http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com?source=rss Latest posts by Stina Sieg Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:30 EDT Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:30:30 EDT en-us Copyright 2011 Mountaineer Publishing http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/skaggs-family-brings-the-christmas-magic/193664?source=rss I just spent Christmas with Ricky Skaggs and his family. That’s honestly how intimate their annual holiday tour feels. At “A Skaggs Family Christmas,” which recently came to Franklin’s Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, it was easy to forget the stage and the hundreds of others sharing the show with me. It was fun to let go of the fact that I don’t always like Christmas concerts or even country ... http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/skaggs-family-brings-the-christmas-magic/193664 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 09:59:00 EST news@themountaineer.com (Stina Sieg) Arts & Entertainment http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/thank-you-sam-roberts/190086?source=rss ]]> Sam Roberts rocked my world. There is no other way to put it. When I saw that Canadian indie-rock star perform recently in Asheville, something shook loose in me. I was dancing wildly, with a crazy freedom I had honestly never felt before. I was whooping at the end of each song, and I was smiling at the other concert goers as if we were all good friends. Did I mention that I went totally alone? It didn’t ... http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/thank-you-sam-roberts/190086 Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:50:00 EST news@themountaineer.com (Stina Sieg) Arts & Entertainment http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/travels-in-vietnam-part-i/180756?source=rss The other night, I slept fitfully. I kept waking up, looking around in the darkness and wondering what big, messy hotel room I was in. It wasn’t until about 4 a.m. that I figured it out and got up for good. Half awake, I realized I was in my own bedroom. I just hadn’t been there in almost a month. I’ve been back from Vietnam for a few days now, and I’m not sure what feels more like a dream — being here again or ... http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/travels-in-vietnam-part-i/180756 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:00:00 EDT news@themountaineer.com (Stina Sieg) Arts & Entertainment http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/from-haywood-to-vietnam-and-back-again/162638?source=rss A few nights ago, I was sitting on damp grass in the Canton countryside and watching a world I’d never seen unfold all around me. To my left, people were piling potluck vittles onto their plates, and in front of me a group of musicians was beginning to form, though their banjos and guitars and fiddles were still in their cases. This could have been a family reunion or maybe a church gathering if it hadn’t been ... http://themountaineer.villagesoup.com/p/from-haywood-to-vietnam-and-back-again/162638 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:00:00 EDT news@themountaineer.com (Stina Sieg) Arts & Entertainment