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Southern Appalachian Archives

Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies at Mars Hill University 147 Bailey Street, Mars Hill, NC, United States

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 […]

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Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Ashe County Park 527 Ashe Park Road, Jefferson, NC, United States

Thank you to all our 2022 Sponsors, Volunteers, Judges, Attendees & Contestants! It was a wonderful convention full of talented musicians. Stay tuned for information about the 2023 Fiddlers Convention. 

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Friday Night Live

Town Square Highlands, NC Downtown Highlands, Highlands, NC, United States

These concerts offer the chance to hear some of the finest music the region has to offer and are free to everyone. Friday Night Live features traditional mountain music, and an opportunity for the audience to participate by singing, clapping, tapping their feet, or dancing if the mood strikes. It’s audience participation at its best […]

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Summer Concert Series On the Historic Hayesville Square

Historic Clay County Courthouse & Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, North Carolina

Summer Concert Series On the Square in Historic Hayesville are held various Friday evenings throughout the summer. The concerts include a wide variety of bands.  The concerts are sponsored by CCCRA (Clay County Communities Revitalization Association, ccccra-nc.org) and allow the community to enjoy local talent and musicians from throughout the region.  Bring a lawn chair and be prepared to enjoy […]

Free.
Workshop / Class / Demonstration
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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 […]

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Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention

Ashe County Park 527 Ashe Park Road, Jefferson, NC, United States

Thank you to all our 2022 Sponsors, Volunteers, Judges, Attendees & Contestants! It was a wonderful convention full of talented musicians. Stay tuned for information about the 2023 Fiddlers Convention. 

Concert / Performance, Radio Broadcast
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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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Todd Summer Music Series

Cook Memorial Park 3977 Todd Railroad Grade Road, Todd, NC, United States

We are pleased to announce that the Todd Summer Music Series will resume in June and run through the middle of August this summer. The concerts will be held outdoors in Cook Memorial Park in downtown Todd. All concerts are held from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm and they are FREE!  We hope you can […]

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Saturdays in the Park

Crouse Park 60 Cherry Street, Sparta, NC, United States

Saturdays in the Park is a free concert series presented by the Alleghany Arts Council in Sparta, NC. Concerts are on the last Saturday of the month from June - September, at 6:00pm. There will be a food truck at each event! Upcoming 2023 Concerts:  June 24th – Thief of Hearts July 29th - Phatt City  August 26th […]

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Christmas in July Fundraising Concert

Wells Event Center 33 Wells Events Way, Waynesville, NC, United States

Haywood Hospice and the Haywood Healthcare Foundation are proud to announce a special community event taking place in Waynesville this July. “Christmas in July” is a fundraising concert to benefit children’s grief programs in Haywood County. Taking place at the Wells Event Center in Waynesville, North Carolina, on Saturday, July 29, “Christmas in July” invites […]

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Brasstown Community Civic Center Summer Concerts

Brasstown Community Civic Center 255 Settawig Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

Each year, May though August on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month, the Brasstown Community Civic Center presents the  Summer Concert series. Visitors will experience some tried and true favorites and few new bands each season. We hope to see you at one or all the concerts. Bring your friends and family and […]

$10.00 – $12
Concert / Performance

An Evening of Appalachian Tales – Scribes on Stage Series Event

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

Grab a seat, sit a spell and enjoy the view for an evening of mountain music, story, dancing and more. Moonshine to mountain laurel, trails to turnpikes, drum beat to banjos, Cherokee to Shamrocks, Chunky Gal and Hanging Dog to Brasstown Bald and back again, you’ll enjoy the magic. Young and old storytellers, writers, poets, […]

$5.50 – $65

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