Carolina Calling: A Music & History Podcast

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Nina Simone: Unraveling her Profound Legacy with Jaki Shelton Green

In this compelling episode of Carolina Calling, host David Menconi delves into the indelible legacy of Nina Simone, an iconic figure in American music. Born in Tryon, Nor

Dec 5 2023
29 min

Doc Watson's Musical Legacy Still Inspires

Doc Watson has been gone for more than a decade, and yet his music and legacy remain more alive and relevant than ever. And thanks to the ongoing MerleFest, which brings

Nov 14 2023
23 min

The Wilmington Effect

From Blue Velvet to One Tree Hill, scores of movies & TV shows have been filmed in & around Wilmington, North Carolina. Perhaps the best-known is Dawson’s Creek, the popu

Apr 13 2022
25 min

Durham: Art and Community in the Bull City

Durham, North Carolina - a city that blossomed out of the tobacco industry and was originally fueled by manufacturing - has gone through many phases. Today its factories

Mar 14 2022
36 min

Greensboro: the Crossroads of Carolina

Known as the Gate City, Greensboro, North Carolina is a transitional town: hub of the Piedmont between the mountain high country to the west and coastal Sandhill Plains t

Feb 28 2022
30 min

Shelby: Local Legends Breathe New Life into Small Town

The image of bluegrass is mountain music played and heard at high altitudes and towns like Deep Gap and remote mountain hollers across the Appalachians. But the earliest

Feb 14 2022
33 min

Asheville: A Retreat for the Creative Spirit

Asheville, North Carolina’s history as a music center goes back to the 1920s and string-band troubadours like Lesley Riddle and Bascom Lamar Lunsford, and country-music p

Jan 31 2022
25 min

Preview - Carolina Calling

Join David Menconi - host, writer, and longtime North Carolinian - for Carolina Calling: a podcast exploring the history of North Carolina, as told through its music and

Jan 7 2022
1 min

Chart trend

Position in the Music History chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#91#180AugOct

#54

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Chart positions

Where Carolina Calling: A Music & History Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 21, 2026).

#142 ▼ 46 Music History US

What listeners say

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North Carolina has spawned many influential musicians and musical styles. This podcast digs deep on the sounds, the places, and the artists that originated in NC, but have influenced the entire world. Host David Menconi knows his stuff having literally written the book on the history of North Carolina music. In these episodes he interviews historians, musicians, and those in the know. A very enjoyable listen for fans of music, history, and especially North Carolina.

aburtch · Feb 2022

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