Our Performers
The following links are to sites of area musicians and dancers who can be found performing at Shindig on the Green® or the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival®.
If you’re interested in performing, click here.
- Blue Ridge Heritage Trail Blue-Ridge-Heritage-Trail
- Darren Nicholson www.darrennicholson.net
- Bryan McDowell www.facebook.com/bryanmcdowell28
- Stuart Reinhardt www.facebook.com/acousticsoundproduction
- Richard Hurley – Singer / Songwriter www.richardhurleymusic.com
- Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week at Mars Hill University www.mhu.edu/oldtimemusic
- Rhiannon and the Relics www.facebook.com/FiddlerRhiannon
- Carol Rifkin www.carolrifkin.com
- Connie Regan-Blake – Storyteller www.storywindow.com
- Sheila Kay Adams – ballad singer, storyteller, musician, & author www.sheilakayadams.com
- Josh Goforth – Fiddler extraordinaire fiddlergoforth@yahoo.com
- Doug Trantham and family – traditional mountain music tranthamfamily.com
- Bannerman Folk Camp https://www.bannermanfolkcamp.com/
- Bryan Sutton – A favorite in WNC and Nashville www.bryansutton.com
- David Holt – Musician, Storyteller, and TV Host www.davidholt.com
- Laura Boosinger – Music of the Southern Mountains www.lauraboosinger.com
- The Bluff Mountain Festival www.madisoncountyarts.com
- The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival www.lunsfordfestival.com
- Wayne Erbsen – Historic American Music & Folklore www.nativeground.com
- Crooked Pine Band www.crookedpineband.com
- Joe Penland www.joepenlandmusic.com
- Phil and Gaye Johnson www.blueridgeheritage.com/artist/phil-and-gaye-johnson/
- Whitewater Bluegrass Company www.whitewaterbluegrassco.com
- The Midnight Plowboys www.themidnightplowboys.com
- Zack Allen/Maggie Lauterer mplauterer@aol.com
- Roger Howell Fiddler49@gmail.com
- Don Pedi www.donpedi.com
- Buncombe Turnpike www.buncombeturnpike.com
- Michael Reno Harrell www.michaelreno.com
- Leonard Hollifield, Jr. LeonardH@charter.net
- Bearwallow Bluegrass Band gmmccurry2736@charter.net
- Bryce Parham/Kathryn Brickey brex549@bellsouth.net
- The Peg Twisters suttonjc28715@gmail.com
- The Waymasters www.thewaymasters.com
- The New Broad River Band music@ecosa.net
- The Cockman Family cfamilysales@charter.net
- White Rock Revival dadblame@gmail.com
- Songs From the Road Band www.songsfromtheroadband.com/store
The following links are to sites of the Folk Heritage Committee’s local and state partners, find interesting information about the area’s resources on these pages.
- City of Asheville – Community & Economic Development Department City of Asheville
- Buncombe County www.buncombecounty.org
- Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce www.ashevillechamber.org
- Asheville Convention and Visitors Bureau www.exploreasheville.com
- Blue Ridge National Heritage Area www.blueridgeheritage.com
- Blue Ridge Music Trails www.blueridgemusicnc.com
- Graybeard Graphics – Advisor www.graybeardgraphics.com
- WNCW 88.7 FM Radio – Media Sponsor www.wncw.org
- 880 AM The Revolution www.880therevolution.com
- 99.9 Kiss Country www.99kisscountry.com
- News Radio 570 WWNC www.wwnc.com
- North Carolina Humanities Council www.nchumanities.org
- North Carolina Arts Council www.ncarts.org
- Old Time Music www.oldtimemusic.com
- Asheville Area Arts Council www.ashevillearts.com