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News & notes from around the old-time music world

fRoots Radio

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

We were sorry to learn that shortly before the pandemic, the folk music magazine fRoots ceased publication after 40 years. The fRoots Radio podcast, however, is still on the air,… Read More →

Filed Under: Here & There

Quarantine Happy Hour Archive

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

A full archive of Quarantine Happy Hour episodes, the nightly broadcast that brought old-time musicians together virtually throughout the pandemic, is now available at slowerthandirt.org/QHH.

Filed Under: Here & There

New books on old-time music

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

McFarland has several new books related to old-time music among their forthcoming 2022 releases. Naomi “Omie” Wise: Her Life, Death, and Legend, by Hal Pugh and Eleanor Minnock-Pugh, tells the… Read More →

Filed Under: Here & There

Hammons Family Memorial Fiddle and Banjo Contests (Marlinton, WV)

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

July 9 is the date for the inaugural Hammons Family Memorial Fiddle and Banjo Contests, held in Marlinton, West Virginia. Registration and other information can be found on the Facebook… Read More →

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Clifftop (WV)

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

August 3 – 7 are the dates for this year’s Appalachian String Band Music Festival, AKA Clifftop, held in person again at Camp Washington Carver in Clifftop, West Virginia. Pre-festival… Read More →

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Banjo Gathering (Baltimore, MD)

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

The 25th annual Banjo Gathering will be held in Baltimore November 3 – 6. As details are finalized they will be announced at banjogathering.weebly.com.

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Mountain Dance and Folk Festival (Asheville, NC)

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

The 95th annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival will take place in Asheville, North Carolina, August 4 – 6. Doors open at 6:00 and show begins at 7:00, at the… Read More →

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention (Westminster, MD)

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

The Deer Creek Fiddlers’ Convention will be in-person this year, held on the campus of McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, on July 16. The festival is now part of the… Read More →

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Elliot County (KY) Fiddlers Convention

Published on July 4, 2022 By Sarah Bryan

The first annual Elliot County Fiddlers Convention will take place at the Little Sandy Lodge in Sandy Hook, Kentucky, on July 8 and 9th, 2022.

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

South Arts Folk & Traditional Arts Cross-Border Mentor-Apprentice Program

Published on December 6, 2021 By Sarah Bryan

South Arts presents an annual fellowship to teacher-student teams of traditional artists in Appalachian counties, the Folk & Traditional Arts Cross-Border Mentor-Apprentice Program. Among the teams who have participated so… Read More →

Filed Under: Here & There

Folklife From Home WNC: Call for artists

Published on December 6, 2021 By Sarah Bryan

The North Carolina Folklife Institute is presenting a growing collection of videos, Folklife from Home, in which North Carolina traditional artists, including old-time musicians, share their traditions. The latest series,… Read More →

Filed Under: Here & There

Spring Fed Records Haley Family set

Published on December 6, 2021 By Sarah Bryan

Spring Fed Records has announced the imminent release of their box set of Haley Family recordings, projected to be available in January 2022. Stole from the Throat of a Bird:… Read More →

Filed Under: Here & There

Sepia Tones podcast

Published on December 6, 2021 By Sarah Bryan

This spring the Great Smoky Mountains Association released a new podcast mini-series, Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music. The series, they write, which is hosted by Drs. William Turner and… Read More →

Filed Under: Features, Here & There

National Heritage Fellowships

Published on November 29, 2020 By Sarah Bryan

West Virginia old-time fiddler and banjo player John Morris is among the 2020 National Heritage Award Fellows. Also receiving the nation’s highest honor for folk tradition-bearers from the National Endowment… Read More →

Filed Under: Congrats, Here & There

In Quarantine

Published on November 29, 2020 By Sarah Bryan

In 2020, old-time music has been thriving in the virtual world, with a huge array of concerts, classes, jams, and other offerings taking place on Facebook and elsewhere online. This… Read More →

Filed Under: Events, Here & There

Congrats: North Randolph Historical Society

Published on January 20, 2020 By Sarah Bryan From the Magazine: Volume 14, Number 12

The North Randolph Historical Society was the first North Carolina recipient of a roadside marker in the Legends & Lore program of the Pomeroy Foundation. Placed in downtown Randleman, North… Read More →

Filed Under: Congrats Tagged With: Ballad, Naomi (“Omie”) Wise, North Randolph Historical Society, Pomeroy Foundation

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