Eddie Huffman
@eddiehuff.bsky.social
Author of Doc Watson: A Life in Music, now available from the University of North Carolina Press
The top spot would have been nice, but I'm still honored my Doc Watson bio from @uncpress.bsky.social took the silver medal from @ncculture.bsky.social: "While Doc Watson: A Life in Music did not receive the Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction, it was the judges' selection for runner-up."
November 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The top spot would have been nice, but I'm still honored my Doc Watson bio from @uncpress.bsky.social took the silver medal from @ncculture.bsky.social: "While Doc Watson: A Life in Music did not receive the Ragan Old North State Award for Nonfiction, it was the judges' selection for runner-up."
A summer day in the High Country? I'll take it! Join me in the Ashe County Public Library at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a presentation about Doc Watson: A Life in Music, my book from @uncpress.bsky.social. Kay & Patrick Crouch will join me to sing a few Doc songs.
arlibrary.org/ashe
arlibrary.org/ashe
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A summer day in the High Country? I'll take it! Join me in the Ashe County Public Library at 11 a.m. Wednesday for a presentation about Doc Watson: A Life in Music, my book from @uncpress.bsky.social. Kay & Patrick Crouch will join me to sing a few Doc songs.
arlibrary.org/ashe
arlibrary.org/ashe
Growing up in Alamance County, I never thought it would end up home to a place as cool as @saxapahaw.bsky.social in the 21st century. Unfortunately, the village (home to @hawriverballroom.com, @paperhandpuppet.org, & more) got slammed by floodwaters over the weekend. Please help out if you can.
July 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Growing up in Alamance County, I never thought it would end up home to a place as cool as @saxapahaw.bsky.social in the 21st century. Unfortunately, the village (home to @hawriverballroom.com, @paperhandpuppet.org, & more) got slammed by floodwaters over the weekend. Please help out if you can.
June 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
If you're in my neck of the woods (the N.C. Piedmont), please join me at 4 p.m. today at Bookmarks in downtown Winston-Salem or 2 p.m. Saturday at Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Details here:
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June 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If you're in my neck of the woods (the N.C. Piedmont), please join me at 4 p.m. today at Bookmarks in downtown Winston-Salem or 2 p.m. Saturday at Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Details here:
huffmaneddie.com
huffmaneddie.com
Doc's coming to cyberspace! Join me 6/24 for an NC Reads virtual book event. Doc Watson: A Life in music, published by @uncpress.bsky.social, was 1 of 5 books selected for this year's program. Register for this free event here:
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June 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Doc's coming to cyberspace! Join me 6/24 for an NC Reads virtual book event. Doc Watson: A Life in music, published by @uncpress.bsky.social, was 1 of 5 books selected for this year's program. Register for this free event here:
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
NOTE: This event is at Bookmarks, 634 W 4th St 27101. (Sorry for any confusion over the location.)
June 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NOTE: This event is at Bookmarks, 634 W 4th St 27101. (Sorry for any confusion over the location.)
My tour for Doc Watson: A Life in Music from @uncpress.bsky.social cranks back up Saturday at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Riley Baugus, hot on the heels of his induction into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, will join me again for lively music & stories about Doc's life & times.
June 16, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My tour for Doc Watson: A Life in Music from @uncpress.bsky.social cranks back up Saturday at the Chatham Community Library in Pittsboro. Riley Baugus, hot on the heels of his induction into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, will join me again for lively music & stories about Doc's life & times.
Spotted by a friend in International Musician, the magazine of the American Federation of Musicians. Thanks, Megan!
May 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Spotted by a friend in International Musician, the magazine of the American Federation of Musicians. Thanks, Megan!
I'm bunking in Buncombe County Tuesday night. But first, an appearance at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville to talk about my new Doc Watson bio from @uncpress.bsky.social. Please join Tim McWilliams and me for some Doc talk and tunes.
April 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I'm bunking in Buncombe County Tuesday night. But first, an appearance at Malaprop's Bookstore in Asheville to talk about my new Doc Watson bio from @uncpress.bsky.social. Please join Tim McWilliams and me for some Doc talk and tunes.
Attention people of Asheville and vicinity! My Doc Watson book event at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe has been postponed due to illness. Please join musical guest Tim McWilliams and me at 6 p.m. on the new date: April 8.
April 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Attention people of Asheville and vicinity! My Doc Watson book event at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe has been postponed due to illness. Please join musical guest Tim McWilliams and me at 6 p.m. on the new date: April 8.
Hi ho Sylva! I'm traveling deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains on Thursday for a presentation at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC, about my new Doc Watson biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. A musical guest will join me to pick and sing a few Doc songs.
March 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hi ho Sylva! I'm traveling deep into the Blue Ridge Mountains on Thursday for a presentation at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva, NC, about my new Doc Watson biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. A musical guest will join me to pick and sing a few Doc songs.
I've been working on the railroad. On the @amtrak.com Carolinian en route to a Doc Watson event at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond this evening.
March 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I've been working on the railroad. On the @amtrak.com Carolinian en route to a Doc Watson event at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond this evening.
Calling all central Virginia Doc Watson fans! See you at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond on Thursday.
March 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Calling all central Virginia Doc Watson fans! See you at Fountain Bookstore in Richmond on Thursday.
Happy birthday, Doc Watson! Born 102 years ago today.
Photo: Merle leads Doc to the stage at the Sidetrack Coffeehouse in downtown Raleigh, NC, 1965. (From the collection of Buck Peacock.)
Photo: Merle leads Doc to the stage at the Sidetrack Coffeehouse in downtown Raleigh, NC, 1965. (From the collection of Buck Peacock.)
March 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Happy birthday, Doc Watson! Born 102 years ago today.
Photo: Merle leads Doc to the stage at the Sidetrack Coffeehouse in downtown Raleigh, NC, 1965. (From the collection of Buck Peacock.)
Photo: Merle leads Doc to the stage at the Sidetrack Coffeehouse in downtown Raleigh, NC, 1965. (From the collection of Buck Peacock.)
When I say I'm in love You best believe I'm in love L-U-V
RIP David Johansen
RIP David Johansen
March 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
When I say I'm in love You best believe I'm in love L-U-V
RIP David Johansen
RIP David Johansen
We had to reschedule multiple times because of illness and winter weather, but at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday I will finally make it onto The North Carolina Show on @wqfs.bsky.social. I'll talk about my new Doc Watson bio, and Murphy Campbell will play some tunes and talk about her Appalachian roots.
February 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
We had to reschedule multiple times because of illness and winter weather, but at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday I will finally make it onto The North Carolina Show on @wqfs.bsky.social. I'll talk about my new Doc Watson bio, and Murphy Campbell will play some tunes and talk about her Appalachian roots.
Doc Watson once inadvertently told a dirty joke in the middle of a religious radio broadcast, as told in my new biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. I kept it clean during a recent interview with Neal Charnoff on @885wfdd.bsky.social. Listen for yourself Tuesday at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.
February 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Doc Watson once inadvertently told a dirty joke in the middle of a religious radio broadcast, as told in my new biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. I kept it clean during a recent interview with Neal Charnoff on @885wfdd.bsky.social. Listen for yourself Tuesday at 7:50 a.m. and 5:50 p.m.
I'm looking forward to seeing Doc fans and my Camel City friends Wednesday evening! The multitalented Riley Baugus, who got to know Doc well in his later years, will join me to play some songs and tell some great stories.
February 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I'm looking forward to seeing Doc fans and my Camel City friends Wednesday evening! The multitalented Riley Baugus, who got to know Doc well in his later years, will join me to play some songs and tell some great stories.
Several people I interviewed for Doc Watson: A Life in Music told me they discovered Doc via Will the Circle Be Unbroken, including Ricky Skaggs. Check out Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirty Band, this week on "The Buddy and Jim Show" on Outlaw Country (Channel 62) on SiriusXM.
February 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Several people I interviewed for Doc Watson: A Life in Music told me they discovered Doc via Will the Circle Be Unbroken, including Ricky Skaggs. Check out Jeff Hanna of the Nitty Gritty Dirty Band, this week on "The Buddy and Jim Show" on Outlaw Country (Channel 62) on SiriusXM.
Thanks to Riley Baugus & all of my friends & music fans who came out to Scuppernong Books in Greensboro last night to launch my new Doc Watson biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. Riley's picking & storytelling were top notch, as always, & I hope everyone who attended enjoyed it as much as I did.
February 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Thanks to Riley Baugus & all of my friends & music fans who came out to Scuppernong Books in Greensboro last night to launch my new Doc Watson biography from @uncpress.bsky.social. Riley's picking & storytelling were top notch, as always, & I hope everyone who attended enjoyed it as much as I did.
Well how about that.
January 30, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Well how about that.
Doc Watson: A Life in Music hits bookstore shelves today! Tune in to @wqfs.bsky.social at 12:45 Wednesday to hear me talk about it with Chris Roulhac, host of The North Carolina Show. Murphy Campbell, a young picker with serious Appalachian cred will join us.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
January 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Doc Watson: A Life in Music hits bookstore shelves today! Tune in to @wqfs.bsky.social at 12:45 Wednesday to hear me talk about it with Chris Roulhac, host of The North Carolina Show. Murphy Campbell, a young picker with serious Appalachian cred will join us.
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
uncpress.org/book/9781469...
Hooray! We used to be close friends, but then we lost touch. I'm so glad she wants to reconnect.
January 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Hooray! We used to be close friends, but then we lost touch. I'm so glad she wants to reconnect.