Events for August 30, 2023 - January 20

Rare Bird Farm’s Music Makers of the Blue Ridge Reunion – Friday

Chestnut Hall 65 South Spring St, Hot Springs, NC, United States

Friday, September 22nd - MUSIC MAKERS OF THE BLUE RIDGE (BLUEGRASS ROOTS) DOCUMENTARY SCREENING, Q&A, AND RECEPTION, 6:30 PM Rare Bird Farm is thrilled to announce a special reunion of events featuring acclaimed filmmaker David Hoffman. The event will revisit Hoffman's groundbreaking documentary film “Music Makers of the Blue Ridge” made in 1965, which captured […]

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Friday Night Concerts at the Folk School

John C. Campbell Folk School 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

Our Friday Night Concerts feature acts performing eclectic roots music.  Concerts are scheduled for most Fridays, check the website calendar to be sure. All are welcome at our concerts and dances; vaccinations and masks are not required. Upcoming Concerts: FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. - Groundbreaking traditional artists, Elizabeth LaPrelle & Brian Dolphin.   Elizabeth LaPrelle of Southwestern Virginia, is a singer and banjo-player.  She began […]

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Junior Appalachian Musicians (Music Classes)

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 […]

Visit website for details and scholarship.

Art on the Island

Marshall High Studios on Blannahassett Island 115 Blannahasset Island, Marshall, NC, United States

Art on the Island: Saturday September 23, 2023 10am-5pm FREE Blannahassett Island 115 Blannahassett Island Rd, Marshall, NC 28753 Art on the Island serves a sampling of creativity in Madison County and Western North Carolina. Featuring traditional music, craft, and artist demonstrations in a beautiful setting.

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WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round

The Earle Theatre 142 North Main Street, Mount Airy, NC, United States

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, […]

$8.00
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Songwriter’s Showcase

Peacock Performing Arts Center 301 Church Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

Local favorite Rob Tiger hosts a platform for singer-songwriters to perform their own creations. This engaging event has become a tradition at the Peacock and is the best value in the mountains for an evening of quality entertainment. Showcase 35 Performers: Rob Tiger (host) Bradford Loomis Hannah Blaylock Jeff Black Milan Miller Adam Wright Scott […]

$8 – $65
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Close to Home Radio Broadcast

Blue Ridge Public Radio 73 Broadway, Asheville, NC, United States

Traditional, old-time and classic folk music with Don Pedi. Since 1985 local dulcimer player Don Pedi has served as an on air host at WCQS. Close to Home features traditional, old-Time, and classic folk music. Don Pedi's music sounds with a clear melody and a pureness of spirit. It surpasses the boundaries of musical style, […]

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Southern Songs and Stories Podcast

WNCW - Listener Powered Radio 286 I C C Loop Road, Spindale, NC, United States

Southern Songs and Stories, hosted by Joe Kendrick, is a documentary series about the music of the South and the artists who make it. Hear their performances and discover the stories behind their songs with a look at their lives on stage, in the studio and at home as well as the family, friends, fans […]

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Junior Appalachian Musicians (Music Classes)

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 […]

Visit website for details and scholarship.
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Cashiers Community Jam Sessions

Albert Carlton - Cashiers Public Library 249 Frank Allen Rd., Cashiers, NC, United States

UPCOMING COMMUNITY JAM SESSIONS Bring your guitar, banjo, harmonica, mandolin, fiddle or rhythm instrument and join the fun at an informal jam session at the public library in Cashiers! All skill levels welcome. Piano on site. Folk, country, acoustic rock, Americana and traditional music. Sunday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. Sunday, September 10 at 1:00 […]

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Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum

Mountain Gateway Museum 24 Water Street, Old Fort, NC, United States

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 […]

Donations support the preservation of the Museum.

Rare Bird Farm’s Music Makers of the Blue Ridge Reunion – Sunday

Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United States

Sunday, September 24 - Lunsford Weekend Barn Jam with Nicholas Edward Williams & The Harrows: Bob Culver and Hazel Ketchum, 3:00 PM Rare Bird Farm is thrilled to announce a special reunion of events featuring acclaimed filmmaker David Hoffman. The event will pay homage to Hoffman's groundbreaking documentary film “Music Makers of the Blue Ridge” […]