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3b Music Festival

Blake Farms Family RV Resort 1819 West Memorial Hwy., Union Grove, NC, United States

The 3b Music Festival is hosted at Fiddler's Grove, the site of the oldest continuous-run bluegrass music festival in the country. Now in its 6th year, 3b shares the spirit of the Fiddler's Grove Festival: showcasing American folk music in a family environment while supporting education. Originally dubbed "3b: Bluegrass, Blues, and Barbecue," the festival […]

$15.00
Festival, Jam Session

Aldersgate Apple Butter Festival

Aldersgate United Methodist Church Shelby, North Carolina 1207 West Dixon Boulevard, Shelby, NC, United States

In the hometown of Earl Scruggs, Shelby, N.C., we will be holding our second annual Apple Butter Festival on Saturday, Music lovers are invited to come and enjoy four bands throughout the day. Bluegrass is featured from 11:45 am - 1:15 pm and other music features singer-songwriter and 70's & 80's music. The festical is an old time fall festival […]

Festival

Appalachian Folk Festival

This event will celebrate the traditions and cultures of the people who called the North Carolina mountains home in the early 1800s! Visitors can tour the site’s pioneer mansion and 1790s slave cabin. See and smell the open-hearth cooking in our 1795 fireplace, make your own candle, and discover how everyday life has changed over […]

Festival

Annual Halloweenfest

Downtown Brevard, NC Main Street, Brevard, NC, United States

Transylvania, Romania might be the origin of Count Dracula’s character, but Brevard has the best celebration! (And it’s the closest Transylvania there is!) We have a full day’s worth of family fun and light-hearted celebration of the spookiest day of the year! At 10:00 am on October 26th in downtown Brevard you’re sure to find something that will suit. Come […]

Benefit / Fundraiser

Earl Scruggs Center 11th Annual Rhythm & Roots Race

The Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South 103 South Lafayette Street, Shelby, NC, United States

11th annual Earl Scruggs Center Rhythm & Roots Race Virtually Run, Bike, Stroll, Walk or walk your dog and join us for the biggest year yet! We are pleased that we are able to keep our tradition of our Rhythm & Roots Run moving forward. It will, however, just look a little different this year. […]

Runners, please visit the Earl Scruggs Center Website for registration information www.earlscruggscenter.org.

Concert / Performance

Sunday at the Opry

Colonial Theatre 53 Park Street, Canton, NC, United States

The Haywood County Arts Council joins the Town of Canton to celebrate Veterans Day with music. Join friends and neighbors to celebrate Sunday at the Opry at the Colonial Theater. Local musicians will perform as Grand Ole Opry greats for a fun afternoon of country classics in honor of those who have served. 

$5.00 – $15.00
Workshop / Class / Demonstration

Banjo Expo 2020

YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly 84 Blue Ridge Circle, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Banjo Expo 2020 has been postponed. Please check back for future dates. The conference will focus on subjects of interest to banjo builders, historians, collectors, players and lovers of the banjo. We are planning seminars, lectures and panel discussions on banjo design, construction, materials, history, playing styles and the state of the banjo and industry. […]

Visit website complete options including on to three day admission, lodging and meals.

Livestream Concert
Recurring

An Appalachian Christmas Card Virtual Concert

Joe Shannon's Mountain Home Music has gone virtual with the 2020 Christmas Concert. You can expect to view videos of Christmas, wintertime and holiday music from folks like The Burnett Sisters, David Johnson, Cecil Gurganus and Mary Greene, Joe Newberry,  JAM kids – The Blue Ridge Bean Stringers, Strictly Clean and Decent, Steve and Ruth […]

Concert / Performance, Livestream Concert
Recurring

A Swannanoa Solstice

The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

In 2020, A Swannanoa Solstice celebrates 18 years of delighting Western North Carolina audiences with a world-class display of folk, ushering in the winter season and drawing in more fans each and every year. A beloved local holiday tradition, A Swannanoa Solstice welcomes renowned multi-instrumentalist Robin Bullock and Grammy-winner David Holt to the stage, along […]

Free – $45.00
Radio Broadcast
Recurring

Sunday Bluegrass Gospel Music Hour Streaming on WOLE

Rockingham County Radio 432 Station Road, Mayodan, NC, United States

Bluegrass Gospel presented in twice each Sunday. Tune in and enjoy the stream. 5:00 - 6:00 am - Bluegrass Gospel Hour – John Sentell shares the message of Jesus Christ through bluegrass music   4:00 - 5:00 pm - Bluegrass Gospel Hour – John Sentell shares the message of Jesus Christ through bluegrass music

Blue Ridge Music Events
Concert / Performance

Concerts at Highland Brewing Company

Highland Brewing Company 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite H, Asheville, NC, United States

Highland Brewing Company has brewed the highest quality craft beer since 1994. The Highland Brewing site includes a brewery, taproom, special event space, concert stages and relaxing outdoor space. The brewery hosts a variety of concers and events througout the year. Please visiting the website for a calendar of events.

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Workshop / Class / Demonstration
Recurring

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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