Heard on Ocracoke: Craicdown
To listen to Up in the Air from Craicdown's album, Roads, click below.
By Peter Vankevich
First the name. It derives from the Irish language. Craic,...
Heard on Ocracoke: A Tale of Blackbeard and Julie Howard
By Peter Vankevich
A Tale of Blackbeard returned to Ocracoke last year, performed weekly to a sold-out audience throughout the summer. Recently it was announced...
Heard on Ocracoke: John Golden
By Peter Vankevich
At bottom, click play to listen to The Pioneer Bounty
Anyone fortunate to have attended the Ocrafolk Festival that takes place in June every...
Heard on Ocracoke: Video Molasses Creek sings Holy Smoke
Molasses Creek has a new video "Holy Smoke" from their most recent album "Waterbound."
The long-time Ocracoke performers and recording artists on this video are Gary...
Heard on Ocracoke: Bryan Mayer
At bottom, click play to listen to "This is Me."
By Peter Vankevich
If you spent time on Ocracoke checking out the music scene last summer,...
Heard on Ocracoke: Bland Simpson
By Peter Vankevich
(Listen to King Mackerel And The Blues Are Running by clicking below)
Bland Simpson has had a long and prolific career and life experiences.
Hailing from...
Heard on Ocracoke: Lipbone Redding
N.C. Press Association 2017 award-winner.
By Peter Vankevich
To listen to Dogs of Santiago and Cowgirls Meet (On Guadalupe Street), click at bottom of article.
To read other...
Heard on Ocracoke: Shane Cooley
By Peter Vankevich
(To listen to the song Hesitate, click start at bottom of page)
Shane Cooley has a new CD. The 27-year-old Virginia native, hailing...
Heard on Ocracoke: Kate McNally
By Peter Vankevich
Kate McNally loves performing, and that is evident by her wonderful smile and the emotions she puts into her songs that she...
Heard on Ocracoke: Don & Jenn, following where the music takes...
By Peter Vankevich
To Listen to their song, Hello, click the link at bottom.
Vermonters Don Sinclair and Jennifer Grossi have been visiting Ocracoke so often in...