Billy Constable, a well-known bluegrass artist from Western North Carolina, passed away after a nearly year-long fight with brain cancer on Saturday, Aug. 22. To honor the man’s life and music, many ...

Billy Constable smiled a lot. Small of stature but large in bluegrass music, he was perhaps the least known most famous musician in our region. Born March 23, 1959, into Avery County musical “royalty, ...

Avery County musician Billy Constable is known for his Appalachian approach to the banjo and for his contribution to such bands as Hypnotic Clambake, The Larry Keel Experience and Big Daddy Bluegrass ...