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Farm Fresh: A couple brings new life to a 19th-century family homestead in Haywood County

Published in WNC Magazine | View Full Article (PDF) Words by Katy Nelson  Photos by Caroline Voagen Nelson The front door of Mark and Laura Rogers’ home in Clyde opens to some 250 acres of picturesque forest and farmland, rolling hills, and a clear view of Crabtree Bald. Five generations of the Rogers family have

Minecraft: Ballad singer Saro Lynch-Thomason revives the oral tradition

Published in Verve Magazine |  By Katy Nelson | Photos by Caroline Voagen Nelson View Article PDF There’s something electric about Saro Lynch-Thomason’s voice, though her mode of singing goes back at least 400 years. A transfixed audience at a September performance swayed, clapped, stomped, and sang along, as Lynch-Thomason taught them parts. They were