Folk Heritage Committee: producers of the Shindig on the Green in Asheville, NC

  • Shindig on the Green Flashback
    Free!
    • Jul. 1, 2023
    • Jul. 8, 2023
    • Jul. 15, 2023
    • Jul. 22, 2023
    • Aug. 12, 2023
    • Aug. 19, 2023
    • Aug. 26, 2023
    "Along about sundown"
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    • Aug. 3, 2023
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    • Aug. 5, 2023
    7:00 pm
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Traditional Mountain Music and Dance in Asheville, NC

Shindig Asheville downtown summer evenings free concert
Mountain Dance and Folk Festival Asheville
The Folk Heritage Committee is a group of dedicated individuals who work throughout the year to produce the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival and Shindig on the Green. The mission of the Folk Heritage Committee is to preserve and present the musical heritage of the Southern Appalachians to audiences who attend from throughout the region and world, for entertainment and education.
  • Shindig on the Green, free outdoor concert in downtown Asheville
    Free!
    • Jul. 1, 2023
    • Jul. 8, 2023
    • Jul. 15, 2023
    • Jul. 22, 2023
    • Aug. 12, 2023
    • Aug. 19, 2023
    • Aug. 26, 2023
    "Along about sundown"
    2023 will be the 57th Season of Shindig On the Green! Bring your instruments, families, friends, lawn chairs and blankets and join us for good times at the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Stage. In 2023 Shindig on the Green, which features a stage show and informal jam sessions around the park, continues at its original location […]
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  • Mountain Dance and Folk Festival dancing live music fun
    Aug. 3, 4 & 5, 2023
    7:00 pm
    If you like Shindig on the Green, you'll love the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival!

    This year will be the 96th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, which was started in 1928 and is the longest continuously running festival in the nation. Every year it showcases the Southern Appalachians' best traditional mountain musicians, dancers, and storytellers.

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Raffle for 2022

2022 Mountain Jam Circle quilt2022 Mountain Jam Circle quilt
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The 2022 quilt by Mountain Jam Circle is double bed size (80×96) and custom machine quilted.  It is a traditional “scrap quilt” made of hundreds of squares of random colored fabric with contrasting white fabric forming “x” shapes.  The music inspired pattern is called “Good Night Irene.”   It has a value of $750.

stained glass art
Also being raffled is a stained glass artwork depicting two bears roasting marshmallows over a campfire.   The piece is framed in wormy chestnut, comes complete with display stand, and measures approximately 16″ x 21.”  It has been created by local glass artist and guitar player Bob Blackwell.  It has a value of $550.

Raffle tickets for the quilt are $3 or two for $5, and are available at Shindig on the Green and at the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

Thank you everyone for participating and supporting the Shindig on the Green!

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