Events for September 27, 2023 - December 20, 2023

BBQ for Books with a Side of Bluegrass

Nana-Mac Meadows 965 Stony Ridge Road, Pinnacle, NC, United States

BBQ for Books with a Side of Bluegrass, an event hosted by Stokes Partnership for Children, is a fundraiser to benefit early literacy programs in Stokes County. This year the event will be held on Friday, October 6, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm, with doors opening at 5:00 p.m., and will be held […]

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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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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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Folk School Fall Festival

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

Golden fall sunlight and brightly colored leaves provide a scenic backdrop for the John C. Campbell Folk School's Fall Festival. This treasured annual celebration of Appalachian culture, held on the Folk School's Brasstown, North Carolina campus, every October. The Fall Festival presents a wonderful opportunity to share treasured Appalachian culture, crafts, and music with our region’s […]

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Spruce Pine BBQ Championship & Bluegrass Festival

Riverside Park, Spruce Pine, NC 305 E Tappan Street, Spruce Pine, NC, United States

Come chill with the tastiest BBQ in the southeast and the hottest bluegrass, country, folk, and Americana music! Join us in the Blue Ridge Mountains for the 10th annual Spruce Pine BBQ & Bluegrass Festival in Spruce Pine, North Carolina . The event features the best in local and regional musicians, and award winning food from […]

$5.00 – $12
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PLOTT-TOBER FEST 2023

Sorrells Street Park 8 Sorrells Street, Canton, NC, United States

A celebration of North Carolina's state dog —  and Haywood County's German heritage! The Haywood County Historical & Genealogical Society (HCH&GS) and Mountain Memories Productions announces their recent approval by the Town of Canton to co-sponsor a fundraiser to benefit the Society and the Canton Historical Museum. As part of an increased effort in Haywood […]

$10.00 – $40.00
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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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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.

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Contra Dance

Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

The Friends of Contra Dance in Macon County have partnered with the Macon County Arts Council and the Macon County Public Library to hold a monthly Contra Dance in  Franklin, NC. We invite all Contra dancers to join us and help us grow! First Saturday contra dancing will be held Saturday, February 4, 6:30-9:00 pm, […]

$10.00
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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
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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, […]

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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 […]