—Arshia Simkin, The Underline In the mid-nineties, Donovan Livingston, who is now Chapel Hill’s 2025-2026 Poet Laureate, heard a song that would change his life. Growing up with a… Read More →
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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 →
Redbud Writing’s Romantasy-themed gala: in support of creative writing for all
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline A group of women in their sixties, seventies, and eighties sits around a table in a community center. One by one, the women speak: some with… Read More →
Salt & Smoke & Sound Festival promises a ground breaking fusion
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Fall is always a bustling time of year on the music-festival front. But here’s a new one that actually manages to decrease the overall number… Read More →
Rody J. Huertas’ Lifelong Calling to Play Music
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline It takes most people a long time to figure out what they want to do as their life’s work. But Rody J. Huertas was just seventeen… Read More →
