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Gaston teen sets his sights on second album
When Kadir Muhammad approached Christone "Kingfish" Ingram, he was hopeful. The two have something important in common: Kingfish, a Grammy winning blues guitarist, became known for his music as a teenager. Muhammad, known professionally as "The Giftt," released his first album last year, at the age of 17. "Before I...
Rock Springs students get conductor’s insight on what makes music, music
LINCOLNTON – Music is a gift – to those listening to it and those who make it. Lincoln County Schools fifth graders had the opportunity on April 17 to attend a concert by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra (NCSO) performed at the James W. Warren Citizens Center. The NCSO performed an additional free concert that evening for community members.
Meet the new assistant director of the Gaston County Museum
The Gaston County Museum of Art and History’s new Assistant Director Matthew Titchiner immigrated to the United States in 2018. Originally from Barrowford in Lancashire, England, Titchiner attended college at the University of Hull, where he obtained a bachelor of arts in archaeology and medieval studies, he said. Titchiner’s...
The music of songwriter David Childers
The Gaston County native reminisces on a decades-long career, his start in Charlotte and the long drive home. One chilly evening in early March, I parked in front of WiredCoffeeEspress in Kannapolis. I waited in the car for a few moments, wondering if I had the right place. The coffee shop sits in a strip mall between a discount store and a supermercado, and it seemed like a surprising spot to find one of my favorite living musicians on a Tuesday night. But then I remembered that I was there to see Mount Holly native David Childers, a universally beloved songwriter who is equally at home sitting in on an intimate showcase of local musicians in front of a weeknight crowd as he is performing with the Avett Brothers in the Greensboro Coliseum.
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