The Winter Ramble: A Celebration of Traditional American Mountain Music and Culture

Enjoy a weekend filled with authentic sounds of the Appalachian Mountains during The Winter Ramble, Feb. 27-March 1.

This inaugural event isn’t a fenced-in festival; it’s a three-day ramble through Hendersonville and Henderson County featuring traditional mountain music – the kind born from front porches, barns and dance halls across the Blue Ridge.

Music halls, breweries, wineries and other small-stage venues enliven this late-winter weekend with a collection of bluegrass pickers, old-time string bands, country singer-songwriters, Americana and folk duos, and mountain storytellers.

Headliners for The Winter Ramble include: Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Trey Hensley; chart-topping bluegrass quintet Unspoken Tradition; Asheville-based country-roots group Amanda Anne Platt & The Honeycutters; master fiddler and storyteller Josh Goforth; and husband-and-wife Americana duo Chatham Rabbits.

“For three days, people can ramble across Henderson County, warmed with music shaped by tradition, collaboration and place — and blown away by the talent lighting up our stages,” says Michelle Owens, executive director of Visit Hendersonville.

Some events are free. Some are ticketed. Choose your own path through a community alive with sounds that have echoed throughout these mountains for generations.

For a full schedule and tickets visit: https://winterramble.com/. A plentiful selection of lodging is available at: https://visithendersonvillenc.org/lodging.