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The 2017 Mountain Dance & Folk Festival, August 3 - 5, is a celebration of 90 years of the mountain music and dance.

Our new podcast celebrates our master musicians and music traditions.

Learn about their ancient history and the Cherokee way of life at the Cherokee Homstead Exhibit in Hayesville - open daily.

Jones House Summer Concerts on the lawn every Friday at 5:00 pm from June through August.

Shindig on the Green, July - September, at Pack Park in Asheville showcases the region’s rich music and dance heritage.

The Burnsville Town Center hosts award-winning bluegrass concerts throughout the year..

Folkmoot - A festival of Folk Dance & World Culture. July 20 – 30 throughout Western North Carolina.

Barbeque, bluegrass, and dancing - Friday and Saturday nights at Sim's, Granite Falls.

Music Calendar

« August 2017 »
Events on July 30, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
4:00pm Bil Lepp in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
Events on July 31, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
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Events on August 1, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
2
Events on August 2, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Lunch-N-Learn – Earl Scruggs: The Banjo Master from Flint Hill
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on August 3, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:30pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Singer & Songwriters Series at Tucker’s Barn
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on August 4, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm The Waynesville Street Dance
6:30pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on August 5, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Concerts in Cook Memorial Park
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
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Events on August 6, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on August 7, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
8
Events on August 8, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
9
Events on August 9, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on August 10, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on August 11, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
12
Events on August 12, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am West End String Band in Concert at Krazy with Kudzu
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm The 1st Annual Fontana Dam Bluegrass Festival
5:00pm Pickin’ On the Square at the Earl Scruggs Center
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Wilkes Heritage Benefit Concert and Business Showcase
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock School
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
13
Events on August 13, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
14
Events on August 14, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
15
Events on August 15, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
16
Events on August 16, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:30am Books and Banjos Summer Program for Kids
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
17
Events on August 17, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
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
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on August 18, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Third Fridays in Yadkinville Concerts
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
7:00pm Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on August 19, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am 13th Annual Franklin Folk Festival
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Concerts in Cook Memorial Park
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
20
Events on August 20, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
21
Events on August 21, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
22
Events on August 22, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
23
Events on August 23, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
24
Events on August 24, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm The Big Bang of Modern American Music: The Lasting Impact of 1920s-era Appalachian Recording Session
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on August 25, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
26
Events on August 26, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm Historic Cowee School’s 2017 Concert Series
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
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Events on August 27, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
4:00pm Kruger Brothers in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
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Events on August 28, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on August 29, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
2:00pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock School
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Events on August 30, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on August 31, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

Events on September 1, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
Events on September 2, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am 110th Etowah Christian Harmony Singings
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House

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