Legendary WPAQ-AM Turns 75 with a FREE Concert & Documentary on Feb. 4 Saturday, February 4 - Documentary "Broadcast: A Man and His Dream," 4:30 pm. Saturday, February 4 - Concert featuring Travis Frye & Blue Mountain, The Country Boys, Slate Mountain Ramblers, The Nunn Brothers and Harrison Ridge, 5:45 pm. MOUNT AIRY, N.C. – […]
The Reeves Theater hosts live music every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, with an emphasis on bluegrass, roots, Americana and regional artists. A full schedule of Upcoming Events is available on the Reeves Theater website http://www.reevestheater.com/events-and-tickets. The Reeves Theater in historic downtown Elkin, NC, originally opened in 1941 as a movie house, is now a live music venue, bar, and cafe. The 275-seat theater features […]
Concerts are held inside the Mazie Jones Gallery and showcase musicians from a variety of genres, styles, and backgrounds. Past performances have included folk, jazz, blues, and even Irish and Cajun music. But traditional bluegrass and old-time string music is the bread and butter of the Jones House, and these concerts will feature some of […]
Please read for updates due to the effects of Hurricane Helene. The events that are normally held at the Marshall Depot will be held in a different location until we have further information. We are going to keep our Strictly Bluegrass Jam with Host Branson Raines going. Every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. beginning Tonight, […]
We have bluegrass at The Ugly Dog Pub, 294 S. 4th St. in Highlands, on Wednesday nights. Nitro Grass with Charles Wood, Darren Nicholson, Colby Laney and / or other featured artists. Music starts at 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
The Folk School sponsors the Community Old-Time Jam every Thursday at The Crown Restaurant. From 7-9 p.m. folks gather around the fire to play acoustic music outside while enjoying a breathtaking view of Brasstown. Beginners are encouraged to join in by playing along with simple chords or picking out the melody with help from others […]
Community Tuesdays will feature live music and dance components, and program details will be announced weekly. The focus will be on jamming, playing games, gathering, performing, and taking part in dances that don’t require embracing strangers for long periods of time. A schedule and a preliminary list of performers are included below. For weekly updates, […]
Celebrating the Life and Music of Thomas Jefferson Jarrell March 1, 1901 - January 28, 1985 Held annually during Tommy Jarrell's birthday weekend. The Round Peak region of Surry County is well-known for its rich history of old-time music. Tommy Jarrell, who played the old-time fiddle, was raised in the Round Peak community of Surry […]
Enjoy live music at the Blue Ridge and Beyond Series with concerts hosted at the Andy Griffith Playhouse and the Historic Earle Theatre. The series includes the best names in bluegrass and Americana music. Performing at the Andy Griffith Playhouse or Andy Griffith Museum Theatre: Wayne Erbsen Beginning Banjo Workshop & Concert Workshop: Friday, February […]
Visitors can play, sing along, or just listen to Possum Creek on most Sundays, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Mountain Gateway Museum. A core group of musicians meets for an informal jam on the porch of the main building where visitors are welcome to join the jam. On cooler, wetter days the jam […]
JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]
The Southern Appalachian Archives are a rich storehouse of manuscripts and collections, which document regional and local history. Notable among the treasures held in the Southern Appalachian Archives are: The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection, which includes an oversized scrapbook, photographs, sound recordings, transcribed ballads, and other memorabilia (Lunsford Collection Brochure); The James G. K. McClure Collection, which includes […]
We have bluegrass at The Ugly Dog Pub, 294 S. 4th St. in Highlands, on Wednesday nights. Nitro Grass with Charles Wood, Darren Nicholson, Colby Laney and / or other featured artists. Music starts at 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]
Weekly on Thursday's lessons are offerd at 5:30 pm for Fiddle and 6:15 pm Guitar at the Historic Earle Theatre. No reservations necessary - instruments available. Classes are followed by a family friendly jam session at 7:00 p.m. These lessons are funded in part by a grant from the Folklife divisions of the North Carolina Arts Councils. The instructor is Mount […]
The Folk School sponsors the Community Old-Time Jam every Thursday at The Crown Restaurant. From 7-9 p.m. folks gather around the fire to play acoustic music outside while enjoying a breathtaking view of Brasstown. Beginners are encouraged to join in by playing along with simple chords or picking out the melody with help from others […]
JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]
The Southern Appalachian Archives are a rich storehouse of manuscripts and collections, which document regional and local history. Notable among the treasures held in the Southern Appalachian Archives are: The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection, which includes an oversized scrapbook, photographs, sound recordings, transcribed ballads, and other memorabilia (Lunsford Collection Brochure); The James G. K. McClure Collection, which includes […]
JAM is an after-school program for children in grades 4 – 8 and beyond that introduces music through small group instruction on instruments common to the Appalachian region, such as fiddle, banjo and guitar. Each JAM program is individually operated and funded. In JAM, instrument instruction is often augmented by dance and vocal instruction as […]
The WPAQ Saturday morning Merry-Go-Round, which is a live radio broadcast set in a vintage movie theater, has an exceptionally long history of presenting the best of live traditional music in the Blue Ridge. Through the years, a host of regional and national music legends, including Tommy Jarrell, Benton Flippen, the Carter Family, Mac Wiseman, […]
The 25th Annual Caldwell Traditional Musicians Showcase: Heroes and Friends will be presented on Saturday, March 4, 2023 in the J.E. Broyhill Civic Center. Performers include Strictly Clean and Decent featuring Kay Crouch, Ron Shuffler, and Patrick Crouch; Milan Miller, Tall Paul and Kristie featuring Paul and Kristie Bobal, and Jon Boy ‘n Lefty Band whose members are Jonathan Doll, Kent […]
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