Charly Lowry Singer songwriter

Nick Dauphinais and Brew Davis are an Asheville based songwriting team, one a lyricist, Brew and the other a very talented multi-instrumentist,Nick. They have fine bluegrass style band to back them.Nick and Brew stood by at the Earl Scruggs Music festival for a chat.

Charly came by to talk at the 2026 Earl Scruggs Music Festival. She had just finished her set as the inaugural act on the new Louise Scruggs stage. it was a powerful and inspiring performance from a powerful female singer.As a powerful woman herself, Louise would have been proud.. Charlie talks about her performance as well as her heritage of indigenous of Lumbee/Tuscarora descent.Photo Credit Chris Rogers.

Brad has been a part of the Cleveland County North Carolina area music for many decades including stints with Dennis Newton Band, Carlton Mitchell and Mama Said. He has all the background scoops on lots of stuff, from the stage to the studio to the songwriting sessions.

Ivory came by the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about living in Nashville and London as a pop artist.

Katie and Kayla stop by to talk about The Shelby Theatre Company and their next production,Bright Star ,a bluegrass musical written by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell

Jontavious dropped by BSST and Merlefest 2026 and shared a song , on a borrowed guitar,as well as his story .

Ketch stopped by and talked with BSST at Merlefest 2026. Get a glimpse of the beginnings of Old Crow Medicine Show

Zane Williams is a singer songwriter who fronts the band , Wilder Blue. Zane stopped by to chat about his life in Nashville and his move tp Texas.Zane has won several songwriting contests, including three categories in the same Chris Austin Songwriter Contest in the same year..

Brian stopped the Earl Scruggs Center and we talked about his musical journey and splitting time between Spartanburg, South Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee.

Sam sat down with BSST at Merlefest 2026 and talked about his musical roots, his time with Leon Russell,Newgrass Revival, Emmylou Harriss, Duck Butter , Green Acres and The Sam Bush Band.