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« June 2018 »
Events on May 27, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Fiddler’s Grove Old Time Fiddler’s & Bluegrass Festival
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
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 Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
Events on May 28, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:00am Carl Sandburg Folk Music Festival
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
Events on May 29, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
Events on May 30, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
Events on May 31, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
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 Sunset Series at the Peterson Amphitheater
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
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 1, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
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 BackStreet Park Summer Concerts
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Bluegrass Music with Typical Mountain Boys at Moe’s Original BBQ in Asheville
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park
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
8:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Courthouse Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 2, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
10:00am Mount Airy Old-Time Retreat
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00am Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
7:00am Cherokee Homestead 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 Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am Gary Poe Bluegrass and Old-Time Radio Show
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Pickin’ On The Square at the Hendersonville’s Historic Courthouse
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Songwriter Showcase
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Truck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on June 3, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Pickin’ on the Porch & Jammin’ in the Shade
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 Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
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Events on June 4, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on June 5, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
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
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Events on June 6, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on June 7, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:00am Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
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 Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
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 8, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:00am Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
1:00pm Cold Mountain Music Festival
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
5:00pm RiverMusic
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Bluegrass Music with Typical Mountain Boys at Moe’s Original BBQ in Asheville
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
8:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Courthouse Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 9, 2018
5:00pm Blue Ridge Old-Time Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am 21st Annual Cherokee Voices Festival
10:00am Bluff Mountain Festival
11:00am Cherokee Bluegrass Festival
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Cherokee Heritage Days
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Old-Time Community Jam
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
12:00pm Cold Mountain Music Festival
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
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 Sandy Ridge Music Association Bluegrass & Gospel Concerts
6:00pm Pickin’ On The Square at the Hendersonville’s Historic Courthouse
6:30pm Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony
7:00pm Brasstown Community Civic Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Truck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on June 10, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Pickin’ on the Porch & Jammin’ in the Shade
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 Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
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Events on June 11, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on June 12, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
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 13, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on June 14, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
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 Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
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 15, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
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 BackStreet Park Summer Concerts
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Bluegrass Music with Typical Mountain Boys at Moe’s Original BBQ in Asheville
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Community Old Time Dance at the Todd Mercantile
8:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Courthouse Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 16, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Oconaluftee Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
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 Todd Summer Concert Series
6:00pm Pickin’ On The Square at the Hendersonville’s Historic Courthouse
7:00pm Historic Cowee School Concert Series
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Truck
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Blue Ridge and Beyond Series at the Earle Theatre
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on June 17, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Pickin’ on the Porch & Jammin’ in the Shade
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 Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
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Events on June 18, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
4:00pm Hungrytown in Concert
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:15pm Bluegrass & Mountain Music Jam
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on June 19, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm Celebrating Nina Simone Concert
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
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Events on June 20, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on June 21, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music 2018 - 25th Anniversary Concert Series
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
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 Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
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 22, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
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 BackStreet Park Summer Concerts
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Bluegrass Music with Typical Mountain Boys at Moe’s Original BBQ in Asheville
6:00pm Elkin Roots Music Fest
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on June 23, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Pickin’ On The Square at the Hendersonville’s Historic Courthouse
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Brasstown Community Civic Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Truck
7:00pm Salt & Light Bluegrass Band in Concert
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 Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on June 24, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
7:00am Gospel Truth
8:30am Singing on the Mountain at MacRae Meadows
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
2:00pm Pickin’ on the Porch & Jammin’ in the Shade
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 Ebbs Chapel 2018 Summer Series
5:00pm Square Dance at Cataloochee Ranch - Including Dinner
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
7:00pm Country Roots Radio Broadcast
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Events on June 25, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
6:00pm Crouse House Pickers (Jam Session)
6:00pm Mountain Music Monday’s at the Tasty Weasel Taproom
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
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Events on June 26, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
7:00pm Folk School Beginner Contra & Square Dance Weekly Series
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 27, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:15pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Mountain Music Jam at Sanctuary Brewing Co.
6:00pm Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on June 28, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
1:00pm Southern Appalachian Archives
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Baywood Boy’s Barbecue Bluegrass Jam
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 Bluegrass & Old Time at Jack of the Wood
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 29, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
9:00am Southern Appalachian Archives
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Music and History at the Wilkes Heritage Museum
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
10:00am Acoustic Corner
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 BackStreet Park Summer Concerts
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Bluegrass Music with Typical Mountain Boys at Moe’s Original BBQ in Asheville
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm Music at The Depot in Marshall
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Concerts on the Creek at Bridge Park
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Bluegrass Review on WSQL
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:30pm Music on the Courthouse Square in Robbinsville
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Events on June 30, 2018
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
2:00pm Roots of American Music Week
12:00pm Mid-Day Mountain Music at the Blue Ridge Music Center
7:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Earl Scruggs Center: Music & Stories from the American South
10:00am Annual Heritage Day and Wood Kiln Opening
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Roots of American Music Exhibition at the Blue Ridge Music Center
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm Jam Sessions at the T. M. Rickman General Store
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Saturday Jam at the Todd Mercantile
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm Love Makes a Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Line Dance Class at the Stompin Ground
6:00pm Todd Summer Concert Series
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:00pm Pickin’ on the Square, Franklin, NC
7:00pm Tunes on the Truck
7:00pm RiddleFest
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Across the Blue Ridge - Broadcast & Podcast
8:00pm Music & Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Community Contra & Square Dances

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