Polecat Creek

She lived for years in Greensboro and now lives on rural property in Stokes County near the Virginia line.

I learned about Laurelyn in the 2000s when she had the neo-traditional band Polecat Creek with vocal partner Carrie Sickenberger.

But I first heard her sing live, I'm pretty sure, on a program with Bela Fleck in the North Carolina Symphony.

Laurelyn joined old-time North Carolina troubadour Joan Newberry for a lovely performance of what we might call formal folk.

When we heard her talk about recruiting some extra help in the groove department, that's kind of what she was getting at.

I just love the way this one feels.

Now, as we continue, Dossett talks about her journey to the state she now calls home and to music, including her duo Polecat Creek and her relationship with 90-year-old folk music icon Alice Girard.

I went to sixth elementary school, so I didn't grow up in North Carolina.