Music: Heard on Ocracoke

  To listen to Desirée's Song for Eliza and Ghost in the Water, click below. When Desirée Christa Ricker was 13 her parents gave her a guitar....

To see Aaron's new video of his song "Call Your Mom," see below. To see the list of artists who have performed on Ocracoke and...

By Peter Vankevich Gary Mitchell says he’s not a prolific songwriter, but one of his songs speaks to the times and has gotten more airplay...

By Peter Vankevich To listen to their song "Home to Me," click the link at the end of this story. Two of Ocracoke’s premier performers Marcy...

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...

  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,...

By Peter Vankevich When Ocracoke Alive announced in the spring that Roland White and Friends would be part of the annual Ocrafolk Festival, the buzz...

By Text and photos by Peter Vankevich To  listen to Mary Rocap's song Oleander, scroll down to the bottom.  Eleventh grade was a life-changing year for Mary...

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...

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...