Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
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| Country and Region | United States — North Carolina |
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| Type of Festival | Dance, Music |
| Location of Festival | Asheville, North Carolina USA |
| Festival Contact Information | Mountain Dance and Folk Festival |
| Festival Description | The longest running folk festival in the United States — The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has been running since 1926. The event provides a gathering place for people to share and understand the beauty and dignity of the Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions that have been handed down through generations in western North Carolina. The finest of the Appalachian ballad singers, string bands and square dance teams for education and entertainment keep these traditions alive. The songs and dances shared at this event echo centuries of Scottish, English, Irish, Cherokee and African heritage found in the valleys and coves between the Great Smokies and the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival has grown to be one of the oldest gatherings of its kind in the nation. The festival provides a platform for the talented of the high country lying between the Great Smoky and the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
| Festival Dates | August 2 - 4, 2012 |
| Festival Links | http://www.folkheritage.org/ |
Festival Events:
Lineup 2012:
- Thursday, August 2
- MCs: Carol Rifkin and Jerry Sutton
- Ed Herron
- Grey Eagle - Stoney Creek Boys
- George and Brooke Buckner
- The Ross Brothers and Terry Woody
- Zack and Maggie Allen
- Dance Team: J Creek Cloggers
- Bryan McDowell
- Peg Twisters
- Don Pedi
- Dance Team: Dixie Darlins
- Roger Howell & Friends
- Paul’s Creek Band
- Crooked Pine Band
- Dance Team: Southern Mountain Fire
- Whitewater Bluegrass Company
- Friday, August 3
- MCs: Laura Boosinger and Kevin Hamlin
- Ed Heron
- Grey Eagle - Stoney Creek Boys
- Dance Team: Cole Mountain Cloggers
- The Waymasters
- Sam Adams
- Dance Team: Southern Appalachian Cloggers
- Paul Crouch
- Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition
- Dance Team: Southern Mountain Smoke Cloggers
- Clearwater Connection
- David Holt - Special Tribute to Doc Watson
- Dance Team: Green Valley Cloggers
- The New Broad River Band
- sLaura Boosinger
- Dance Team: Avery Smooth Dancers
- Saturday, August 4
- dMCs: Richard Hurley and Glenn Bannerman
- Ed Herron
- Grey Eagle - Stoney Creek Boys
- Dance Team: Mountain Tradition Cloggers
- Betty Smith
- The Cockman Family
- The Hollifields
- Dance Team: Appalachian Mountaineers
- Bryce Parham and Kathryn Brickey
- Appalachian Heroes
- Dance Team: Bannerman Family
- Dance Team: Stoney Creek Cloggers
- Bryan Sutton
- Richard Hurley
- Trantham Family
- Dance Team: Southern Mountain Fire Cloggers
- Bearwallow
Practical Info:
Venue:
Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville
http://www.dwtheatre.comHow to get there:
By Car
Asheville is accessible from the following highways: I-26, I-40 and I-240; and U.S. 19/23, 25, 25A, 70, and 74. Travelers who are heading eastbound on I-40 should follow I-81 Northbound to I-26 Eastbound in Johnson City, TN back to I-40 in the Asheville area. Travelers heading west on I-40 should follow I-26 Westbound to I-81 Southbound in Johnson City, TN to reconnect to I-40 in Knoxville.- By Plane
The Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) is currently served by Continental Airlines, Delta Connection-ASA, Northwest Airlines and US Airways.
http://www.flyavl.com/
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