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Appalachian Music and Dance on October 12, 2017 explores the roots of these southern Appalachian traditions.

Our new podcast celebrates our master musicians and music traditions.

Historic Cowee School’s 2017 Concert Series through October 21, 2017.

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

Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions at ISIS Music Hall in Asheville. 7:30 pm every Tuesday. Come. Listen. Jam.

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

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

Music Calendar

« October 2017 »
1
Events on October 1, 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
2
Events on October 2, 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
3:30pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
3
Events on October 3, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
2:00pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock American Legion Hall
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
6:30pm Fiddlers Among the Rhododendron: Bascom Lamar Lunsford and the Politics of Culture in Asheville
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm An Evening of Traditional Dance
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
4
Events on October 4, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
7:00pm Festivals on Vinyl: Listening Party at Stackhouse Restaurant
5
Events on October 5, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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 Swing Your Partner: Old-Time Dance Calls, Figures, and Steps with the Bailey Mountain Cloggers
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm First Thursday Concert & Jam
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

6
Events on October 6, 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 Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:00pm BBQ for Books with a Side of Bluegrass
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
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival
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
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
7
Events on October 7, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
1:00am Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
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 Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival
10:00am Folk School Fall Festival 2017
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 Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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
8:00pm Music at the Green Heron Ale House
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
8
Events on October 8, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Folk School Fall Festival 2017
10:00am Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival
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
9
Events on October 9, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
10
Events on October 10, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
11
Events on October 11, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
12
Events on October 12, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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 High Ridge Pickers
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Appalachian Music and Dance: A Confluence of Diverse Traditions
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

13
Events on October 13, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
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 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
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
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
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
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
14
Events on October 14, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Earl Scruggs Center 8th Annual Rhythm & Roots Run
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 Workshop with Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
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
8:00pm Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn in Concert
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
15
Events on October 15, 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
16
Events on October 16, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
17
Events on October 17, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
18
Events on October 18, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
19
Events on October 19, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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

20
Events on October 20, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
6:00pm The Official Fall Liver Mush Festival of North Carolina, Mush, Music and Mutts
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
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
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
21
Events on October 21, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:00am The Official Fall Liver Mush Festival of North Carolina, Mush, Music and Mutts
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Aldersgate Apple Butter Festival
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 Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
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 Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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
7:30pm Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
22
Events on October 22, 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 Stecoah’s Annual Harvest Festival & Concert
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
2:30pm The Soiree at Kalamazoo
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
4:00pm South Carolina Broadcasters in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
23
Events on October 23, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
24
Events on October 24, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
25
Events on October 25, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
26
Events on October 26, 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 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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

27
Events on October 27, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
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
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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 Love Makes A Home
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
28
Events on October 28, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
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 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 Roy Book Binder in Concert
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Love Makes A Home
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
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Events on October 29, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Fall Square Dance Weekend
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 The Jeff Little Trio in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on October 30, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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 October 31, 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
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
Events on November 1, 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 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 Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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
Events on November 2, 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 David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
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 First Thursday Concert & Jam
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 November 3, 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 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 Minstrel of Appalachia: The Life and Legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (Exhibit)
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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 November 4, 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 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
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed

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