Arts & Entertainment

  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...

 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...

 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...

  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...

  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....

After a successful run last summer of “A Tale of Blackbeard,” an original musical by Julie Howard, Ocracoke Alive will again  produce this historic...

  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 At bottom, click play to listen to The Pioneer Bounty Anyone fortunate to have attended the Ocrafolk Festival that takes place in June every...

by Peter Vankevich Barefoot Wade (Wade McVey) has performed on Ocracoke for several years including being on air on Ocracoke’s community radio station. The barefoot musician...

Ocracoke Alive, Inc. has elected its officers and Board of Directors for 2015: President: David Tweedie Vice President:  Desiree Ricker Secretary: Kati Wharton Treasurer: Gary Davis Board of Directors Tom...