Citizen Vinyl: Asheville’s Recording History
Citizen Vinyl is Asheville’s own vinyl record-producing facility. It lives in the former Citizen-Times newspaper building. The historic building was designed and built in 1938-1939, and it became the home for two newspapers and a radio station. In 2019, Citizen Vinyl moved into the first floor, mezzanine, and third floor to create spaces for recording and manufacturing space, as well as an event area with a small bar/cafe and shop.
Music featured in this episode includes:
- Jimmie Rodgers, “Away Out on the Mountain”
- Bill Munroe and the Bluegrass Boys, “Mule Skinner Blues”
- Mainer’s Mountaineers, “Concord Rag”
- Jim Lauderdale, “My Carolina Sunshine Girl”
The Podcast
The “Down the Road on the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina” podcast highlights bluegrass and old-time music stories, performers, and traditions across the mountain and foothills counties of Western North Carolina. Hosted and scripted by Laura Boosinger and produced by Jaclyn Anthony and Joe Kendrick of WNCW-FM, the podcast is a joint effort of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area, the North Carolina Arts Council, and WNCW-FM.
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