Patrick Crouch

Pictured above is Patrick Crouch with The Avett Brothers and family at Merlefest 2015. Kay & Patrick Crouch are two folks/musicians we very much respect and look up to. If ever there was a model for the kind of class and musicianship we try to bring to Hickory Arts, the stage as “Hartman” and as …

Edna Bost Barringer Young Artist Award

Phil Barringer presented the Edna Bost Barringer Young Artist Award to Hickory Arts vocal coaching student Jacob Moore, a 16-year-old mandolin, banjo and fiddle player. Jake is everything we consider an “Everything Artist” to be. You can find out more about Jake by visiting www.moorebrothersband.com. Funds for United Arts Council grants come from the North …

Momentum Award

Sam Bush himself recently announced that one of Hickory Arts’ vocal coaching students was nominated by the International Bluegrass Music Association for a 2013 Momentum Award for Vocalist of the Year. Super proud of Isaac Moore! Pictured from left to right… Jake Moore, Daniel Perry and Isaac Moore. Image courtesy of Moore Brothers Band. MBB …

Macaroni Kid

Hickory Arts was voted the 2013 Hickory/Western Piedmont Macaroni Kid Family Choice Awards Winner for “Favorite Music Instruction!” Thank you, Hickory! Over 3000 nominations and votes from families all over Western Piedmont sharing their favorite places to entertain, stimulate and exhaust kids. The Macaroni Kid BizDirectory is a great place to find the businesses parents …

Destined for Stardom

Sydney is THE quintessential “Everything Artist.” She embodies everything we believe in. We never hesitate to point to her as a role-model. We had the pleasure of recording her first EP, “Gypsy Life,” at Hickory Arts, and hosting her easily sold-out house concert. Her success, in our eyes, has already been achieved by her character, …

Pilot Season

Teen to Show Off Skills in Los Angeles Courtesy of Hickory Daily Record Sunday, January 27, 2013 Alec Owen Nance will soon be on his way to Los Angeles for pilot season. Alec, who will be 14 in April, is a student at St. Stephens Lutheran School and lives with his family in Hickory. His …

Senior Project Success

We were fortunate enough to have Kevin Barrett join Jeff Hartman on a recording session with singer/songwriter Julia Gruver and on a Walmart commercial shoot in Concord, NC for his senior sound engineering project. “I wanted to thank you again for all that you have done for me. I got a perfect score on my …