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,...
Canceled: Susan Enan, takes Bring on the Song concert series to...
Update Sunday 1:56 p.m: Unfortunately, the Susan Enan on-island concert scheduled for tomorrow has been canceled. We hope to have her back in the...
Coyote to launch Tuesday night concert series
Text and photos by Connie Leinbach
Marcy Brenner and her husband Lou Castro intend to create magic for 15 weeks this summer.
The duo, whose name...
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...
Down Creek art openings to begin Wednesday
Down Creek Gallery will begin its tenth year of promoting local artists and their works in its “Expose Yourself To Art” series with a...
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...
Ocrafolk Festival announces performer lineup, invites sponsorship
This year's Ocrafolk Festival will feature a host of new performers for the 16th edition of this weekend of coastal and regional music June 5...
Heard on Ocracoke: Cassie and Maggie MacDonald
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...
Winter getaway kindles writers’ imaginations
By Connie Leinbach
Jaki Shelton Green talks in poetry, which would be expected from someone who is a much-lauded North Carolina poet.
Green and a group...
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...









