The local music scene is not as active compared to previous years in Cullowhee, but a local indie/rock band has quickly gained traction in Jackson county for their unique style of performance. Moody Bridge, a new four-person band, is entertaining and talkative. They tend to take time between each song to speak with the audience, […]
Greening Up set to kick off festival season
March 9, 2023 by
Story originally published in The Sylva Herald, March 9 edition. The first leaves to fall are on the top of the mountain. There is no festival.But when the first green at the bottom of the mountainsides starts working its way up it is time to wear bright clothes, get out into fresh spring air and […]
WCU professor showcases talent through personal struggle
March 6, 2023 by
“Don’t tell the story, be the story,” says Dr. Tiffany Renee Jackson, when asked to give the most important advice for being a performer. As an artistic force of nature and one of the newest and beloved editions to the Western Carolina University faculty, Jackson has spent her time on campus focusing on her craft, […]
A WCU artist makes her mark as a tattoo apprentice
February 28, 2023 by
Aleaha Waldroup, a fine arts major, is trading her paint and brushes for ink, needles and human canvases as an apprentice at a tattoo shop in Hayesville, North Carolina. Waldroup enrolled at WCU in 2018 hoping to get a Bachelor of Arts with a concentration in painting. Instead of finishing her last six credits she […]
The legacy WCU’s “Fight Song” composer left behind
February 23, 2023 by
The well-known Catamount “Fight Song” has been a staple of Western Carolina University since 1981. Since then, it is often performed at WCU football games, convocations, basketball games and other university events. The song was written and composed by WCU long time music professor, Robert Richard “Dick” Trevarthen, who passed away in the summer of […]
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia spreads love through song
February 8, 2023 by
Version of story originally published in the Western Carolinian. WCU’s Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (PMA) will perform commissioned serenades on Tuesday, Feb. 14 on campus for significant others or anyone you want to impress or embarrass. Valentine’s Day serenades is an annual fundraiser where students can purchase a serenade for their significant other, a friend […]
