February’s read is Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina, a 304-page guidebook containing more than 150 color photos, seven maps, and a wealth of information about the people and places that make North Carolina’s mountain music and dance heritage so special. Accompanying the guidebook is a CD of 26 musical selections by the artists, modern and historic. The guidebook is a joint project of the North Carolina Arts Council and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Partnership, published by the University of North Carolina Press. The guidebook represents years of research by author Fred Fussell.