The Stuart brothers are among the best of Western North Carolina's new generation of old-time music performers. Having grown up in Bethel, in the shadows of Cold Mountain, Trevor and Travis Stuart learned to play some of the oldest and most beloved tunes of the region from masters like Byard Ray, the Smathers Family, and Red Wilson. Trevor plays fiddle and Travis plays banjo; together, they teach the next generation of players how to keep the art of traditional music alive through the Junior Appalachian Music Program (funded by the National Endowment for the Arts). Trevor and Travis Stuart have performed together f or over 20 years at dances, concerts, festivals and music camps.   In recent years, they have traveled throughout the US and to England, Germany, Ireland, and Russia performing and sharing their style of traditional old time music and culture.  The Stuart brothers have two recordings of their own ( Pretty Little Widow and Mountaineer ) and have appeared on numerous other old-time recordings.