Events for August 17, 2023 - December 7, 2023

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Weekly Jam Sessions at the Jones House

Jones House Community Center 604 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

Every Thursday evening from 7-10 PM, join local and visiting musicians at the Jones House for an old-time jam session. Bring your banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin - or whatever old-time acoustic instrument you have - and spend a few hours playing along with fellow musicians of all skill levels and backgrounds. On warm evenings, circle […]

Rebecca Frazier

White Horse Black Mountain 105 Montreat Road, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Rebecca Frazier has long been an influential voice in the bluegrass and acoustic world. She brings a high-energy, female-led bluegrass & beyond show that features award-winning musicianship and songwriting. Her forthcoming 2024 album on Compass Records, produced by Grammy-winning engineer Bill Wolf (Grateful Dead/Tony Rice), includes the talents of Béla Fleck, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Barry […]

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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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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.

Brandon Johnson & Friends

Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre 44 College St, Mars Hill, NC, United States

  Join Brandon Johnson, Craig Bannerman & Troy Harrison for a one-show-only performance highlighting the tunes and musical traditions for the mountains that we call home here in Western North Carolina. You won't want to miss this! One Show Only: Saturday, October 26th, at 2:00pm Brandon Johnson is a mountain musician from Asheville, NC. While […]

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Fall Music Symposium at Stecoah

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

Saturday, October 26 - Voice Workshop with Susan Pepper, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Part 1: Voice with Susan Pepper After this mountain ballad workshop, you’ll have a deeper appreciation of old mountain styles of singing as well as the cultural history behind the music. Ballad singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter Susan Pepper is described as […]

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The Alleghany Jubilee

Alleghany Jubilee 25 North Main Street, Sparta, NC, United States

If you love to flatfoot, clog, square dance or just tap your foot to old time mountain music, the Alleghany Jubilee is where you want to be! We are open year-round with a spacious wood dance floor and live mountain music every Tuesday and Saturday night. Taps allowed! The Jubilee is in the historic Spartan […]

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Concert for Carolina **Live Stream**

Bank of America Stadium 800 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC, United States

  Concert for Carolina is a huge concert to support organizations post Hurricane Helene. Featuring: Luke Combs, Billy Strings, Eric Church, James Taylor, Sheryl Crow, Keith Urban, Bailey Zimmerman, The Avett Brothers, Scotty McCreery, Chase Rice, and Paramalee Hosted by: Caleb Pressley and Marty Smith Supporting: Chief Cares, Manna Foodbank, Second Harvest Food Bank NWNC, […]

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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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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.

Music for the Mountains – Supporting Relief Efforts in Western NC

St. Martins Episcopal Church 1510 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC, United States

The Charlotte Folk Society and St. Martin’s Episcopal Church present Music for the Mountains, a music gala to support our mountain musicians and artists and others impacted by Hurricane Helene. Performers include: Liam Purcell and Cane Mill Road Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones Paul Brown and Terri McMurray The Pickin Thistles. Suggested donation to reserve your […]

$20

CCCRA Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert

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

October 27th - Hurricane Relief Benefit Concert - 3:00 PM-7:00 PM, at the Historic Courthouse on the Square in Hayesville, NC  In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, Clay County Communities Revitalization Association (CCCRA), presenter of the Friday night concerts, will host a benefit concert to raise funds for the ongoing recovery efforts […]

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