Events for May 8, 2024

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Mando & Banjo Week at The Swannanoa Gathering

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

Mando & Banjo Week features classes in two of the instruments that are at the core of several of the most popular folk genres, including bluegrass, old-time, Irish and Scottish, […]

Details available at The Swannanoa Gathering website.

Fiddle Week at The Swannanoa Gathering

Warren Wilson College 701 Warren Wilson Road, Swannanoa

Since the invention of the violin, the music of its unschooled alter-ego, the fiddle, has excited people to dance, evoked the devil and the spiritual, echoed the human voice and […]

Details available at The Swannanoa Gathering website.
Recurring

Summer Concerts in the Park

Tate-Evans Town Park 210 Park Avenue, Banner Elk

Locals and visitors look forward to this free concert series each year, with shows starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Tate-Evans Town Park Amphitheater. Outstanding local and regional bands play […]

Recurring

Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion

Silvermont Mansion 364 East Main Street, Brevard

The Silvermont jam session is unusual not only because of its elegant setting but also for its interesting form. The musicians—typically there are around fifteen, and eighteen is the limit—are […]

Recurring

Mountain Collegium Free Concerts

Western Carolina University 1 University Way, Cullowhee

The Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University is pleased to announce that one of our favorite summer partners, the Mountain Collegium Early Music and Folk Music Workshop, is back on […]