JoCo Has Talent: John Arthur Greene
In this edition of the JoCo Has Talent blog series, I talked with artist and Johnston County native John Arthur Greene about his JoCo roots, his career, and where he is now. The first thing you…
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JoCo Has Talent: Where Are They Now
Over the last 5-7 years, and mostly pre-pandemic, the visitors bureau worked to bring you a series of blogs called “JoCo Has Talent” which focused on telling the amazing stories of emerging artists…
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Local Musician Performs for (Other People's) Tips
You may have seen him on the ABC 11 nightly news last week, but JoCo local Nathan Wayne was also kind enough to sit down with us for an interview as well (over the phone for social distancing…
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Native Emily Wallace & Her Delicious New Book
“I grew-up in Smithfield. My Dad and his brother owned Heavner-Wallace Implement Company – which started as a mule company a very long time ago. But I was always around farms and farmers in the…
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Behind-the-Scenes with HeartMouth
We teased it in our JoCo Has Talent Update and now here it is! The exclusive premiere of local Johnston County artist HeartMouth's new single, Nothing at All . Plus, some behind-the-scenes footage of…
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JoCo Has Talent Update
Johnston County is full of talented people, and we here at the JCVB have two blog series dedicated to the local artists that call JoCo home: Meet the Makers and JoCo Has Talent. This week, we’d like…
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Man from Benson in Reality Competition Series
*Printed with permission from the Four Oaks Benson News in Review. By Mike Dart Four Oaks-Benson News in Review A South Johnston High School graduate hailing from Benson faces off with seven…
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Music and History Combine to Tell a Story
Am I an artist? No, I think of myself as somewhat artistic, often creative, lover of photography, a crafty decorator, but I can’t call myself an artist. An artist is someone driven by the passion to…
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Rebekah Todd Brings the Hustle in New Album
UPDATE: Since I spoke with her last, back in 2015, Rebekah Todd has been hard at work hustling her way to new music on a full-length studio album (her second). She has been meeting with people in the…
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Festival Celebrates 5 Years of Making Music
The Clayton Piano Festival is celebrating their 5th season this Fall with an astounding line-up of artists. The season schedule of concerts will run October 14th through October 22nd. Organizers are…
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