Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotton, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Earl Scruggs, the Camp Creek Boys, Blind Boy Fuller, Shirley Caesar, Nina Simone, Etta Baker, John Dee Holeman, Joe Thompson, Marcus Martin, Manco Sneed, Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham . . . all from North Carolina!
Since 1974 the North Carolina Folklife Institute has supported programs and projects that recognize, document, and present traditional culture in North Carolina. Our website is a resource for learning about the traditional arts and heritage of our state.
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Visit our new food blog, NCFOOD, to read about traditional cooking and food events in North Carolina!
We are proud to be partners in the development of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Traditional Artists Directory, now online at www.blueridgeheritage.com. Visit the site to learn about hundreds of traditional musicians, craftspeople, storytellers, dancers, and other artists in the North Carolina mountains.
The North Carolina Folklife Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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Thank you for being a friend of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Please be aware that we award and recognize individuals who have completed the entire length of the Parkway through our End-to-Ender program. More information can be found at www. endtoender. org
Town Mountain here, we are very excited to have the day finally arrive for our CD Release Party of HEROES and HERETICS. We will be having a show to celebrate this occassion on Friday September 26th at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC and we hope that you will come out and join us!
Here are the details for the evenings show:
Friday September 26th The Grey Eagle Town Mountain CD Release Party w. special guests Packway Handle Band Doors at 8PM Packway Handle Band starts at 9PM Tickets - 8.00
Town Mountain will also be appearing live on WNCW radio on Friday the 26th before the show at 1PM, and you can listen online at www. wncw. org!
I just wanted to let you know that my CD, “Have Faith,” has finally been released and is now available! Also, if you get a chance, check out my new profile page (with videos on the right side) and my new Website. Leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing.
.. Hi NCFI, Thanks for the friendship and for supporting traditional music..Leave your troubles in town and join us in a mountain meadow on the banks of the pristine New River. Great food, wine and World-Class Blues! Celebrate life & music...Sun. Aug. 31 ....
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