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Buy the Blue Ridge Music Trails guidebook MD DE blue ridge Published in association with UNC Press, the N.C. Arts music trails Council and the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area of WV A Guide to Music Sites, Partnership, Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina by VA Artists, and Traditions of the folklorist Fred C. Fussell is an insider’s guide to the great KY and music and dance traditions of the mountains and foothills. It NC TN also features a 26 music track CD. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to purchase. SC

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All locations on map are approximate. Please call ahead to confirm directions, dates and hours of events. BlueRidgeHeritage.com is known internationally as a region Western North Carolina Distinctions Along the Music Trails Here’s a sampling of Western North Carolina radio rich in traditional old-time stringband music, ballad singing in Traditional Music stations that play traditional music: The Blue Ridge Music Trails are set in the majestic and bluegrass, and abounds in opportunities to experience Western North Carolina has many distinctions in landscape of the North Carolina mountains and foothills, WCQS 88.1 FM, Asheville this authentic artistry in person. traditional music that set it apart, and here’s a sample: where you will find an abundance of great experiences: Close to Home, Saturdays at 8 p.m.; Traditional music can be heard throughout the region in • No other state has had more influence on the • Scenic drives with mountain views Country Roots with Wayne Erbsen, Sunday at 7 p.m. a range of settings, from hometown oprys and informal development of the in America: , • Historic small towns (Traditional, old-time and classic ) jam sessions to concert stages. Festivals and old-time • Invigorating hikes and nature walks Charlie Poole and Snuffy Jenkins, among many, WKYK 1450 AM, Burnsville music conventions, some dating back almost a century, • Hidden waterfalls created modern banjo styles. Bluegrass every Friday at 4 p.m. are reliable opportunities for enjoying traditional music • Handmade crafts and dance in family-friendly settings. • The fiddle and banjo ensemble tradition in Surry • Bustling farmers’ markets WKVS 103.3 FM, Lenoir County’s Round Peak community is emulated by • Pit-cooked barbeque Bluegrass all day, daily, featuring a mix of classic and The Blue Ridge Music Trails is a project of the North musicians around the world. • Local beers and wines current . Also spotlights local music Carolina Arts Council, a division of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and the Blue Ridge • Flat-footing and clogging in Western N.C. are As you travel the Music Trails, you’ll also encounter a WDSL 1520 AM, Mocksville National Heritage Area Partnership to preserve and recognized as the most highly-developed dance variety of music styles, including: Gospel, bluegrass and country traditions in the country. Team square dancing promote traditional music in Western North Carolina. • the lonesome strains of old-time fiddling WPAQ 740 AM, Mount Airy originated in Haywood County in the 1930s. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com for more information • the fiery rhythms of bluegrass music Bluegrass and country on the region’s music, venues, events, and artists. • One of the longest, unbroken ballad singing • the stately charm of guitar, style Live Radio Broadcast of Merry-Go-Round at the traditions in America is found in Madison County. • the unadorned power of shaped-note singing Earle Theatre • and the quiet intensity of age-old ballads • Asheville’s Mountain Dance and Folk Festival is the Every Saturday from 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. oldest continuous folk festival in the . Jam Protocol WNCW 88.7 FM, Spindale • WPAQ AM 740 in Mount Airy is the oldest live radio Western North Carolina Public Radio offers a mix of music Jam sessions in Western North Carolina are friendly show that continues to program regional music from from bluegrass to world music. Features local artists events where people gather to play and listen to the Blue Ridge, first signing on in 1948. traditional music in an informal setting. The seating or • MerleFest is one of the nation’s largest and most standing arrangement of the participants varies from influential “Americana” music events. It was founded place to place. There is a general custom that the most in 1988 by Doc Watson in memory of his son Merle. experienced musicians will occupy the most central positions of the group. Typically, the assembled players at jam sessions form a circle, and the veteran musicians sit or stand right in the middle of the circle. Other musicians often place themselves closer to or more distant from the center in accordance with their particular skill levels. There are no hard-and-fast rules. Visitors are almost always welcome to participate, but every jam is different, so musicians who have an interest in joining in should be observant and respectful of local protocol. Visit BlueRidgeMusicNC.com for more jam protocols.

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Elliott Family Farms, 356 London Rd., Lawndale, NC 704-472-9667 NC Lawndale, Rd., London 356 Farms, Family Elliott

336-384-2382 NC Lansing, Rd., Creek Silas 2425 828-298-7928 NC Asheville, Pkwy., Ridge Blue 382 Milepost

Clear Mountain View Music Festival Music View Mountain Clear August 8

Store General Phipps

Heritage Weekend at the Folk Art Center Art Folk the at Weekend Heritage mid-September 6

828-227-7129 NC Cullowhee, Building, H.F.R. 150

800-468-7325 NC Linville, Hwy., Rock Blowing 2050

Phipps General Store Jam Store General Phipps Fridays 19

336-846-9196 NC Jefferson, West downtown,

Auditorium Center Heritage Mountain

828-396-5811 NC Lenoir, 268, NC 3590 Farm, Jones

Mountain Grandfather

336-401-8390 NC Dobson, St., Main S 630

Christmas in July in Christmas Saturday 1st July, 7

336-786-7998 NC Airy, Mount St., Main North 142 Theatre, Earle

Thursdays 1st May, – October

Sunday – Friday weekend, Day Labor September,

Saturday 4th June,

College Community Surry

Old-Time Music Heritage Hall Heritage Music Old-Time Saturdays & Thursdays 18

Session Jam & Concert University Carolina Western 2

Happy Valley Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention Fiddler’s Old-Time Valley Happy 5 336-623-1043 Singing on the Mountain at MacRae Meadows MacRae at Mountain the on Singing 24

Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention Fiddlers Time Old Surry

March 5

NC Eden, St., Church 422 Park, Morehead Governor

336-384-4707 NC Lansing, Rd., School Helton Old

828-879-2129 NC Valdese, St., Main West 400

704-453-8185 NC Ellenboro, Rd., Church Mountain Piney 813

828-258-6101 NC Asheville, St., College 121 Park, Square Pack

704-539-5493 NC Grove, Union

Charlie Poole Music Festival Music Poole Charlie Saturday & Friday 2nd June, 6

Community Sturgills

September – April, Friday or Saturday each month month each Saturday or Friday April, – September

Auditorium School Ellenboro

Saturdays most weekend, Day Labor – 4th July

Vanhoy Farms Family Campground Campground Family Farms Vanhoy

Old Helton School Hog Stomp Hog School Helton Old Thursdays 17

School Rock Old the at Bluegrass 1

Thanksgiving before Saturday November, 828-646-3411 NC Canton, St., Penland South 77 Shindig on the Green the on Shindig 23

Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention Fiddlers’ Time Old Weekend Easter 4

Ellenboro Fiddlers’ and Bluegrass Convention Bluegrass and Fiddlers’ Ellenboro Park the in Pickin’ Canton 4 September – June 5 828-668-9259 Museum Gateway Mountain

828-682-9654 NC Burnsville, St., Main South 6 Center, Town

800-343-7857 NC Wilkesboro, Dr., Collegiate S 1328

Old Fort Afternoon Jams Afternoon Fort Old Sundays 16

828-649-1301 NC Springs, Hot St., Bridge 315 Memorial Stadium, Asheville, NC Asheville, Stadium, Memorial RiddleFest weekend Day Father’s after Saturday June, 22

College Community Wilkes

Brewgrass Festival Brewgrass Resort & Spa Springs Hot September 3

336-699-8693 NC Bend, East Hwy., 67 NC 10225 fall-spring music venues music fall-spring

MerleFest Sunday – Thursday last April, 3

828-439-1866 NC Morganton, Dr., Meadows Catawba 220

Bluff Mountain Music Festival Music Mountain Bluff Saturday 2nd June, 4

O’Henry’s Restaurant O’Henry’s Saturdays & Fridays 15

828-689-1571 NC Hill, Mars St., Athletic 100 Park Meadows Catawba

828-771-3722 NC Asheville, Rd., Wilson Warren

Campus College Hill Mars 877-782-2765 NC Cherokee, Rd., Wolfetown 1553 Red, White and Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass and White Red, 4 July – 30 June 21

828-206-2332 NC Marshall, Street, Main Depot, Railroad Old The

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and Mars Hill Heritage Festival Heritage Hill Mars and Bluegrass in Cherokee Festival Cherokee in Bluegrass Saturday 1st October, weekend 2nd June, 3

Marshall Railroad Depot Railroad Marshall Fridays 14

Fiddles and Folklife Festival Folklife and Fiddles Saturday 3rd April, 2

828-524-2516 NC Franklin, downtown, Square, The On

Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of ” Appalachia” of “Minstrel Lunsford Lamar Bascom 2

336-846-9550 NC Jefferson, Rd., Park Ashe 527 Pickin’ on the Square the on Pickin’ 828-964-1362 828-964-1362 NC Todd, Rd., Grade Railroad Park, Cook Saturdays August, early – May 20

828-652-2215 NC Marion, St., Railroad

828-479-4727 NC Robbinsville, Rd., Snowbird Little 1897

Ashe County Bluegrass & Old Time Fiddlers Convention Fiddlers Time Old & Bluegrass County Ashe 336-786-6116 NC Airy, Mount St., Lebanon W 691 August 2 Todd New River Festival River New Todd Saturday 2nd October, 18

Marion Depot Bluegrass Depot Marion Thursdays 13

Church Baptist Snowbird Little

336-466-4790 NC Lansing, 194, Hwy. 9281

Park Memorial Veterans

800-372-5473 NC Sparta, North, 21 U.S. 1585 Saturday weekend, Day Memorial

336-593-8159 NC Danbury, Rd., Mill Sheppard 89, NC Off Park Trail Creeper Lansing

828-966-4060 NC Toxaway, Lake Rd., Fisher Slick 81

Autumn Leaves Festival Leaves Autumn October 1

Fairgrounds Alleghany Fading Voices Festival and the Snowbird Mountain Singing Mountain Snowbird the and Festival Voices Fading 1 Ola Belle Reed Music Festival Music Reed Belle Ola Moratock Park Park Moratock August 19

Lake Toxaway Community Center Community Toxaway Lake Fridays 12

Alleghany County Fiddlers’ Convention Fiddlers’ County Alleghany weekend 3rd July, 1

Stokes Stomp Stokes Sunday & Saturday weekend, 2nd September, 17

336-351-5543 NC Airy, Mount Rd., Woodville 354 800-365-5724 NC Brasstown, Rd., School Folk 1

Nunn Brothers Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass Brothers Nunn 336-983-4951 NC Westfield, Rd., Collinstown 1565 weekend last July, 18 Saturdays 3rd & 1st Fridays,

fall music venues music fall

Stokes County Fiddlers’ Convention Fiddlers’ County Stokes October October 16

John C. Campbell Folk School Concert series Concert School Folk Campbell C. John 11

spring music venues music spring 706-864-7203 NC Marion, West, 70 US 1885

summer music venues music summer 877-768-3395 NC City, Forest Dr., Shakespeare 153 Park, Globe Center Camping Johnson’s Tom 828-361-6878 NC Andrews, Ln., Hearth Country 220

Snuffy Jenkins Festival Jenkins Snuffy September 15 Saturday – Thursday Mid-August, Jimmy’s Pick n Grin n Pick Jimmy’s Saturdays 10

North Carolina State Bluegrass Festival Bluegrass State Carolina North 17

828-452-2881 NC Junaluska, Lake 828-262-4576 NC Boone, St., King West 604 House, Jones

828-262-4576 NC Boone, St., King West 604 House, Jones

Lake Junaluska Conference Center, 91 N. Lakeshore Dr., Dr., Lakeshore N. 91 Center, Conference Junaluska Lake 828-297-2200 NC Grove, Sugar Rd., Adams Dale 207 Jam Sessions at Jones House Community Center Community House Jones at Sessions Jam Thursdays 9 828-675-4790 NC Burnsville, Dr., Music Mountain 26

Fridays September, – June

Labor Day weekend, Friday & Saturday Saturday & Friday weekend, Day Labor School Creek Cove 888-765-9531 NC Pine, Spruce Rd., Orchard 1025

Young’s Mountain Music Mountain Young’s Saturdays 29

704-907-8863 NC Drexel, St., Main South 100

Music at the Jones House Community Center: Concerts Center: Community House Jones the at Music 3

Smoky Mountain Folk Festival Folk Mountain Smoky Grove Sugar ‘n Fest Music 14 Saturday & Friday weekend, 2nd July, 16

Parkway Ridge Blue 328.3, Milepost

Saturdays Fridays, Thursdays, 828-295-3651 NC Rock, Blowing Blvd., Valley 8304

October in weekends and Sunday, – Wednesday September, – May 828-369-5595 NC Franklin, Rd., Creek Cowee 251

828-884-3575 NC Brevard, downtown, 828-456-3517 NC Waynesville, St., Main N 285 Jam Session at The Drexel Barber Shop Barber Drexel The at Session Jam 8 Woodlands Barbeque and Pickin’ Parlor Pickin’ and Barbeque Woodlands 28

Orchard at Altapass Live Music Live Altapass at Orchard 4 Fridays October, – May

Halloween to closest Saturday November, or October Courthouse County Haywood

828-216-3492 NC Fletcher, Rd., Hendersonville 3715 336-786-2222 NC Airy, Mount Theatre, Earle

Jam Sessions at the T.M. Rickman General Store General Rickman T.M. the at Sessions Jam 2

Old-Time Mountain Music Competition at Halloween at Competition Music Mountain Old-Time Mountain Street Dance Street Mountain 13 August – July 15

828-926-1288 Valley Maggie 19), (Route Rd. Soco 3116

Fletcher Feed & Seed & Feed Fletcher Saturdays & Fridays 7 WPAQ Merry-Go-Round WPAQ Saturdays 27

Saturdays & Fridays November, – April 828-488-3681 NC City, Bryson St., Everett 226

Happy Trails! Happy 828-675-4790 NC Burnsville, St., Main South 6 828-258-6101; 828-257-4530 828-258-6101;

704-487-6233 704-487-6233 NC Shelby, St., Lafayette South 103

336-667-3171 NC Wilkesboro, St., Main East 100

Bryson City Depot City Bryson Ground Stompin’ the at Dance and Music Saturdays October, – June 1 3 336-786-7998 NC Airy, Mount St., Main North 142

Center Town Burnsville NC Asheville, Square, Pack South 2 Theatre, Wortham Diana

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Music in the Mountains Folk Festival Folk Mountains the in Music Saturday last September, 12 Saturday – Thursday 1st August,

828-296-9336 828-296-9336 NC Valley, Maggie Rd., Soco 3605

Earl Scruggs Center Scruggs Earl 6

Wilkes Heritage Museum & the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame of Hall Music Ridge Blue the & Museum Heritage Wilkes 26

Tommy Jarrell Festival Jarrell Tommy weekend last February, 5

out. For the most up-to-date information on venues and and venues on information up-to-date most the For out. Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Folk and Dance Mountain 14

Maggie Valley Opry House Opry Valley Maggie October – May 2

828-243-3496 NC Brevard, Lane, Andante 349

704-487-8114 NC Shelby, St., Washington South 318

336-973-3237 NC Ferguson, 268, NC 11929

is always best to verify the information before heading heading before information the verify to best always is 336-877-5401 NC Todd, Rd., Grade Railroad 3899

336-345-7388 NC Airy, Mount St., Lebanon West 691 Auditorium Whittington-Pfohl Center, Music Brevard

summer-fall music venues music summer-fall 828-577-1889 NC Horseshoe, Rd., Farm Banner 1

Don Theatre Gibson Don 5

Sundays & Saturdays March, – January

month each Friday one April, – January

Mountain Song Festival Song Mountain though all the events listed occur on a regular basis, it it basis, regular a on occur listed events the all though Park Memorial Veterans Airy Mount September mid- 11

Church Methodist Memorial Cummings

only appointment by open December; – April

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828-837-3797 NC Brasstown, West, 64 Hwy. Old 11005

Saturday & Friday weekend, 1st June,

Sunday 1st the before Saturday September, & May

As you begin your journey, keep in mind that even even that mind in keep journey, your begin you As

800-372-5473 NC Sparta, St., Main

Whippoorwill Academy and the Tom Dooley Museum Dooley Tom the and Academy Whippoorwill 25

Clay’s Corner Weekly Jam Session Jam Weekly Corner Clay’s Fridays 4

Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention Fiddlers Old-Time and Bluegrass Airy Mount 13

Singing Harmony Christian Etowah 1 828-837-3797 NC Brasstown, West, 64 Hwy. Old 11005

Mountain Heritage Festival Heritage Mountain September 10

invite you to sing, dance and celebrate with us. with celebrate and dance sing, to you invite 336-877-1067 NC Todd, Rd., Grade Railroad 3866

Clay’s Corner New Year’s Eve Celebration Eve Year’s New Corner Clay’s December 3

828-649-1617 NC Marshall, downtown St., Main North 7

800-828-4244 NC Hendersonville, downtown,

828-227-7129 NC Cullowhee, Dr., University 1 828-456-3517 NC Waynesville, Downtown

Todd General Store Jam Session Jam Store General Todd Fridays 24

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Bluegrass Jam at Zuma Coffee Zuma at Jam Bluegrass nights Thursday 3

Area Parking Center Information Visitors Hendersonville

702 North Main St., Rutherfordton, NC Rutherfordton, St., Main North 702

University Carolina Western of Campus Courthouse County Haywood

Monday Night Street Dance Street Night Monday August – July 12 828-884-3575 NC Brevard, S), 276 (US St. Main East 364 The venues are alphabetized in a seasonal at-a-glance at-a-glance seasonal a in alphabetized are venues The

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336-706-2144 NC Eden, Rd., Gant 151

Mountain Heritage Day Heritage Mountain Saturday last September, 9 Fridays alternate EarlyAugust, to June Late

spring-fall music venues music spring-fall

Thursday Night Jam at the Silvermont Mansion Silvermont the at Jam Night Thursday Thursdays 23

Singing at Saint John’s Church John’s Saint at Singing Harmony Christian 2

The Barn The Saturdays 4th & 2nd Tuesdays, 2 Dance Street Waynesville 828-295-5099 NC Lenoir, Rd., Blackberry Pottery, Family Bolick

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presenting the music. the presenting 704-482-7882 NC Shelby, St., Lafayette South 103

Saturday last June, 828-396-5811 NC Falls, Granite Rd., Mill Petra 6160

828-275-8650 NC Asheville, Resort, Plaza Crowne

800-372-5473 NC Sparta, St., Main North 25 Theater, Spartan The

Courthouse County Cleveland Old 828-479-3364 NC Robbinsville, Rd., Schoolhouse 121

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Heritage Day and Kiln Opening at Bolick Family Pottery Family Bolick at Opening Kiln and Day Heritage 11 Sims Country Bar-B-Que Country Sims Saturdays & Fridays 22

Bluegrass First Class First Bluegrass February 1

Alleghany Jubilee Alleghany Saturdays & Tuesdays 1 Saturday 3rd October, Saturdays August, – June of End

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8 26 828-627-3080 828-627-3080 NC Junaluska, Lake Rd., Creek Fines 190 704-539-4353 NC Grove, Union Hwy., Memorial West 1901

336-679-2941 NC Yadkinville, St., State North 305

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Fines Creek Bluegrass Jam Bluegrass Creek Fines weekend 2nd August, 10 Saturday Morning Jam at the Cook Shack Cook the at Jam Morning Saturday Saturdays 21

800-365-5726 NC Brasstown, Rd., School Folk 1 School Elementary Yadkinville 828-877-3130 NC Forest, Pisgah 276), (US Hwy. Pisgah 11250

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weekend full 1st October, Saturday & Friday weekend, 3rd April, Sundays July, 828-749-2581 NC Saluda, Downtown, 336-984-3455 NC Ronda, Rd., Redding 708

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John C. Campbell Folk School Fall Festival Fall School Folk Campbell C. John Forestry of Cradle the at Series Music Songcatcher Convention Bluegrass Valley Yadkin Coon Dog Day Dog Coon

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Saturday 1st July, 9 Redding’s Country Kitchen Country Redding’s 20 Fridays Trail the Hit You Before