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

David Holt visits with Alice Gerrard, Laurelyn Dossett, and Rayna Gellert, Thurs. June 22th, 9:30 pm, UNC-TV.

Our new podcast celebrates our master musicians and music traditions.

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

10th Annual RiddleFest featuring David Holt and Josh Goforth honoring Yancey County's Lesley Riddle.

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

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

Mountain music at the Feed & Seed, Fletcher - Fridays and Saturdays

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

The Earl Scruggs Center in Shelby, NC celebrates the life and legacy of this bluegrass legend and banjo pioneer.

Music Calendar

« June 2017 »
Events on May 28, 2017
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
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
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
Events on May 29, 2017
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Cecil Sharp Photo Exhibit
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
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
Events on May 30, 2017
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Cecil Sharp Photo Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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
Events on May 31, 2017
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
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 Cecil Sharp Photo Exhibit
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
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 June 1, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 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 June 2, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:00pm Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention
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 June 3, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention
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 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
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Midnight Plowboys in Concert
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
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Events on June 4, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
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 June 5, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
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
6
Events on June 6, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
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
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Events on June 7, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
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 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 June 8, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
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 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 Folk School Concert Series
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 June 9, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
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 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 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 Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 10, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
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 Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Bluff Mountain Festival
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 Pickin’ On the Square at the Earl Scruggs Center
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
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Events on June 11, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
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 Love Makes A Home
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on June 12, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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
13
Events on June 13, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
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
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Events on June 14, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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
15
Events on June 15, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 June 16, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 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
17
Events on June 17, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 Jamming at the Museum: Front Porch Old-Time Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Lillian Chase in Concert
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Historic Cowee School’s 2017 Concert Series
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
18
Events on June 18, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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
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Events on June 19, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 June 20, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
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
21
Events on June 21, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 June 22, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music
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 June 23, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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
6:30pm The Waynesville Street Dance
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 Blue Ridge and Beyond Series at the Earle Theatre
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 24, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 Annual Heritage Day and Wood Kiln Opening
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
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
5:30pm Stephen G. Lyons Celebration starring The Kruger Brothers
6:00pm Concerts in Cook Memorial Park
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
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 An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
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Events on June 25, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Singing on the Mountain at MacRae Meadows
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 Summer Concerts at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on June 26, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
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 June 27, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
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 Lecture: Cecil Sharp in Appalachia
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
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Events on June 28, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 June 29, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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 June 30, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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
2:00pm RiddleFest 2017
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
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 Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm RiddleFest 2017
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm A Great American Tapestry: The Many Strands of Mountain Music
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
Events on July 1, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
9:00am When All God’s Children Get Together 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 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
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
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances

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