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  • Asheville Sessions Community Concert
    Concert / Performance, Festival

    Asheville Sessions Community Concert: Songs from the Road, Zoe & Cloyd, and Newfound Gap

    Wicked Weed Funkatorium 91 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, United States

    This event is free. No ticket needed -- just show up! Join us as we conclude the weekend of activities celebrating the Historic 1925 Asheville Recording Sessions with a free community concert featuring local bands performing roots performing music of the styles represented in the 1925 Asheville recordings. The event will feature Songs From the Road with opening/support acts Zoe […]

    Free
  • Joseph Terrell
    Concert / Performance, Workshop / Class / Demonstration

    Joseph Terrell and Jordan Tice + Guitar Workshop

    Jones House Cultural Center 604 West King Street, Boone, NC, United States

    Joseph Terrell has spent a decade singing, playing guitar, and writing songs in celebrated Americana quartet Mipso. His songs include fan favorites that inspire sing-alongs around the country as well as a viral folk murder ballad about Luigi Mangioni. Joseph’s debut solo album "Good For Nothing Howl" (Sleepy Cat Records) features members of Hiss Golden […]

  • The Nowbillies
    Concert / Performance

    The Nowbillies at John C Campbell Folkschool

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

    Join us Monday, November 10 at 7 p.m. at the Folk School Community Room for The Nowbillies, Brasstown’s only not really polka band. Members of the band recently held a reunion performance with their alter-ego centuries old band, Irons in the Fire at Fall Festival. But only about 2-300 of the audience witnessed the closing […]

    $5
  • Ballad Swap
    Featured Recurring

    Ballad Night at the Old Marshall Jail Hotel

    The Old Marshall Jail Ballad Swap is an incredible opportunity to immerse yourself in our Appalachian Heritage. This unique event, hosted by Josh Copus, Donna Ray Norton, Sheila Kay Adams, and Melanie Rice celebrates the rich tradition of ballads in Southern Appalachia. Ballads are hauntingly beautiful stories and narrative poems passed down through oral tradition […]

  • Luke Mears & Friends Country / Blues Jam
    Jam Session
    Recurring

    Country and Blues Jam at the Reeves

    Reeves Theater 129 W Main Street, Elkin, NC, United States

    Join Luke Mears and other fabulous local musicians for a FREE Country/Blues Jam in the Reeves cafe (or under the marquee in nice weather) every second Thursday of the month. Free to watch, free to play.

  • Christian Harmony Singing - November 15, 2025, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Marshall, NC.
    Singing Session

    Christian Harmony Shaped Note Singing and Dinner on the Grounds

    Church of the Holy Spirit 433 Bone Camp Road, Marshall, United States

    Join us for a day of Christian Harmony Shaped Note Singing on November 15, 2025, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Marshall, NC. This event is free and open to the public. Bring your voice and a dish to share!

    Free
  • Jam Session
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    Stecoah Community Jam

    Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road, Robbinsville, NC, United States

    Community Jam Every 3rd Tuesday 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Mark your calendars for the 3rd Tuesday of every month to join us for a Schoolhouse Community Jam. Bring your instruments and join our circle! We invite musicians of all levels to come out and join together for an evening of playing together. You can begin […]

  • Concert / Performance, Jam Session
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    Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session

    Zuma Coffee 7 North Main Street, Marshall, NC, United States

    Every third Thursday evening of the month, Zuma Coffee becomes a crowded bluegrass and old-time music venue. Those who want to get a seat inside the place should arrive a good bit earlier than the 7 p.m. start time. The eager-to-play musicians often get going before seven, and the gathering crowd grows large as a […]

  • Contra Dancing in Franklin, NC
    Dance
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    Contra Dance in Franklin, NC

    Macon County Public Library 149 Siler Farm Road, Franklin, NC, United States

    Contra Dance — including contras, squares, rounds, and several other types of group folk dances — to live music, every Third Thursday of the month, year-round at the Macon County Library in Franklin, NC and at Cowee School. Each dance is taught, and then instructions continue to be called in time to the music by […]

    $10.00
  • Blue Ridge Holler - November 2025
    Benefit / Fundraiser, Concert / Performance

    Friends of the Blue Ridge presents Blue Ridge Holler

    The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts 18 Biltmore Avenue, Asheville, NC, United States

    Mark your calendars for a night of fabulous music for a fantastic cause. Our hurricane-relief concert series BLUE RIDGE HOLLER is coming to Asheville’s Wortham Center on Nov. 21! Hosted by the multi-talented Josh Goforth, the concert features: David LaMotte Carolina Detour Newfound Gap Pythagoras All proceeds will go toward our continued work rebuilding western North […]

    See site for ticket prices.
  • Dance
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    Friends of Hot Springs NC Contra Dance

    Pine Hall 64 S. Spring Street, Hot Springs, NC, United States

    Join us on the 3rd Friday of the month in Hot Springs North Carolina, just yards from the Appalachian Trail. COMMUNITY FOLK DANCING, LIVE MUSIC! NO PARTNER NECESSARY

    $10.00
  • The Loose Strings Band
    Concert / Performance

    The Loose Strings Band

    Muddy Creek Cafe & Music Hall Sparta 60 South Main St., Sparta, NC, United States

    The Loose Strings Band, residing in the Blue Ridge Mountains, has contributed to their unique Appalachian sound. The group came together 15 years ago, and have drawn inspiration from a variety of artists such as Dolly Parton, Alison Krauss, and The Dixie Chicks. These artists have inspired avenues to the band’s own bluegrass/folk sound.

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