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here for the list of last years performers.
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
founded the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival as a means 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.
He saw the Mountain Dance and
Folk Festival grow to be the oldest gathering of its kind in the
nation and it continues in this way, a platform for the talented of the
high country lying between the Great Smoky and the Blue Ridge
Mountains.
Since 1928, the Mountain
Dance and Folk Festival has served a crucial role in raising awareness
and understanding of the vitality and importance of Southern Appalachian
culture throughout the region, nation and world. Bascom Lunsford’s mission
was to present the finest of the Appalachian ballad singers, string bands
and square dance teams for education and entertainment. 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. Lunsford’s was the first
dubbed a folk festival, and he later consulted with many communities
across the country interested in organizing similar
festivals.
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of the Festival
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other people think about this event
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if you are interested in
performing
2012
Ticket Prices: Adults $20, Children (12
& under) $10
Package for all three nights: Adults
$54, Children $24
(Packages can be purchased by calling
the box office at (828) 257-4530.)
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
tickets may be
purchased
through the Diana Wortham Theatre box office at (828) 257- 4530
or click the Diana Wortham link below:
Show times 7-10 pm each night
Ann Vasilik,
The Fiddler, 2002, watercolor on paper,
19 ¼ x 21 ¾ in.
© Folk Heritage Committee.
(click painting for more information) |
