The Low & Slow Barbecue Show

09/26/2025

🔥 Hogs and Hens BBQ Festival is coming to Abbeville,SC, on Oct. 17-18. Festival organizer Emily Bledsoe reveals details on the vendors, the music, the kids zone – and of course the barbecue!

🐖 Listen to the new podcast and learn more about City of Abbeville, how this free event started in the city’s one-of-a-kind downtown and why Hogs and Hens BBQ Festival is built on barbecue and community in the South Carolina’s upstate. Link im the comments!

💥 Get details on the Southern BBQ Network sanctioned barbecue competition and find out which area non-profit will benefit from this year’s festival proceeds.

📆 Then be sure to join us for Hogs and Hens in Abbeville, Oct. 17-18.

This episode of The Low & Slow Barbecue Show is sponsored by the Old 96 District Tourism, home of outdoor adventure, history and thriving small town communities in South Carolina’s Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens and McCormick counties. Learn more at visitold96.com.

And you can learn more about our friends in the competition sanctioning body Southern BBQ Network at sbbqn.com

09/24/2025

🥘 Foothills food traditions - including barbecue! - come into focus in the latest edition of Foothills Digest. And we’re talking with the publication’s founder and editor-in-chief Carmen Eckard.

🔊Listen to the latest episode of to learn more about Foothills Digest, unique food traditions of the foothills (Paw Paw!) and how barbecue fits into the menu. (Spoiler: foothills barbecue doesn’t neatly position in the East or West debate!)

🔗 Magazine and podcast links in the comments.

This episode sponsored by Old 96 District Tourism and 2 great barbecue festivals coming to the South Carolina upstate Oct. 17-18. Stay tuned for more details about Squealin’ on the Square in Laurens and Hogs & Hens in Abbeville (a Southern BBQ Network competition!)

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09/23/2025

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09/23/2025

Town of Catawba, NC, is the site of a BBQ competition to benefit WNC and Hurricane Helene recovery, Oct. 11. Registration link in the comments.

09/22/2025

09/19/2025

We roll into Week #5 of the high school football season this Friday night.

Another Catawba County rivalry gets renewed when the Bunker Hill Bears visit the Bandys Trojans on homecoming night for the Trojans.

Plus conference play continues:

Fred T. Foard @ Hickory
West Iredell @ Maiden
St. Stephens @ Mt. Airy
South Iredell @ Alexander Central
Patton @ East Burke
Draughn @ R-S Central
AC Reynolds @ Freedom
Hibriten @ East Rutherford
TC Roberson @ South Caldwell
Chase @ West Caldwell

Join us for all the live and exclusive coverage of Week #5 this Friday night. Pre-game coverage starts at 6:30!

Listen live at Oldies 101.3 FM, Stereo 1230 AM or worldwide at wnncradio.com.

09/19/2025

The countdown is on…who’s ready?! 🙌🐖 We’re just ONE month away from the 25th Anniversary Squealin’ on the Square!🐷🥳

👉 TWO DAYS of live music, BBQ, 75+ vendors, kids activities, contest, peoples’ choice awards, & more right here in downtown Laurens!!

📅 Friday, Oct. 17 | 12–9
📅 Saturday, Oct. 18 | 10–8

Mark your calendars—you won’t want to miss our BIGGEST event of the year! 🐷✨

09/17/2025

The 7 best BBQ servings of Summer 2025 from host Chigger Willard’s restaurant & festival adventures. Find out which Pinehurst Barbecue Festival servings are...

09/16/2025

One year ago, Hurricane Helene devastated communities across the Southeast. In the days and weeks that followed, Operation BBQ Relief was there—serving tens of thousands of hot meals to families, first responders, and anyone in need.

As we approach the one-year mark, the Carolina BBQ Festival is proud to honor that mission. Starting today – October 19th our Pig Pickin’ partners






will be rounding up at participating locations to support OBR’s continued work in disaster zones and communities everywhere.

Every penny makes a difference. Every meal brings comfort. And every round-up helps OBR be ready when the next disaster, hits.

Join us, join the mission, and let’s continue to serve hope together.

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oh and catch us at The Pig Pickin with all our friends! Sunday. October 19th 12-4

***each partner my have varying dates + participating locations for the round up***

09/12/2025

🏈 Big night in the Hickory Metro for Catawba County’s oldest rivalry.👺 v 🌪️ on your 📻 & 🖥️ . Tune in with the details below.

We head into Week #4 of the 2025 season.

This Friday night will see the oldest rivalry in Catawba County add another chapter as the Red Tornadoes visit Gurley Stadium to take on the Red Devils.

Join us for all of the live and exclusive coverage starting at 6:30 with our pre-game show!

Listen live at Oldies 101.3 FM, Stereo 1230 AM, or online at wnncradio.com thanks to Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet.

09/10/2025

This is a fantastic contest in Bessemer City, NC. Southern BBQ Network will be offering a new judges certication Friday night.

09/10/2025

👏👏👏 💪💪💪 Great spotlight on our OBR friend Scott Jarrett!

🔥 Volunteer Spotlight: Meet Scott Jarrett! 🔥

From BBQ competitions to disaster relief, Scott has dedicated countless hours to serving communities in need. In 2024 alone, he logged 878 volunteer hours, earning the President’s Volunteer Service Award and the OBR Leadership Award.

Read more about Scott’s inspiring journey on our website ➡️ https://operationbbqrelief.org/volunteer-spotlights/scott-jarrett/