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WNC band wins accolades for latest album

art balsamrangeHaywood County’s own Balsam Range won album of the year for “Papertown” at the 2013 International Bluegrass Music Awards this past weekend in Raleigh.

 

The band was nominated for seven awards, among them Entertainer of the Year and two separate songs for Song of the Year.

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