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Stop for live music at the Orchard at Altapass, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.

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« July 2014 »
Events on June 29, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Earl Scruggs Center
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
Events on June 30, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on July 1, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Old-Time Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm The Barn
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Events on July 2, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Bluegrass and a Buscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm The Larry Barnett Duo at Fontana Village Resort
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Events on July 3, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
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Events on July 4, 2014
11:30am Heritage Festival - Music, Moonshiners, Motors & Mountaineers
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Mountain Home Music Summer Concerts - Bluegrass & Brass
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on July 5, 2014
11:30am Heritage Festival - Music, Moonshiners, Motors & Mountaineers
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
8:00am Coon Dog Day in Downtown Saluda
9:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round Jam Session
10:00am The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm Music in the Mountains at the Bryson City Depot
7:00pm Young’s Mountain Music
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Rob Tiger Songwriter Showcase #8 at Peacock Playhouse
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Old Time Dance at The Earle Theatre
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on July 6, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Earl Scruggs Center
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Songcatchers Music Series at the Cradle for Forestry
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Events on July 7, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
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Events on July 8, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Old-Time Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm The Barn
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
9
Events on July 9, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Bluegrass and a Buscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
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Events on July 10, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
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Events on July 11, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm The Waynesville Street Dance
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 12, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
9:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round Jam Session
10:00am The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
10:00am Snowbird Mountain Singing
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am 13th Annual NC Blackberry Festival
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm Music in the Mountains at the Bryson City Depot
7:00pm Young’s Mountain Music
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on July 13, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Snowbird Mountain Singing
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Earl Scruggs Center
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Songcatchers Music Series at the Cradle for Forestry
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Events on July 14, 2014
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on July 15, 2014
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Old-Time Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm The Barn
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Events on July 16, 2014
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Bluegrass and a Buscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
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Events on July 17, 2014
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
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Events on July 18, 2014
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts on the Creek
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 19, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
9:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round Jam Session
10:00am The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm Music in the Mountains at the Bryson City Depot
7:00pm Young’s Mountain Music
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Voice of the Blue Ridge at The Earle Theatre
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Fontana Ramblers
8:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on July 20, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Earl Scruggs Center
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Songcatchers Music Series at the Cradle for Forestry
21
Events on July 21, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
22
Events on July 22, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Old-Time Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm The Barn
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Events on July 23, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Bluegrass and a Buscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
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Events on July 24, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
25
Events on July 25, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm The Waynesville Street Dance
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:00pm The Larry Barnett Duo at Fontana Village Resort
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 26, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
9:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round Jam Session
10:00am The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm Music in the Mountains at the Bryson City Depot
7:00pm Young’s Mountain Music
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
8:00pm Folk School Community Dances
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on July 27, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Earl Scruggs Center
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Songcatchers Music Series at the Cradle for Forestry
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Events on July 28, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on July 29, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Old-Time Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm The Barn
7:30pm Blue Ridge Music Trails Traditions Concert - Family Traditions
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Events on July 30, 2014
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Bluegrass and a Buscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
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Events on July 31, 2014
7:00pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
Events on August 1, 2014
7:00pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:45pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
Events on August 2, 2014
7:00pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
1:20am Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
9:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round Jam Session
10:00am The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm The Orchard at Altapass Radio Show
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Live Music at the Orchard at Altapass
6:30pm Music in the Mountains at the Bryson City Depot
7:00pm Young’s Mountain Music
7:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Old Time Dance at The Earle Theatre
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground

Blue Ridge Traditions Concert

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Featuring the banjo styles of bluegrass, clawhammer, classical and jazz at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, NC. August 16th at 6:30 PM.

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