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may 25th at malaprop’s

Join us for another live recording of Fret Knot Radio Hour, hosted by Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe at 55 Haywood Street in historic downtown Asheville. As always, the event is free to the public. The madness begins at 7 pm. Our musical guest will be Galen Kipar. His performance outfit, The Galen Kipar Project, is known to locals as a "small-scale symphony." He...

encounters

They say that birds of a feather flock together. Or maybe it's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Whatever the case, we at Fret Knot Radio Hour have had the great fortune of bumping into several incredible musicians throughout our recent travels. These "encounters" have been recorded, edited and posted here for your...

busker up!

Fret Knot Radio Hour & Asheville Streetstyle announce: The Best Dressed Busker competition! Here's how it works: 1. Asheville Streetstyle photographers will be out and about snapping shots of talented and nattily-dressed buskers. 2. Look for your photo (or photos of your friends) at www.mountainx.com/streetstyle. 3. The best photos will be posted as "The Best Dressed Busker competition" (stay tuned, posting date TBA). 3. Vote for...

enter now to win The “Tell-All” Giveaway!

UPDATE: Congratulations to our winner, Kylie Black! ---------- This is your chance to WIN your very own signed copy of national best-selling author Chuck Palahniuk's newest release, "Tell-All," AND a ticket to his speaking engagement at Asheville High School on May 8th, 2010 at 7pm. Palahniuk will be touring the United States and Canada, with stops in eight cities to promote his latest...

another evening with fret knot radio hour

Fret Knot Radio Hour and Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe are at it again with another installment of "An Evening with Fret Knot Radio Hour!" Join us on April 28th for another live recording of our audio program. The event is free to the public. We are pleased to welcome Now You See Them as this month's musical guests. As per their...

spring is upon us.

For better or for worse, Spring does something to all of us. The evidence is displayed all over town, like a flyer to promote a Phish Reunion Tour at the Orange Peel. You can see it, hear it, breathe it and taste it. The trees have labored all winter and finally unveiled their flamboyant spring collections. The buskers are back in...

Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival

Spring is in the air. The flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping and a joyful, family-friendly crowd of artists, musicians, dancers and vendors are returning once more to Shakori Hills this April. And that's because the Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival is upon us once more, offering four days of music and dance in charming Chatham County. There will...

“booking” our events schedule

We are proud to announce that the inaugural "Evening with Fret Knot Radio Hour" was a success! The house was comfortably full with the audience sitting in chairs and standing in the back of the cafe. Ananda and Peter from The Honeycutters were phenomenal. Author Brian Lee Knopp was both humorous and enlightening. Representatives Franzi and Caroline of The Asheville...

“broke on st. patty’s day”

Happy St. Patrick's Day from all of us at Fret Knot Radio Hour! If our grassroots programming wasn't completely free, and actually brought in a pretty penny or two, we would buy a round for all of our listeners in celebration of this happy day. But alas, our pockets are not all a'jingle this year. And to honor these tough...