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David Holt’s State of Music with Dom Flemons - July 27 at 9:30 pm on UNC TV. 

David Holt’s State of Music Recorded Live with Josh Goforth, Rhiannon Giddens & Friends, The Branchettes, and Balsam Range - July 27 at 10:00 pm on UNC TV. 

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

Our new podcast celebrates our master musicians and music traditions.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Music Calendar

« July 2017 »
Events on June 25, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
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
Events on June 26, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
Events on June 27, 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 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
Events on June 28, 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 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
Events on June 29, 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 Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

Events on June 30, 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 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
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Events on July 1, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am 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
1:00pm Red, White and Bluegrass Festival
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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Events on July 2, 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
1:00pm Red, White and Bluegrass Festival
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
7:30pm Balsam Range in Concert
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Events on July 3, 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 Red, White and Bluegrass Festival
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 July 4, 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 Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
4:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
5:00pm Red, White and Bluegrass Festival
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
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock School
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Events on July 5, 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 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 Summer Concerts at the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on July 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 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
6:00pm 16th Annual NC Blackberry Festival
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 July 7, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am 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 16th Annual NC Blackberry Festival
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm The Waynesville Street Dance
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 8, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am Folk School Annual Shaped-Note Singing & Picnic on the Grounds
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 16th Annual NC Blackberry 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 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 Songwriter Showcase
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
9
Events on July 9, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
10:00am 16th Annual NC Blackberry 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
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Events on July 10, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
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Events on July 11, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
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 July 12, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am 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 July 13, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am 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 Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
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 July 14, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Sounds of the Appalachian Music Camp at Mayland Community College Avery Learning Center
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am 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
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 15, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Traditional Song Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
2:00pm When All God’s Children Get Together Exhibit
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Concerts in Cook Memorial Park
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm Historic Cowee School’s 2017 Concert Series
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
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Events on July 16, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on July 17, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am PacJAM Summer Camp
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
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Events on July 18, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am PacJAM Summer Camp
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
1:30pm PacJAM Traditional Music Workshops for Adults
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 July 19, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
8:30am PacJAM Summer Camp
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:30am Books and Banjos Summer Program for Kids
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on July 20, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am PacJAM Summer Camp
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
1:30pm PacJAM Traditional Music Workshops for Adults
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 July 21, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am PacJAM Summer Camp
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Outdoor Concerts at the Jones House
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Third Fridays in Yadkinville Concerts
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
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 Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 22, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Celtic Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot 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 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 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
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 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 Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
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Events on July 23, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot 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
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Events on July 24, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
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Events on July 25, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
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Events on July 26, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
27
Events on July 27, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on July 28, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
12:00am David Holt & Josh Goforth in Concert
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
10:00am Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention
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 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
7:00pm Ashe County Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddlers Convention
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Concerts at Burnsville Town Center
7:30pm David Holt & Josh Goforth in Concert
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:30pm Music on the Square in Robbinsville
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Events on July 29, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Folkmoot 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 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 Concerts in Cook Memorial Park
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock School
7:30pm An Appalachian Evening Summer Concert Series
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
30
Events on July 30, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folkmoot Festival
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
4:00pm Bil Lepp in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
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Events on July 31, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
7:00pm Hendersonville Street Dances
Events on August 1, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
Events on August 2, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Lunch-N-Learn – Earl Scruggs: The Banjo Master from Flint Hill
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
Events on August 3, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Contemporary Folk Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
12:00am Guitar Week at The Swannanoa Gathering
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:30pm Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Singer & Songwriters Series at Tucker’s Barn
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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

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