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 (and seen) on Ocracoke: Molasses Creek gets Waterbound
by Connie Leinbach and Peter Vankevich
To watch the video and listen to Waterbound, click link below.
Molasses Creek gets its name from one of the...
Heard on Ocracoke: Mary Rocap
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...
Heard (make that: Seen) on Ocracoke: Jef the Mime
By Peter Vankevich
Jef Lambdin has been a regular performer at the Ocrafolk Festival since its inception. When he lived in Buxton on Hatteras Island,...
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: 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: 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: Cassie and Maggie McDonald
To listen to Buain A'Choirce (Reaping the Oats), click below.
By Peter Vankevich
The maritime provinces of eastern Canada are a long way from Ocracoke, but the love...
Heard on Ocracoke: Bob Zentz
To listen to Horizons by Bob Zentz, click below.
By Peter Vankevich
If you have attended any of the annual Ocrafolk Festivals that began in 2000, you may have...
Heard on Ocracoke: Desirée Christa Ricker
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....