This week’s edition of the Blue Banner newspaper produced by UNCA students has a nice interview with the Avett Brothers, who will be playing a big New Year’s Eve show here in Asheville at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
A snippett below. For more, go to the Blue Banner here.
From a farm in the Piedmont of North Carolina to playing sold-out shows all over the world, the Avett Brothers have gained notoriety in the last few years with albums such as The Gleam, Mignonette and their latest release, September’s I and Love and You.
“The best part for us is that we are able to get our songs out to as many people as possible. That has always been the goal,” said Bob Crawford, upright bass player in the genre-spanning trio, on the band’s recent exposure.
Hailing from Concord, the Avett Brothers all currently live in North Carolina, and have lived at different times both in east Asheville and Mars Hill.
“We wrote some great songs back then. It was a great time,” Crawford said.