Need updated info for these Appalachian Summer Music Festivals

[theHandpuppet]

This is an older list of Appalachian summer music festivals held at different locations. If you have updated information to share about any of these festivals and a 2014 schedule, please post here. Thanks!

http://appvoices.org/2011/04/05/summer-music-festivals/

[lamp_shade]

1. Blue Plum Festival in Johnson City TN

http://www.chattanoogan.com/2013/12/18/265770/Tennessee-Announces-2014-January-To.aspx

[theHandpuppet]

2. Lots of great festivals on that list. Thank you!

[theHandpuppet]

3. Mountain Dance & Folk Festival, Shindig on the Green

Asheville, North Carolina.

http://www.folkheritage.org/ourhistory.htm

[theHandpuppet]

4. More Appalachian music & good times!

Appalachian Festival 2014
Coney Island, Cincinnati, Ohio
Appalachian Festival 2014
Friday, May 9, 9:00 to 9:00
http://www.zvents.com/cincinnati_oh/events/show/365157803-appalachian-festival-2014

Appalachian Uprising
Bluegrass for the Next Generation
Eden Valley Farm, Scottown, Ohio
June 5- 7th, 2014
http://www.appalachianuprising.net/default.asp

Appalachian Festival of Young Voices
Featuring the Appalachian Children's Chorus
Charleston, West Virginia
Begins: Friday, June 27, 2014 at 6:00 pm
Ends: Monday, June 30, 2014 at 12:00 pm
(This is a workshop for choruses)
http://www.wvacc.org/events/appalachian-festival-young-voices

39th Annual Pow Wow at Cherokee
Cherokee, North Carolina
July 4-6, 2014
Featuring hundreds of traditional dancers and drummers
http://www.romanticasheville.com/festival_of_native_peoples.htm

Appalachian String Band Festival
July 30 - August 3, 2014
Clifftop, West Virginia
http://www.wvculture.org/stringband/
and
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/17295153/schedule-set-for-appalachian-string-band-music-festival

2014 Northern Appalachian Folk Festival
Indiana, Pennsylvania
September 5th and 6th, 2014
http://northernappfolkfest.org/

[Tanuki]

5. West Virginia happenings, 2014

http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/fflist.html

[theHandpuppet]

6. 30th Annual Appalachian Summer Festival, Boone, NC

To be held at Appalachian State University at Boone, North Carolina. Check out their schedule of events -- this looks like a great place to be!

http://appsummer.org/

[Tanuki]

7. Y'all come!

http://www.porchpickin.com/schedule.asp

[theHandpuppet]

8. Fabulous list, Tanuki!!

Thank you so much!

[Tanuki]

9. Calendar for The Crooked Road--333-mile Heritage Music Trail

https://www.myswva.org/tcr/events/calendar/month

"A place of beauty – a place of song. This is The Crooked Road.
Experience first-hand how music is woven into the rich tapestry of tradition in Southwest Virginia. The variety is amazing - old-time string bands, a cappella gospel, blues, 300 year old ballads, bluegrass, and more.
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About The Crooked Road Trail
The Crooked Road is a 330 mile driving trail through the mountains of Southwest Virginia that connects nine Major Venues and over 60 Affiliated Venues and Festivals that visitors can enjoy every day of the year. The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail is also a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 2004 whose mission is to support economic development in Southwest Virginia by promoting this region’s rich heritage of traditional music.

The Crooked Road began as an idea in January 2003. And response to the concept from communities, musicians, music venues, and tourism organizations was positive and immediate. As a result of this enthusiasm, “The Crooked Road” now includes nineteen counties, four cities, over 50 towns, five regional planning districts, two tourism organizations, and a large number of music venues."

[theHandpuppet]

10. Stephenson Center for Appalachia Hosts Bluegrass Band Hawkins County Grass July 23 on LMC Campus

High Country Press
Boone, NC
Stephenson Center for Appalachia To Host the Bluegrass Band Hawkins County Grass July 23 on LMC Campus
July 21, 2014.

If you love Bluegrass music, the Stephenson Center for Appalachia at Lees-McRae College invites you to join us for an evening of rhythmic fun on Wednesday, July 23 from 7-8 p.m. John Goad and Hawkins County Grass will present an hour of modern traditional bluegrass in Evans Auditorium of the Cannon Student Center on the campus of Lees-McRae College. This event is free and open to the public.

Guitarist John Goad, one of the first graduates to receive East Tennessee State University’s degree in Bluegrass, Old Time, and Country Music Studies, formed the band shortly after graduating, and they have performed in venues throughout East Tennessee. Goad began active participation in the bluegrass music scene as a teenager to carry on his family’s musical tradition.

“Bluegrass has emerged from Appalachia’s musical heritage, and we embrace this authentically American form as part of our rich culture,” said Dr. Michael Joslin, director of the Stephenson Center for Appalachia. “We are fortunate to have John’s band as part of our lecture series this summer. We invite everyone to join us to hear Hawkins County Grass.”

The Stephenson Lecture Series is free and open to the public. Each program begins at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 9, 16, and 23. For more information, please contact Megan Hall, director of communications, at 828.898.8729 or [e-mail]

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