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The Kruger Brothers Host Carolina in the Fall Food and Music Festival - September 22 - 23, 2017, in Wilkesboro 

Mountain Heritage Day, Sept. 30, 2017, is an old-fashioned mountain fair and showcase for Southern Appalachian music, arts, dance and song. At Western Carolina University.

Our new podcast celebrates our master musicians and music traditions.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 6 - 7, 2017. Concert and All-Day Festival at Mars Hill University.

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

« September 2017 »
Events on August 27, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
2:00pm Sunday Afternoon Jam at the Mountain Gateway Museum
2:00pm Mountain Gateway Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
3:00pm This Old Porch
4:00pm Kruger Brothers in Concert
6:00pm MerleFest Radio Hour
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
Events on August 28, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
6:00pm Monday Night JAM at the Crouse House
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Feed & Seed Bluegrass & Country Jam
Events on August 29, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
2:00pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Blowing Rock School
Events on August 30, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
Events on August 31, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm Micaville Music Concert Series
7:00pm Old Helton School Hog Stomp
7:30pm Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion
7:30pm Weekly Jam Sessions
 at the Jones House

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Events on September 1, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Blue Ridge Music Center Summer Concerts
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Friday Night Live
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Music On Main in Sparta
6:30pm The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
7:00pm Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm 8th Annual Concerts on the Creek
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:00pm Historic Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
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Events on September 2, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
11:00am Historic Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:30pm Groovin’ on the Green Summer Concert Series
6:30pm The Smoky Mountain Folk Festival
7:00pm Shindig on the Green
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Joe Shannon’s Mountain Home Music Concert Series at Harvest House
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
3
Events on September 3, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
10:00am Historic Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention
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
4
Events on September 4, 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
5
Events on September 5, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
6
Events on September 6, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
7
Events on September 7, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Folk School Concert Series
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 September 8, 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
7:00am WKBC Hometown Opry
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
4:00pm Mountain Song Festival
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 Summer Concert Series On the Square
7:00pm Woody’s Original Mountain Music
7:00pm Phipps General Store Jam
7:30pm Feed & Seed
7:30pm Mike Farris in Concert
7:30pm Clay’s Corner Friday Night Jam Session
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
9
Events on September 9, 2017
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am 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 Mountain Song Festival
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 The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
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
10
Events on September 10, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
12:00pm 127th Annual Old Folks Day Shaped-Note Singing
12:00pm Mountain Song 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
11
Events on September 11, 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
12
Events on September 12, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
13
Events on September 13, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
14
Events on September 14, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm 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

15
Events on September 15, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm 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 The Kruger Brothers in Concert
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
16
Events on September 16, 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 Cherokee Heritage Festival in Hayesville
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
10:00am The Blowing Rock Music Festival
11:00am WPAQ Saturday Morning Merry-Go-Round
11:00am Goin’ Across the Mountain
12:00pm SEBA 3rd Saturday Jam
1:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
1:00pm Back Porch Old-Time Music Jam
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
3:00pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:00pm Sims Country Bar-B-Que
6:00pm 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
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
17
Events on September 17, 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
18
Events on September 18, 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
19
Events on September 19, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Red White & Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
20
Events on September 20, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
21
Events on September 21, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Love Makes A Home
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 September 22, 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
9:00am Fontana Clogging Jamboree
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 Carolina in the Fall Music & Food Festival
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Blue Ridge and Beyond Series at Andy Griffith Playhouse
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
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
23
Events on September 23, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:00am Fontana Clogging Jamboree
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
10:00am Carolina in the Fall Music & Food 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 Sims Country Bar-B-Que
5:30pm Music in the Mountains Folk Festival
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm Songwriter Showcase
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 Music at the Green Heron Ale House
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground
8:00pm Folk School Contra & Square Dances
24
Events on September 24, 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
25
Events on September 25, 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
26
Events on September 26, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
7:00pm Folk School Tuesday Night Contra & Square Dances
7:00pm Music N’All at the Barn
7:00pm Talking Feet, Solo Southern Dance: Flatfoot, Buck and Tap (Film Screening)
7:00pm The Alleghany Jubilee
7:30pm Tuesday Bluegrass Sessions
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Events on September 27, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
6:00am Bluegrass and a Biscuit with the Hardee’s Gang
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
12:00pm Bluegrass for Lunch with Bob Webster
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Open Mic & Jam Sessions at Orchard at Altapass
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:00pm Old-Time Music Jam at Bold Rock Hard Cider
6:30pm John Hartford Bluegrass Jam
7:00pm Wednesday Night Bluegrass
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Events on September 28, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
6:00am Mountain Mornings
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
11:30am Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
1:00pm Whippoorwhill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum
1:45pm Live Mountain Music at the Orchard at Altapass
5:30pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
6:00pm Celebrate North Carolina – Bluegrass Spotlight
6:00pm Live Music Nightly at Woodlands Barbeque
6:15pm Fiddle and Guitar Classes at the Historic Earl Theatre
7:00pm Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
7:00pm Thursday Night Jam at The Earle Theatre
7:00pm 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 September 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 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 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
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Events on September 30, 2017
12:00am Folk School Traditional Music & Dance Classes
12:00am Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
8:30am Jam Sessions at the Barber Shop
10:00am Saturday Morning Gospel Jam
10:00am Micaville Music Jam
10:00am The Earl Scruggs Center & Exhibits
10:00am The Luthier’s Craft: Instrument Making Traditions of the Blue Ridge
10:00am David Holt: Photos, Music & Stories Exhibit
10:00am Acoustic Corner
10:00am Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
10:00am Mountain Heritage Day
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 The Alleghany Jubilee
7:00pm Jimmy’s Pick N Grin
7:30pm Feed & Seed
8:00pm Music and Dance at The Stompin’ Ground

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