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Lonesome River Band

Reeves Theater 129 W Main Street, Elkin, NC, United States

Since its formation decades ago, Lonesome River Band continues its reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music. Five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year, and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Sammy Shelor leads the group that is constantly breaking new […]

$25.00 – $40.00
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Appalachian Tales (Storytelling with Music)

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

An entertaining show mixing old time, traditional music and stories celebrating mounatin and Cherokee life and heritage at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville, North Carolina, with storyteller and host Kanute Rarey and nine performers including the traditional music and dancing of Annie Fain Barralon and Martha Owen and family and storytellers, writers and poets.

$5.00 – $15.00
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An Evening of Traditional Music & Storytelling

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

An Evening of Traditional Music & Storytelling is presented by Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music. About the artists Laura Boosinger’s concert performances and recordings have earned for her a well-deserved reputation as one of North Carolina’s most talented singers and interpreters of the music of the Southern mountains. Conventions, festivals, workshops and family concerts each […]

$10.50 – $22.00

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Stillhouse Junkies with Justin Clyde Williams (Reevestock Pre-Jam)

Reeves Theater 129 W Main Street, Elkin, NC, United States

Born in a distillery in Durango, CO, 2021 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year and two-time Telluride Bluegrass band contest finalists Stillhouse Junkies play a delirious, head-spinning mixture of original roots, blues, funk, swing, and bluegrass music. With all three band members sharing lead vocal and songwriting duties, the Junkies conjure a wide range of […]

$20.00 – $22.00
Workshop / Class / Demonstration

Guitar: Roots and Blues Fingerstyle Basics

Olive’s Porch: A Folk School Experience 7 Peachtree Street, Murphy, United States

Instructor, Steve James leads this hands-on session will be devoted to a couple of the old three-chord, six-note guitar pieces that are the cornerstone for all blues (and country) guitar styles that followed. Beginners with some basic chord knowledge and more experienced players would like to add a little bounce and a few blue notes are […]

$50.00
Workshop / Class / Demonstration
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Beginning Clogging

Olive’s Porch: A Folk School Experience 7 Peachtree Street, Murphy, United States

All levels are welcome. No experience required. Intergenerational (Age 12 +)Do you love dancing? Come learn how to clog dance! Clogging is great exercise and so much fun. Instructor, Monica Matthews teaches a variety of basic steps and how to put these steps together to create a routine. You will learn how to freestyle to a variety of […]

$40.00
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In These Mountains – 2021 North Carolina Folklife Mentor-Apprentice Showcase

First Baptist Church of Asheville 5 Oak Street, Asheville, United States

Mentor, Josh Goforth (Grammy Nominee & “Master Fiddler”) and apprentice, Tim McWilliams, are to perform at the First Baptist Church of Asheville in Crocker Auditorium on Thursday, August 11 at 7pm. The pair was one of the five that received the third annual North Carolina Appalachian Folklife Apprenticeship Award. Josh Goforth, of Marshall, mentored Tim […]

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Shakere African Instrument Making Workshop

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum 159 Ginny Stevens Lane, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

We will prepare a gourd, paint or etch on the gourd, string the beaded skirt around it and learn one rhythm & song on the instrument. Beads, wooden, ceramic, and pony plastic beads will be used. Other objects like seashells may be woven in -however, if they are breakable the instrument may become more a […]

$75.00 – $90.00
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The Jagged Path Dance Performance

Join us for an original dance performance choreographed by Laurie Goux. The Jagged Path, dance performance will transform the gallery space into a performance space putting the themes of the Jagged Path exhibition in motion. Featuring performers from around the United States this exciting event will include West African dance, Afro-Caribbean dance, Tap, Clogging, Modern […]

$5.00 – $10.00
Malpass Brothers - Since 1989
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Annual North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival


Tom Johnson Marion Campground 1885 US 70 West, Marion, NC, United States

Join us for the Annual NC Bluegrass Festival on the grounds of Tom Johnson's Camping Center. This is an outdoor festival in the campground under a pavilion and tents. Bring your own chairs. NO PETS IN THE CONCERT AREA. Chair Policy:  No high back, extra wide, rocking chairs or lounge chairs. Call 1-800-225-7802 to make reservations […]

$3
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Annual Doc Watson Day Celebration Friday

Appalachian Theatre of the High Country 559 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper presented on The Doc Watson Stage for Americana Music, at the Appalachian Theatre. The world tends to look for accomplishments to measure one’s success no matter what field they are in. 2020 GRAMMY Award winner Michael Cleveland is only in his mid-30s but has plenty to his credit, including these prestigious […]

$25.00
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Alexa Rose with Shay Martin Lovette

Reeves Theater 129 W Main Street, Elkin, NC, United States

Headwaters is the sophomore album from Virginian indie folk singer Alexa Rose. A series of minutely-observed vignettes that feel intimate and expansive at the same time. It captures the sweetness of life without avoiding any of the pain, with songs about time and its constraints, peppered with precise details pulled from Rose’s own life that […]

$15.00 – $20.00

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