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  • Dance, Workshop / Class / Demonstration
    Recurring

    Folk School Contra & Square Dances

    John C. Campbell Folk School 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

    Tuesdays at 7:00 pm (Free) - Contra & Square dancing until 8:00pm in the Community Room of Keith House with a dance caller and live music. Free Admission and open to the public. An especially friendly and approachable evening for beginners. Saturdays at 8:00 pm ($7, $5) - Join us for Contra & Square Dance held […]

    $5.00 – $18

  • Festival

    The Blowing Rock Music Festival

    The Blowing Rock 434 Rock Road, Blowing Rock, NC, United States

    The Blowing Rock Music Festival features americana, folk, bluegrass, blues, old rock and jazz. The Festival is held in the main parking lot and the grounds on The Blowing Rock property. Gates open at 10:00 am, entertainers begin at 1:00 pm and continues until the fireworks (weather permitting) at sunset. Tickets can be purchased by visiting or calling The Blowing Rock […]

    $10.00 – $40.00

  • Workshop / Class / Demonstration

    Old Time Week at The Swannanoa Gathering

    Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa, NC, United States

    Old-Time Music & Dance Week at the Swannanoa Gathering explores the rich music, dance, and singing traditions of the southern Appalachian region through a wide variety of classes taught by an experienced and supportive staff. The many diverse offerings enable students to explore new areas; fiddlers sing, singers dance, and dancers learn to play instruments. Students […]

    Details available at The Swannanoa Gathering website.
  • Concert / Performance

    Appalachian Tales (Storytelling with Music)

    Peacock Performing Arts Center 301 Church Street, Hayesville, NC, United States

    An entertaining show mixing old time, traditional music and stories celebrating mounatin and Cherokee life and heritage at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville, North Carolina, with storyteller and host Kanute Rarey and nine performers including the traditional music and dancing of Annie Fain Barralon and Martha Owen and family and storytellers, writers and poets.

    $5.00 – $15.00

  • Workshop / Class / Demonstration

    Appalachian Music, Dance & Storytelling Weekend

    John C. Campbell Folk School 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

    Artist-in-Residence, Becky Hill hosts Master West Virginia Square Dance Caller, Flatfooter & Musician, Mack Samples for a weekend of fun, fast friends, cool tunes, and hot dances. A concert, community dance, and a day-long series of workshops welcome beginners, budding pickers, and avid dancers. If you’ve ever been to Helvetia Hoot or Dare to Be Square, this will be […]

    $12 – $40.00

  • Dance, Jam Session
    Recurring

    Community Tuesdays at the Folk School

    John C. Campbell Folk School 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

    Community Tuesdays will feature live music and dance components, and program details will be announced weekly. The focus will be on jamming, playing games, gathering, performing, and taking part in dances that don’t require embracing strangers for long periods of time. A schedule and a preliminary list of performers are included below. For weekly updates, […]

  • Dance
    Recurring

    Saturday Night Community Dance at the Folk School

    John C. Campbell Folk School 4590 Brasstown Road, Brasstown, NC, United States

    The Saturday Night Community Dance is back indoors! Come feel the warmth in the walls of generations past. We’re ready to get back to the joy of dancing to live music with our kind callers and dance instructors. Join us as we step back into a favorite Folk School pastime. If it is your first-time […]

    $5.00 – $10.00

  • Festival

    LEAF Retreat

    Camp Rockmont & Lake Eden Events 377 Lake Eden Road, Black Mountain, NC, United States

    LEAF Retreat is a perfect way to enjoy LEAF -  Retreat has all Traditions and magic. The Retreat is extra special and limited to 1500 Members. Please check back or visit the LEAF website for compete details.

    TBD

  • Workshop/Retreat

    Voices of Yore Workshop & Retreat

    Chestnut Hall 65 South Spring St, Hot Springs, NC, United States

    Voices of Yore: Songs from Sunnybank May 3-5, 2024  Join Daron Douglas, great-granddaughter of legendary ballad singer Jane Gentry, for a weekend of traditional songs, history, and folklore at the Sunnybank Inn. Daron Douglas plays fiddle and dulcimer and sings ballads passed down in her family. She left the world of the second violin section […]

    Please call the number listed in event description for information.

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