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SUMMARY:Saturday Night Community Dance at the Folk School
DESCRIPTION: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 trying set dancing\, come early for simple walkthroughs and instruction on the easier dances. These century-old traditional dances are taught and will have anyone willing\, holding hands and smiling. \nCost: $5.00 – $10.00 donation \nLocation: Keith House: Community Room\, 1 State Rd 1565\, Brasstown\, NC 28902 \nSome of the dates for 2023: \n\nFebruary 25 – Community Dance with Phil Jamison and Rabbit Roundup – 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nMarch 4 – English Country Dance: Olivia Barry Calling w/Dame’s Delight – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\nMarch 11 – Community Dance with Dog Branch Cats and caller Bob Dalsemer – 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\nMarch 25 – Community Dance with Nancy Mamlin Calling and House Band – 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm\n\nPlease see website for future dates!
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/saturday-night-community-dance-at-the-folk-school/2023-02-25/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School\, 4590 Brasstown Road\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Clogging,Contra Dancing,Flatfoot,Square Dancing
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SUMMARY:Fiddles & Folklife
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 13\, Warren Wilson College will host Fiddles and Folklife\, an annual Appalachian festival and old-time music competition with cash prizes for old-time fiddle\, banjo\, folksong\, flatfooting\, and string band. Other activities include old-time music jams\, food and craft vendors\, folklife demonstrators\, and a cake raffle. It all takes place 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Bryson Gym. This event is free and open to the public. \nRegistration will be open on Saturday\, starting at 11:30 AM. No advance registration is required\, and there is no entry fee for the contests. \nFirst-place winners from the previous year may not re-enter the same contest the following year. \nFor more information: https://www.facebook.com/warrenwilsoncollegemusic/ \nSchedule\nNoon – 1:30PM Youth Fiddle & Banjo Contests\, Youth Awards \n1:30 – 2:30PM Adult Fiddle & Banjo Contests \n2:30 – 3:00PM Ballad & Folksong Contest  \n3:00 – 4:00PM Old-Time Stringband Contest \n4:00 – 4:30PM Flatfoot Dance Contest \n4:30 – 5:00PM Instrument Raffle\, Adult Awards \nOld-Time String Band\n1st place – $300\n2nd place – $150\n3rd place – $75 \nOld-Time Fiddle (Adult)\n1st place – $75\n2nd place – $50\n3rd place – $25 \nOld-Time Banjo (Adult)\n1st place – $75\n2nd place – $50\n3rd place – $25 \nYouth Old-Time Fiddle (13-17)\n1st place – $50\n2nd place – $25\n3rd place – $10 \nYouth Old-Time Fiddle (12-under)\n1st place – $50\n2nd place – $25\n3rd place – $10 \nYouth Old-Time Banjo (17 and under)\n1st place – $50\n2nd place – $25\n3rd place – $10 \nFolksong\n1st place – $50\n2nd place – $25\n3rd place – $10 \nFlatfoot Dance\n1st place – $50\n2nd place – $25\n3rd place – $10 \nThis event is sponsored by the WWC Music Dept\, The Center for Working Lands\, and Acoustic Corner.
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/fiddles-folklife/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Road\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Mount Airy Old-Time & Dance Workshops (June)
DESCRIPTION:The Old-Time music tradition born in Surry County and the sound of sweet music carries throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains from local\, national and international musicians at the Annual Mount Airy Old-Time Fiddlers Convention at Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy\, North Carolina. \nTraditionally held the first full weekend in June\, this family friendly event brings together musicians and fans for two full days of competition\, jam sessions\, dancing\, singing\, education\, and family entertainment. This popular festival\, established in 1972\, is dedicated to old-time and bluegrass music\, as well as dance. The Fiddlers Convention features solo and band competitions whose winners are awarded cash prizes. \nFree old-time and bluegrass workshops and Dances will take place on Tuesday\, June 4 through Friday\, June 7 at Veterans Memorial Park. It brings master musicians directly to attendees of all ages who want to learn from area masters. They are another way to extend the old-time experience for those attending the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention. \nTuesday\, June 4\, 2024 \n\n6:00-8:00 pm\n\n\n\nDance – The Nunn Brothers and Friends \n\n\n\nWednesday\, June 5\, 2024\n\n\n\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\n\n\n\nMorning Session \n– Mac Traynham – Blue Ridge Old-Time Fiddle\n– Chester McMillian and Wesley Clifton – Old-Time Guitar\n– Trish Fore – Beginner/Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo\n– Kyle Dean Smith – Upright Bass\n– Riley Baugus and Kevin Fore – Round Peak Clawhammer Banjo\n– Lois Hornbostel – Introduction to Mountain Dulcimer Playing (loaners available) \n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 pm – 3:30 pm\n\n\n\nAfternoon Session \n– Mac Traynham – Blue Ridge Old-Time Fiddle\n– Chester McMillian – Old-Time Guitar\n– Kyle Dean Smith – Old-Time Guitar Runs – Blue Ridge Style\n– Riley Baugus and Wesley Clifton – Singing/Folksong\n– Kevin Fore – Round Peak Clawhammer Banjo\n– Lois Hornbostel – Continuing Basic Dulcimer Playing (loaners available) \n\n\n\n\n\n3:45 pm – 4:45 pm\n\n\n\nOld-Time Jam/Dance Workshop \nWith Mac Traynham\, Riley Baugus\, Chester McMillian\, Kevin Fore\, Trish Fore\, Wesley Clifton\, Kyle Dean Smith\, Lois Hornbostel\, and Ehukai Teves \n\n\n\n\n\n6:00 pm – 8:00 pm\n\n\n\nOld-Time Dance \nWith Mac Traynham\, Kevin Fore\, Wesley Clifton\, Riley Baugus\, Kyle Dean Smith\, Chester McMillian\, and Trish Fore as M.C. \n  \n\n\nThursday\, June 6\, 2024\n\n\n\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\n\n\n\nMorning Session \n– Mac Traynham – Blue Ridge Old-Time Fiddle\n– Chester McMillian and Wesley Clifton – Old-Time Guitar\n– Riley Baugus and Kevin Fore – Round Peak Banjo\n– Kyle Dean Smith – Upright Bass\n– Trish Fore – Beginner/Intermediate Clawhammer Banjo\n– Lois Hornbostel – Fiddle Tunes on Mountain Dulcimer (loaners available) \n\n\n\n\n\n1:30 pm – 3:30 pm\n\n\n\nAfternoon Session \n– Mac Traynham and Trish Fore – Blue Ridge Old-Time Fiddle and Banjo\n– Chester McMillian – Old-Time Guitar\n– Kyle Dean Smith – Old-Time Guitar Runs – Blue Ridge Style\n– Riley Baugus and Wesley Clifton – Singing/Folksong\n– Lois Hornbostel and Ehukai Teves – Playing Back Up/Chords on Mountain Dulcimer (loaners available) \n\n\n\n\n\n3:45 pm – 4:45 pm\n\n\n\nOld-Time Jam/Dance Workshop \nWith Mac Traynham\, Riley Baugus\, Chester McMillian\, Kevin Fore\, Trish Fore\, Wesley Clifton\, Kyle Dean Smith\, Lois Hornbostel\, and Ehukai Teves \n\n\n\n\n\n7:30 pm – 9:30 pm\n\n\n\nOld-Time Dance \nWith Mac Traynham\, Kevin Fore\, Wesley Clifton\, Riley Baugus\, Kyle Dean Smith\, Chester McMillian\, and Trish Fore as M.C. \n\n\n\nFriday\, June 7\, 2024\n\n\n\n10:00 am – 12:00 pm\n\n\n\nMorning Session \n– Mac Traynham – Blue Ridge Old-Time Fiddle\n– Chester McMillian and Wesley Clifton – Old-Time Guitar\n– Kyle Dean Smith – Guitar Runs – Blue Ridge Style\n– Riley Baugus\, Kevin\, and Trish Fore – Regional Style Clawhammer Banjo (Focusing on up the mountain and down the mountain regional styles)\n– Lois Hornbostel – Mountain Dulcimer for Experienced Players \n\n\n\n\n\n12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\n\n\n\nCircle Host by Vip \nWith Mac Traynham\, Riley Baugus\, Chester McMillian\, Kevin Fore\, Trish Fore\, Wesley Clifton\, and Kyle Dean Smith \n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 pm – 3:00 pm\n\n\n\nYouth & Beginner Workshops \n– Travis Watts – Beginner Blue Grass Banjo\n– Darrius Flowers – Youth String Instruments \n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 pm – 4:30 pm\n\n\n\nFlatfoot Workshop \nWith Michael Motley accompanied by Mac Traynham\, Riley Baugus\, Kevin Fore\, Trish Fore\, Chester McMillian\, Wesley Clifton\, and Kyle Dean Smith \n\n\n\n\n\n3:45 pm – 4:45 pm\n\n\n\nYouth & Intermediate Workshops \n– Travis Watts – Intermediate Blue Grass Banjo\n– Darrius Flowers – Youth String Instruments \n\n\n  \nPresenting Workshops Sponsors: \nThe workshops are hosted by the Surry Arts Council and Veterans Memorial Park\, Inc. and made possible through support from our Presenting Sponsor\, The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as part of their COME HEAR NC program\, and additional funding from the Grassroots Grant Program of the North Carolina Arts Council\, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/mount-airy-old-time-dance-workshopd-june/
LOCATION:Veterans Memorial Park\, 691 Lebanon Street\, Mount Airy\, NC\, 27030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Flatfoot,Old-Time,Square Dancing
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SUMMARY:Fiddles & Folklife
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, April 12\, Warren Wilson College will host Fiddles and Folklife\, an annual Appalachian festival and old-time music competition with cash prizes for old-time fiddle\, banjo\, folksong\, flatfooting\, and string band. Other activities include old-time music jams\, food and craft vendors\, folklife demonstrators\, and cake raffles. It all takes place 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM at Bryson Gym. This event is free and open to the public!\nRegistration will be open on Saturday\, starting at 11:30 AM. No advance registration is required\, and there is no entry fee for the contests. You may register for a maximum of 3 contests.\nFirst-place winners from the previous year may not re-enter the same contest the following year. There will be a cap of 15 contestants per category.\nFor more information\, please visit: https://www.warren-wilson.edu/2025/02/12/fiddles/
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/fiddles-folklife-2/
LOCATION:Warren Wilson College\, 701 Warren Wilson Road\, Swannanoa\, NC\, 28778\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Flatfoot,Folk,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:Rare Bird Cultural Arts is thrilled to announce the Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival\, a celebration of roots music\, craft\, and community at Rare Bird Farm in rural Spring Creek\, NC\, on Friday\, May 2 and Saturday\, May 3\, 2025. \nThis intimate\, family-friendly gathering showcases a diverse lineup of artists spanning Americana\, country\, folk\, and North Carolina mountain traditions\, blending the old with the new in a setting designed to foster connection and creativity. \nThe 2025 festival lineup features an incredible mix of emerging and established artists\, including: \n\nKassi Valazza\nChris Acker\nMike Gangloff & Kaily Schenker\nWeirs\nThe Wilder Flower\nNicholas Edward Williams\nTyler Dodson\nShelton Powe\n\nAttendees can also enjoy immersive folklife and craft experiences\, with featured artists-at-large leading interactive sessions: \n\nShaped-Note Singing Workshop with Laura Boosinger\nBe Art Experiential Art with Jane Sleeper\nAppalachian Dance Lessons with Linda Block\n\n50% of net proceeds from the Doggett Gap festival will be donated to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area\, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving\, interpreting\, and promoting the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains through music\, craft\, and storytelling initiatives. \nWith its intimate setting\, world-class music\, and hands-on folklife experiences\, Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival promises a weekend of deep connection\, creative exploration\, and community celebration. \nChildren (13+) → Standard ticket price \nYoung Children (5 & under) → Free with accompanying adult \n*Policy: Children must be supervised at all times. Our festivals are family-friendly but still prioritize a listening atmosphere. \n 
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/doggett-gap-tiny-music-heritage-festival-2/2025-05-02/
LOCATION:Rare Bird Farm\, 91 Duckett Top Tower Road\, Hot Springs\, NC\, 28743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Flatfoot,Folk,Old-Time,Shaped-Note Singing,Storytelling
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SUMMARY:Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival
DESCRIPTION:Rare Bird Cultural Arts is thrilled to announce the Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival\, a celebration of roots music\, craft\, and community at Rare Bird Farm in rural Spring Creek\, NC\, on Friday\, May 2 and Saturday\, May 3\, 2025. \nThis intimate\, family-friendly gathering showcases a diverse lineup of artists spanning Americana\, country\, folk\, and North Carolina mountain traditions\, blending the old with the new in a setting designed to foster connection and creativity. \nThe 2025 festival lineup features an incredible mix of emerging and established artists\, including: \n\nKassi Valazza\nChris Acker\nMike Gangloff & Kaily Schenker\nWeirs\nThe Wilder Flower\nNicholas Edward Williams\nTyler Dodson\nShelton Powe\n\nAttendees can also enjoy immersive folklife and craft experiences\, with featured artists-at-large leading interactive sessions: \n\nShaped-Note Singing Workshop with Laura Boosinger\nBe Art Experiential Art with Jane Sleeper\nAppalachian Dance Lessons with Linda Block\n\n50% of net proceeds from the Doggett Gap festival will be donated to the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area\, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving\, interpreting\, and promoting the heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains through music\, craft\, and storytelling initiatives. \nWith its intimate setting\, world-class music\, and hands-on folklife experiences\, Doggett Gap Tiny Music & Heritage Festival promises a weekend of deep connection\, creative exploration\, and community celebration. \nChildren (13+) → Standard ticket price \nYoung Children (5 & under) → Free with accompanying adult \n*Policy: Children must be supervised at all times. Our festivals are family-friendly but still prioritize a listening atmosphere. \n 
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/doggett-gap-tiny-music-heritage-festival-2/2025-05-03/
LOCATION:Rare Bird Farm\, 91 Duckett Top Tower Road\, Hot Springs\, NC\, 28743\, United States
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SUMMARY:Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
DESCRIPTION: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 result. The jam session is part jam and part stage show. The musicians face the audience and not each other\, as is the customary arrangement at a mountain jam session\, and most stand to play\, rather than sitting. All musicians who want to join in and play are welcomed\, regulars or not\, and a place in the line is made available. The jam session is open to everyone and focuses on old-time and bluegrass music. Listeners are welcome. The coffee is tasty and dinner is served!
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/zuma-coffee-bluegrass-jam-session/2025-05-15/
LOCATION:Zuma Coffee\, 7 North Main Street\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
DESCRIPTION: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 result. The jam session is part jam and part stage show. The musicians face the audience and not each other\, as is the customary arrangement at a mountain jam session\, and most stand to play\, rather than sitting. All musicians who want to join in and play are welcomed\, regulars or not\, and a place in the line is made available. The jam session is open to everyone and focuses on old-time and bluegrass music. Listeners are welcome. The coffee is tasty and dinner is served!
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LOCATION:Zuma Coffee\, 7 North Main Street\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-07-07/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
DESCRIPTION: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 result. The jam session is part jam and part stage show. The musicians face the audience and not each other\, as is the customary arrangement at a mountain jam session\, and most stand to play\, rather than sitting. All musicians who want to join in and play are welcomed\, regulars or not\, and a place in the line is made available. The jam session is open to everyone and focuses on old-time and bluegrass music. Listeners are welcome. The coffee is tasty and dinner is served!
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LOCATION:Zuma Coffee\, 7 North Main Street\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-07-21/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-08-04/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Zuma Coffee Bluegrass Jam Session
DESCRIPTION: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 result. The jam session is part jam and part stage show. The musicians face the audience and not each other\, as is the customary arrangement at a mountain jam session\, and most stand to play\, rather than sitting. All musicians who want to join in and play are welcomed\, regulars or not\, and a place in the line is made available. The jam session is open to everyone and focuses on old-time and bluegrass music. Listeners are welcome. The coffee is tasty and dinner is served!
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LOCATION:Zuma Coffee\, 7 North Main Street\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass,Clogging,Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-08-25/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-09-01/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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SUMMARY:History Happy Hour with Phil Jamison
DESCRIPTION:Mr. Jamison will be discussing his book Hoedowns\, Reels\, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance (University of Illinois Press\, 2015). \nRegister here.  \n\nPhil Jamison is nationally-known as a dance caller\, old-time musician\, and flatfoot dancer. He has called dances\, performed\, and taught at music festivals and dance events throughout the U.S. and overseas since the early 1970s\, including over forty years as a member of the Green Grass Cloggers. His flatfoot dancing was featured in the film\, Songcatcher\, for which he also served as Traditional Dance consultant. From 1982 through 2004\, he toured and played guitar with Ralph Blizard and the New Southern Ramblers. He also plays old-time fiddle and banjo. Over the last thirty years\, Phil has done extensive research in the area of Appalachian dance\, and his book Hoedowns\, Reels\, and Frolics: Roots and Branches of Southern Appalachian Dance (University of Illinois Press\, 2015) tells the story behind the square dances\, step dances\, reels\, and other forms of dance practiced in southern Appalachia. A 2017 inductee to the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame and a 2022 inductee to America’s Clogging Hall of Fame\, Phil taught traditional music and dance at Warren Wilson College in Asheville\, North Carolina for close to thirty years\, where he also served as coordinator of the Old-Time Music and Dance Week at the Swannanoa Gathering. \n*Phil is also listed in the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area’s Traditional Artist Directory.
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/history-happy-hour-with-phil-jamison/
LOCATION:Center for Pioneer  Life\, 134 Joe Young Rd.\, Burnsville\, NC\, 28714\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Flatfoot,Old-Time
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SUMMARY:Festival Barn Concerts
DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
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LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Music and dance have been a vital part of the John C. Campbell Folk School since its founding in 1925. From weekly contra dancing to their annual Fall Festival\, the Folk School offers a wide range of events for students\, visitors\, and those who call Brasstown and the surrounding area home. \nTheir Festival Barn Concerts showcase a wonderful variety of music. These concerts happen Monday evenings\, May – September. \n2025 Concerts:\nMonday\, May 19 – Don Pedi (Festival Barn Season Kickoff)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\n\nDon Pedi was born into a musical family in Chelsea\, Massachusetts. On weekends\, his grandfather\, who died before Don was born\, would close his barber shop for business\, and open his home in the back as a gathering place for family and friends to share homemade food\, fellowship and live music. Don’s grandfather played guitar\, mandolin and banjo. Don’s uncle Frank made his living singing and playing music. Another gifted singer is Don’s dad. He’ll burst into song at the drop of a hat. \nMonday\, May 26 – Aubrey Atwater & Elwood Donnely\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAward-winning\, internationally acclaimed duo\, Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly present delightful programs of traditional American and Celtic folk songs and percussive dance. Elwood and Aubrey blend gorgeous harmonies and play an astonishing array of instruments including guitar\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, mandolin\, tin whistle\, harmonica\, banjo\, limberjacks\, and other surprises including a thrilling interpretation of freestyle Appalachian clog dancing. Their performance is appealing to all ages\, and with humor\, audience participation\, and a relaxed stage presence\, Aubrey and Elwood explain song origins to give more relevance to the material. Married since 1989\, Aubrey and Elwood perform widely in the United States and abroad and their fourteen recordings receive international airplay and streaming. \nMonday\, June 2 – Banjo Legend Riley Baugus & Dinner with the Ark Food Truck                                                  Dinner: 6:15 PM\, Concert: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nRiley Baugus is an acclaimed American old-time musician\, singer\, and instrument builder from Walkertown\, North Carolina. Rooted in the Regular Baptist singing tradition and mentored by old-time legends like Tommy Jarrell\, Baugus was deeply influenced by the Round Peak style. After 18 years as a welder and blacksmith\, he pursued music full-time\, performing internationally and collaborating with artists such as Alison Krauss\, Robert Plant\, and Willie Nelson. He contributed to the Cold Mountain soundtrack\, released several solo and collaborative albums\, and teaches widely. In March of 2025\, he was inducted into the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame. \n“Baugus’ vocals sound like they’ve been echoing through the Appalachian Mountains for about 150 years. Quintessential American old-time music”. – Billboard\, 2006 \nMonday\, June 16 – Brenna MacMillan\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nOriginally from Winchester\, Kentucky\, Brenna MacMillan began playing banjo at the age of nine. Brenna performed frequently in the Lexington area which led to opening for J.D. Crowe and Bobby Osborne. Attending Berea College\, Brenna played with the Bluegrass Ensemble under Al White and was awarded the Red Foley Memorial Music Award in 2018. After graduating with a Chemistry degree\, concentration in Biochemistry\, Brenna moved to Nashville and started Theo & Brenna Band with her brother Theo. Their full bluegrass band toured for several years\, releasing two albums and now continue to play private gigs. Brenna plays with a variety of Nashville artists\, and can be seen making guest appearances around town and collaborating with musicians on social media. Brenna released her debut full-length solo album in 2024. \nMonday\, June 23 – Sara Grey\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nSara Grey grew up in rural New Hampshire and lived in Scotland for forty-six years. With her powerful voice and skillful banjo accompaniment\, she has sung\, taught\, and played her way throughout North America\, Europe\, Britain\, Ireland\, and Australia. Sara has made numerous recordings in the U.S. and Britain\, starting with critically acclaimed albums for Folk Legacy in the 1970s\, and is now taken over by the Smithsonian. Having spent the past fifty years studying the migration of old\, traditional British songs and ballads across the pond to America\, she has an immense repertoire that she loves to share. \nMonday\, June 30 – Les Gustafson-Zook with special guest Sadie Gustafson-Zook\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nLes is known nationally for his expressive and energetic autoharp playing. One of the world’s leading autoharp players\, he’s performed and given autoharp workshops at festivals across the country. \nSpecial guest\, [www.sadiegustafsonzook.com] Sadie Gustafson-Zook will be joining Les during his set to add her award-winning singer-songwriter and fiddling talents to the mix! \nLes is the 2001 and 2018 International Autoharp Champion at Winfield\, Kansas and the 1989 National Autoharp Champion. He’s also the 2023 Winner of the prestigious Mountain Laurel Autoharp Championships and was inducted into the Autoharp Hall of Fame in 2014. Before moving to Indiana\, he taught autoharp for five years at Linn Benton Community College in Corvallis\, OR and helped found and lead the Willamette Valley Autoharp Gathering during it’s 20 year history. \nMonday\, July 7 – Jonah Riddle & Carolina Express\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nFrom the hills of Western North Carolina\, two brothers set out to show the world their brand of bluegrass music\, as so many brother duets have done before them. Jonah\, age 20\, and Grayson\, age 15\, grew up playing gospel bluegrass in their church services. From the very beginning the brothers clung to the roots of the music\, something that many young pickers tend to overlook. The love for the music pushed Jonah to start his own band\, Jonah Riddle and Carolina Express. \nJonah takes care of banjo duties in the group\, playing a style that is quickly fading away in todays business. You can easily hear the Stanley\, Scruggs\, and Osborne influences in his sound\, the sounds of the pioneers! Grayson is on guitar and does all of the groups lead singing. Grayson’s style of guitar playing will take you back to the days of the great Jimmy Martin; strong\, steady rhythm\, full of all the runs that helps make bluegrass what it is! The Brothers father\, Benjie\, holds down upright bass duties for the band. \nMonday\, July 21 – Allie Jean\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nAllie Jean Burbrink is a folk musician whose first love is singing. She plays guitar\, clawhammer banjo\, harmonica\, piano\, ukulele\, old time fiddle\, mandolin\, piano\, upright bass\, feet\, or whatever other random instruments she finds interesting. She studied banjo with David Brose during her first trip to John C Campbell in 2011. Allie is best known for her work with The Whipstitch Sallies (folk/songwriter/bluegrass – Indiana)\, Frank & Allie Lee\, and The Freight Hoppers (old time – North Carolina). Her children’s folk album\, SING & PLAY ALL DAY\, was released in 2022. Her new record\, BLOOM AGAIN\, is a collection of 20 songs and tunes highlighting the contributions of women in old time and folk music. \nIn addition to performing\, Allie is a community music educator with a passion for personalized and collaborative music instruction. She has taught individuals and groups at Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week\, IBMA\, Indiana Fiddlers’ Gathering\, Hindman Settlement School\, local libraries\, music stores\, festivals\, camps\, her home\, and the Indiana Fiddle Frolic where she serves as program director. \nMonday\, August 4 – Mick Kinney & Friends\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nMick Kinney is a versatile musician and educator\, equally comfortable on many styles of fiddle\, country lap steel\, swing guitar\, old time banjo\, Cajun accordion\, or ragtime piano. His teaching experience includes several years at Swannanoa Gathering Old Time and Swing weeks\, a decade at Mars Hill University’s Blue Ridge Old Time and Roots of America\, Festival of American Fiddle Tunes\, Alabama Folk School\, and many other residencies. In addition to collecting and preserving Georgia traditional music he continues to record and perform with his sons as the Griddle Lickers and Hickhoppers\, and is on staff of the Frank Hamilton Folk School in his local Atlanta area. \nMonday\, August 11 – Newfound Gap\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nNewfound Gap is a rising band of young musicians who have already garnered several national accolades for their prodigious playing of Appalachian music.  The 4-piece band consists of clawhammer banjoist and vocalist Bayla (16) fiddler Sylvie (14)\, guitarist Judah (14) and bassist/mandolinist Emme (11). \nNewfound Gap has performed at Merlefest\, The Art of Music Festival\, Woodsongs\, The Earl Scruggs Festival\, The Blue Ridge Opry\, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival\, and FloydFest\, just to name a few.  Bayla is a ’23-’24 fellow in From the  Top’s learning and media lab\, only the second traditional musician to ever be chosen for the program\, and she is the youngest musician to be endorsed by Gold Tone Music Group. \nMonday\, August 25 – Tina & Her Pony\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM\nIndie Appalachian Folk band Tina and Her Pony began in Asheville\, North Carolina\, USA in 2010.  Shortly thereafter\, they spent two years holed up in the high desert mountain town of Taos\, New Mexico becoming one of the iconic artist colony’s most beloved performing acts. \nIn a soundscape rich in folk and americana offerings Tina and Her Pony stands out with clarity and freshness. Harmonies\, arrangements\, lyrics and captivating vocals combine to create something greater than the sum of the pieces which\, taken individually\, are deceptively straightforward. The music chronicles complex emotional landscapes with the kind of wisdom and honesty required from roots music in its most distilled and cherished forms.  The pandemic brought much change and loss to Tina’s world\, and this is reflected in her fresh material\, a collection of songs that comprises her newest record\, “Marigolds” (2023). \nMonday\, September 8 – The Blue Ridge Rounders\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nBob and Amy Buckingham are The Blue Ridge Rounders! The Blue Ridge Rounders Upstate South Carolina are a string band that plays acoustic music including anything from high-energy dance music to blues to introspective Americana. They have been playing together since 2002. Their music reflects the history\, values and lifestyle that were so dominant in days gone by. With an edge from bluegrass and a deep respect for the musical traditions of the mountains\, the Rounders play a hard driving\, fun loving music with the depth of an ancient knowledge. \nThey are the 2006 and 2007 Mountain Music Champions and winners at the 2006 North Carolina State Fair Old Time band contest. The band plays throughout the region ranging from Virginia\, the Carolinas\, Tennessee and Georgia\, even playing as far north as Pennsylvania. They are featured at festivals and concerts through the summer months and also teach at workshops and week long music camps like Blue Ridge Music Week at Mars Hill College. \nMonday\, September 22 – The Lone Mountain Band\, 7:00 PM– 8:00 PM\nThe group has established itself as one of the top Bluegrass bands in the Tennessee Valley since it was formed in the late 90’s by former high school classmates Bobby Burns and Diana Phillips. Bobby Burns was born into a musical family. He plays many instruments\, but with the band\, he mostly plays the mandolin\, sometimes the fiddle\, or the guitar. Bobby has played in professional bands since his teenage years. He is a full-time luthier and repairman. Bobby sings lead and harmony vocals and does most of the MC work for the band. Diana Phillips was trained as a classical pianist. While in college in Virginia she was exposed to Bluegrass music and fell in love with it. After she moved back to Chattanooga\, she teamed up with Bobby Burns. Diana is also an excellent singer and songwriter. \nMonday\, September 29 – Resonant Rogues (Festival Barn Finale)\, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM \nThe stage belongs to Resonant Rogues from Asheville. “Sparrow and Keith share a passion for movement and sound. Both traveled extensively throughout the U.S. — Keith by hopping freight trains\, Sparrow with a circus troupe. When the two met by chance in Asheville 10 years ago\, they combined their talents\, and the band was born. While they have explored styles genres around the globe\, current influences are classic country\, Appalachian old-time\, and vintage soul. \nThe Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available\, first come first serve. We also have a family-focused social area of picnic tables in the back. You’re welcome to bring your dinner\, card games\, carving\, sewing project\, or set up on the grass and let your kids play.\nA donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested\, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. \n*Lineup\, schedule\, and venue are subject to change\, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org… \n\nAUDIENCE Faculty & Staff\, General Public\, Student\nCOST suggested $5-15 donation\, per adult\nFOLK SCHOOL LOCATIONS Festival Barn: John C. Campbell Folk School\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC 28902
URL:https://www.blueridgemusicnc.com/event/festival-barn-concerts/2025-09-15/
LOCATION:John C. Campbell Folk School Festival Barn\, 1 Folk School Rd\, Brasstown\, NC\, 28902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Americana,Ballad Singing,Bluegrass,Blues,Clogging,Contra Dancing,Early Country Music,Flatfoot,Folk,Gospel,Old-Time,Roots Music
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