When Sam Edelston strolls onstage with a delicate three-string mountain dulcimer, audiences expect him to deliver quaint folk music. “Then I plug in, blast out ‘Smoke on the Water,’ and they go ‘Whoa, ...

Just past midnight on the second day of the 2022 Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention, dulcimer players Jan Hammond and Tyler Andal took the stage for a one-song playoff.

Blount County Newcomers Club will meet Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 9:30 a.m. at Smith Life Event Center, 1404 Tuckaleechee Pike, Maryville, with coffee and brunch provided by club members. The program will ...