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Grammy-Nominated Bluegrass Duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge to Headline Blue Ridge Music Trails Concert as part of the Asheville Sessions Celebration
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Down The Road Podcasts
100 Years of John C Campbell Folk School – Part Two
Part two of this special podcast delves into the evolution of the Folk School’s programming with Bethany Chaney, the school’s executive director. She explains the significance of its gradual shift in focus, encompassing music, dance, and craft.
100 Years of John C Campbell Folk School – Part One
John C Campbell Folk School is celebrating its 100th anniversary of music, dance, craft, agriculture, and foodways. Located in Brasstown, North Carolina, in Clay County in the Far West region of the state. Known for its exemplary selection of courses in handicraft skills, music, agriculture, and more, it is one of the most established folk schools in the United States. Dive into the history of the founder, Olive Dame Campbell, and JCCFS.
2025 edition of our Down the Road Bluegrass & Old-Time Music Guide
This magazine features a wealth of stories about WNC’s traditional music, the people who play it, and the places where you can experience it. Our cover story celebrates 100 years of John C Campbell Folk School’s 100th Anniversary. You’ll also learn more about various styles, players, venues, concert series, and other aspects of the WNC scene. You’ll also get access to an extensive calendar of live music events through the spring of 2026. Read the full magazine online here.
Fine Tuned CD and LP Now Available!
Fine Tuned: Volume One
The goal of Fine Tuned: Volume One is to document the hard work, dynamic energy, and lasting growth that occurred for the participants of Fine Tuned project. The album features 10 tracks from six artist grouping and offers sounds of bluegrass, old time, Cherokee, country, blues, gospel, and more.
Fine Tuned: Volume One presents the sound of WNC traditional music in 2023. Now available in vinyl and CD formats, the album brings the dynamic energy of the Fine Tuned project into your music collection!
Featured Artists
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Musician, folklorist, and festival organizer Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born in Madison County. His father was a Confederate veteran from East Tennessee, and his mother came from a Unionist family from Buncombe and Madison Counties. His mother was a ballad singer, and her family included fiddlers and other musicians. When Bascom and his brother Blackwell were children, they learned to play the fiddle, and then, as teenagers, took up the banjo, which would become Lunsford’s primary instrument.
Presley Barker
Presley Barker is a singer, songwriter, and guitarist on a mission to bring real country music back. Growing up with a deep appreciation for the outdoors and working on his family’s cattle farm, Barker knows the meaning of hard work, dedication, and what the country lifestyle is all about.
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