. But this year has… Read More →
Fiddler Joe Thompson’s musical legacy remains very much alive
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Fiddler Joe Thompson has been gone for more than a decade, since passing in 2012 at age 93. But his musical legacy remains very much… Read More →


