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 2023

detail of Raffle quilt for 2023Raffle quilt for 2023
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The 2023 Shindig on the Green raffle quilt is twin-bed sized with multi-colored and white triangle-shaped pieces arranged in a “Fancy Stripe” pattern. The quilt was professionally machine-quilted and has a value of $500.
This is the eleventh quilt that local quilting collaborative Mountain Jam Circle has made and donated to Shindig on the Green.

Local glass artist and guitar player Bob Blackwell has generously donated a stained glass artwork depicting two cardinals in a dogwood tree for this year’s raffle. It has a value of $550.

Raffle tickets 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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