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Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands – October

Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United States

For 76 years, the Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands has given the public an opportunity to cultivate craft in their daily life. This year, the annual event will take place Thursday, October 19, 2023 until Sunday, October 22, 2023. Doors open at the downtown Asheville venue on Thursday at 10:00 am and will last […]

$10 – $12
Festival, Jam Session
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Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert

Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Robbinsville, NC, United States

A Celebration of Fall in the Mountains A 2-day festival celebrating all things Fall with music, food, art & crafts vendors, country fair, quilt show, artisan demonstrations and more.  On the third weekend of every October this event begins with a free Friday evening campfire to roast marshmallows, and old fashioned campfire entertainment. Hot dogs, hot […]

$5.00 – $12
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
Radio Broadcast
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Goin’ Across the Mountain™

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

Goin' Across The Mountain, hosted by Joe Greene, is eight hours of the best in contemporary, traditional and historical bluegrass music in the land! It's all on the "Flagship Bluegrass Station," WNCW-FM in Spindale, NC. Hosts Joe Greene and others bring this long-running program to you from 11:00 am until 7:00 pm each Saturday.

Festival

African American Music Trail Festival

Rocky Mount Mills 1151 Falls Road, Rocky Mount, NC, United States

Celebrating one of North Carolina's best-kept secrets is the African American Music Trail festival! October 21, 2023, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM  The festival will include music from funk to gospel while spotlighting the rich heritage and legacy of Easter North Carolina and its contribution to American music. Free and open to all, the festival […]

Jam Session
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Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam

Oconaluftee Visitor Center 1194 Newfound Gap Road, Cherokee, NC, United States

Bring an acoustic instrument and join in on this old-time jam or just sit back and enjoy the sights and sounds as others play traditional Appalachian music. The jam will be held from 1 to 3 p.m., the first and third Saturday of each month. Oconaluftee Visitor Center is located at the main entrance to […]

Participation in the jam and admission to the park are free.
Concert / Performance, Workshop / Class / Demonstration

RiddleFest

Burnsville Town Center 6 South Main Street, Burnsville, NC, United States

Jontavious Willis to Headline RiddleFest 2023 at Burnsville Town Center “Jontavious is a great new voice of the 21st century in the acoustic blues. I love the way he plays.” --Taj Mahal, blues artist Georgia blues man Jontavious Willis will headline this year's RiddleFest on October 21st, exploring the regional variations of traditional blues. The […]

$20
Dance
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Saturday Night Community Dance at the Folk School

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

The Saturday Night Community Dance is back indoors! Come feel the warmth in the walls of generations past. We’re ready to get back to the joy of dancing to live music with our kind callers and dance instructors. Join us as we step back into a favorite Folk School pastime. If it is your first-time […]

$5.00 – $10.00
Radio Broadcast
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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, […]

Radio Broadcast
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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 […]

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 […]

Visit website for details and scholarship.
Radio Broadcast
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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

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