Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.

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Thursday, August 30, 2018
TWO MULTIMEDIA, NATURE-THEMED EXHIBITIONS OPEN AT MOMENTUM GALLERY
Aug 30 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Momentum Gallery

On Thursday, August 30th, from 5-8pm, Momentum Gallery hosts an Opening Reception for the group exhibition, Transformation: Earth, Water & Wood along with a collection of new paintings and textile works by Samantha Bates. The reception takes place at the gallery’s Lexington Avenue location and is free and open to the public. The exhibitions continue through October 31st.

The group exhibition, Transformation: Earth, Water & Wood features recent work by five Momentum artist partners: Mariella Bisson, oil painting with collage; David Ellsworth, wood; Vicki Grant, porcelain and mixed media; Ron Isaacs, trope l’oeil painting on wood; and Ron Layport, wood.

Membership Meeting
Aug 30 @ 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
North Asheville Branch Library

Training in voter registration will be available for interested members at 5:30pm!!

The membership meeting will begin at 6:00pm and end at 7:00.

Membership Committee plans for the meeting are to:

Provide information about the narrowed focus of the US League for this year as well as other information about national and state.
Provide a short report of our League’s activities and upcoming events.
Highlight one active Action Team .

https://www.facebook.com/events/2105783329699457/

Appalachian Evenings: Music & Food
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Mars Hill University

Music & Food: The Double Essence of Appalachia
with Susi Gott Seguret

Food and music in Appalachia have always been intertwined, as illustrated in the titles of a multitude of fiddle tunes and ballads: “Bile ’em Cabbage Down”, “Groundhog”, “Old Joe Clark”, “Mountain Dew”, “Cornbread, Molasses & Sassafras Tea”, “Shortenin’ Bread”, “Walkin’ in My Sleep”, “Leather Britches”, “The Crawdad Song”, and endless others.

Music and food are two elements we will always need for survival, whether we live in Appalachia or in any other part of the globe. Food feeds our body while music feeds our soul.

Pig pickin’s and ramp festivals, turkey shoots, ’lasses boilin’s, must all have their musical component to be complete, be it in the form of a hired band or an impromptu breaking into singing as the appearance of stars announces the cool of evening.

From Cecil Sharp to Bascom Lamar Lunsford to the Sodom Ballad Singers, Madison County has long contributed to the international folklore surrounding both music and its culinary subjects.

Susi Gott Séguret has been intimately involved with food and flavor since, as a toddler she first felt the burn of a radish, just pulled from the soil, still speckled with black earth, and washed it down with a gulp of fresh spring water that flowed out from under a moonshine still. Founder and director of the Seasonal School of Culinary Arts held in Asheville, Ithaca, Sonoma and Paris, she also orchestrates the Asheville Wine Experience, the Asheville Truffle Experience and the Appalachian Culinary Experience.

Originally from Madison County, Susi honed her culinary skills in France, where she resided for over 20 years, earning a diploma in Gastronomy and Taste from the Cordon Bleu and the Université de Reims. Her articles, reviews and photos have appeared in numerous publications. Including her recently released Appalachian Appetite: Recipes from the Heart of America and a weekly column in the News Record & Sentinel. Passionate about elements of taste and style, and how they extend from our palate into our daily lives, Susi strives to blend food, music, words and images into a tapestry for the senses.

As a fiddler, dancer, singer and songwriter, Susi is also a long-time veteran of Appalachian history, dance and musicianship. A prize-winning fiddler (Fiddler’s Grove 1978, 1985) and songwriter (MerleFest 1996), she toured with Nashville’s Eddie Adcock and Talk of the Town in the mid-’80’s, participating in the Masters of Bluegrass tour, accompanying Bill Monroe, Jim & Jesse, Ralph Stanley and Mac Wiseman, with appearances at the Lincoln Center and on multiple TV and radio programs. She was also fiddler and dancer for a series of State Department tours during this time period, spanning West Africa and Central & South America, in conjunction with Mick Moloney, Liz Carroll, Mike Seeger, Robbie O’Connell, the Green Grass Cloggers, and others.

Currently based once again in her native Madison County, you can learn more about Susi by visiting the following websites: www.schoolofculinaryarts.org, www.appalachianculinary.com, www.ashevilletruffle.com, www.ashevillewineexperience.com, www.susigott.com.

Appalachian Evenings are free of charge and all are welcome. The event will be held in the Ramsey Center, which is located inside Renfro Library.

https://www.facebook.com/events/345084882683895/

Beef Hind Quarter Butchery Class – August
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Chop Shop Butchery

Everybody is familiar with the Tenderloin – the most valuable cut of the steer, prized cut for its tenderness. But how about the EYE OF SOUND?? The COULOTTE? The OYSTER? Come work alongside the professional butchers at the Chop Shop Butchery during of evening of libations and plenty of BEEF snacks! They’ll break down an entire hind quarter of dry aged Apple Brandy Beef with the farmer himself, Seth Church. You’ll get to learn about the many retail cuts, talk with Chef Rob Jones on the different ways to prepare the cuts, and even taste some examples as we go. This is an in depth class that’ll last around 2 hours, and everyone will take home some of this amazing Wilkes County beef.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2167917906582454/

County Manager Search Community Input: Session 3, District 3
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

The search for our next County Manager is underway and input from the public is an important part of the process. This is your chance to weigh in on the skills, personality traits, and other issues that you believe are important for our next County Manager to exhibit.

Join interim County Manager George Wood and Commissioners at one of our open sessions listed below. If you can’t make it, please give us your input online at Let’s Talk through Aug. 30.

www.buncombecounty.org/letstalk

Thank you for your time and input. Your comments will be compiled and passed along to the search firm as part of an overall profile of desirable skills and characteristics.

SESSION 1:
Thursday, Aug. 23 @ 6 p.m. featuring Distrcit 2 Commissioners Mike Fryar and Ellen Frost:

Weaverville Town Hall

30 S. Main Street

Weaverville, NC 28787

SESSION 2:
Monday, Aug. 27 @ 6 p.m. featuring Commission Chair Brownie Newman and District 1 Commissioners Jasmine Beach-Ferrara and Al Whitesides:

Stephens-Lee Recreation Center

30 George Washington Carver Avenue

Asheville, NC 28801

SESSION 3:
Thursday, Aug. 30 @ 6 p.m. featuring District 3 Commissioners Joe Belcher and Robert Pressley:

Mission/ A-B Tech Conference Center
16 Fernihurst Drive
Asheville, NC 28801

Everyone is welcome to attend one or all of our sessions.
www.buncombecounty.org

https://www.facebook.com/events/1831390043635305/

Handpan concert
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Asheville Salt Cave

The Handpan is a unique instrument, which calls the listener into presence with the clarity of a bell, and then transports the awareness atop waves of intricate rhythms and subtle overtones. This musical Journey is an opportunity to sink into the deeply relaxing environment of the Salt Cave while immersing the body and mind in clear tones and healing resonances. Join Handpan player Jeff Fisher, for this expansive and rejuvenating tonal voyage.

Join us for one full hour inside the beautiful salt cave … only $38.
Reservations required www.ashevillesaltcave.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/1460472020725366/

Hers: Breast and Ovarian Cancer Presentation
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Stephens Lee Recreation Center

On August 30, 2018, Dr. Ashley Case GYN/Surgeon/Cancer Specialist from Hope Women’s Cancer Center will present on the topic of Ovarian Cancer at Stephens Lee Community Center, 30 George Washington Carver Avenue, from 6 to 7:30. Child care and light appetizers provided.

Yvette Jives is available for questions/comments at email address: [email protected]

Dr. Ashley Case M.D.
Dr. Case is a native of North Carolina and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for both undergraduate studies and medical school. She then completed residency training at the University of Alabama in Birmingham followed by a fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Washington University in St. Louis. She was proud to return to North Carolina in August 2009 at which time she joined Hope. Dr. Case is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology as well as a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncologists, American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. Dr. Case has special interests in clinical research for women’s cancers, genetic predisposition to gynecologic cancer, and complex pelvic surgery. She is trained in minimally invasive surgery utilizing laparoscopy and the DaVinci surgical system in the surgical management of gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Case is married with three children and enjoys snow skiing, reading, running and spending time with her wonderful family.

https://www.facebook.com/events/241015716745215/

Hoppy Hour with DJ Marley Carroll
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Highland Brewing Company

Local DJ hero Marley Carroll is well-known for his astonishing turntable skills and epic dance parties. For this weekly event, you’ll enjoy a more laid-back version of his signature style, featuring classic and obscure soul, R&B, Afrobeat and funk as a mellow soundtrack for your beer hang. His mixing and curatorial skills will be on full display and you’ll probably hear something you love (or discover a new favorite).

marleycarroll.com | Marley Carroll

https://www.facebook.com/events/194056991275671/?event_time_id=194056997942337

Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Odyssey ClayWorks

Introduction To Modeling The Human Figure with Leonid Siveriver

Thursdays, 6-9pm
August 30- October 4

You’ve asked for it, and this session we are pleased to announce that a live model, figurative sculpture class will be returning to Odyssey ClayWorks! Working from a live model each week, students will hone their understanding of basic anatomy, proportions and the mechanics of movement in 3 dimensions. After first creating multiple fast sketches in clay to work out technique, students will then advance to a longer-term sculpture based on a single pose, with more attention to detail. Please join us for this exciting opportunity to work with decorated sculptor, Leonid Siveriver.

Level: All Levels
Tuition: $255 + $75 Lab and live model fee

Spin Sessions w/DJ Stylus – live at the brewery
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Southern Appalachian Brewery

Your monthly dose of vinyl is here!

DJ Stylus (aka Robin Tolleson) spins the best wax and sets the groove in motion.

Cheers!

https://www.facebook.com/events/2332396906785472/

Steve Whiddon Big Bash
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Maggie Valley Inn & Conference Center

All tips donated that night for STAR Ranch. Come play the ‘Quarter Auction’! Bring a roll of quarters and have some fun while enjoying a great meal and great music for a great cause.

https://www.facebook.com/events/2150081441929623/

Steven Cole – Salt of the Earth
Aug 30 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
French Broad River Brewery

Experimental Folk

https://www.facebook.com/events/2008825972473023/

CERT – Basic Training Session w/free Heartsaver CPR
Aug 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Spartanburg County Community Emergency Response Team

This will be our third session of 2018. For those interested in just being better prepared for emergencies, we encourage you to attend. For those who wish to do more beyond basic CERT training, we have 5 divisions and numerous training opportunities for our Advanced Members. Please feel free to share this event, invite friends, etc. Should we exceed the seating capacity at ESA we’ll simply move it to SCC Main Campus or Tyger River. To register for the class, simply call 864-595-5368 or complete the following online form: https://www.spartanburgcounty.org/FormCenter/HazMat-Membership-9/CERT-Membership-Form-49 Thank you for your time and consideration.

https://www.facebook.com/events/582055345502795/

Parent Meeting
Aug 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Glen Arden Elementary School

Please join us in the cafeteria for our first general meeting of the school year.

Our goal for this meeting is to connect all GAES parents with information and resources to help you get involved in your child’s school. We will discuss the objectives of the PTO and the many ways parents can help us provide numerous resources for our school. We will also have a guest speaker to introduce us to the Leader In Me program and give tips on how to encourage these great lessons at home.

***This meeting is for parents only and we ask that you not bring your kiddos due to capacity and subject matter. We understand that many families will not be able to attend because of this. We will have a live video feed of the meeting available on our Facebook page so no parent is left in the dark on these important issues. ***

https://www.facebook.com/events/665837273792762/

Plates and Mugs: Focusing On Surface and Form With Laurie Caffery Harris
Aug 30 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Odyssey ClayWorks

Plates and Mugs: Focusing On Surface and Form With Laurie Caffery Harris

Tuesdays, 6:30-9pm
August 28- October 2

These two popular forms offer endless possibilities of expression to the clay artist. In this intermediate level class, we will use the potter’s wheel to create our forms, then focus on creating a unique surface that reflects your individuality. Through demonstrations and practice on our own test tiles, we will cover surface design including mishima (slip inlay), painting, and sgraffito carving. There will also be a heavy emphasis on handle making, as we seek to create forms that are both beautiful, and easy to use.

Level: Intermediate and Advanced
Tuition: $255 + $35 Lab Fee

VAW Day 4 – Plant-Based Addict: My Journey From Pills to Plants
Aug 30 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Firestorm Books & Coffee

Join AVS and Adam Sud as he shares his deeply personal journey.

Adam Sud is only 36 years old and he’s already battled against obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, drug addiction, fast food addiction, and severe depression. Once weighing almost 350 pounds, he had lost all interest in life. Addicted to fast food and prescription drugs, Adam dug himself out with plant-based nutrition after surviving a suicide attempt.

Having reversed all of his chronic health conditions and losing over 170 pounds, Adam is now a diabetes and food addiction coach for Mastering Diabetes (masteringdiabetes.org), a program that focuses on reversing insulin resistance to master type 1, type 1.5, pre-diabetes, and type 2 diabetes using low fat, whole food, plant-based nutrition. He has also worked in recovery centers using plant-based nutrition as a tool for strengthening recovery and relapse prevention.

Hummus and crackers/veggies will be provided to those who RSVP. *Roots Hummus has generously donated product for this event.*

Coffee, sodas, etc. and other snacks will be available for purchase.

https://www.facebook.com/events/250823575547375/

Chihuly Nights at Biltmore
Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm
Chihuly Nights at Biltmore

Select Evenings, May 17–October 7, 2018

Biltmore House & Gardens opens to the public on Thursday–Sunday evenings for a special reservations-only viewing of Chihuly’s stunning large-scale glass sculptures. Chihuly Nights at Biltmore is an enchanting opportunity to witness the effects of dramatic nighttime lighting upon the luminous colors and graceful forms of these spectacular pieces. Sunset over the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains, live music in the gardens, and a wine bar make the evening experience all the more enticing. Chihuly’s towering works of art illuminated against a night sky surrounded by the timeless beauty and magnificence of Biltmore House & Gardens: a truly moving, memorable experience

Ray T. Chesna
Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Isis Music Hall

An accomplished guitarist and songwriter, Ray Chesna has developed his performance abilities in many styles, but especially swing, blues and bluegrass, all represented on his CDs. The most recently released is THE PERFECT BLEND.

https://www.facebook.com/events/240876036521534/

SAM | FREE ART MOVIE: David Hockney
Aug 30 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Myrtle Beach Pelicans X Carolina Panthers
Aug 30 @ 7:05 pm – 10:05 pm
Myrtle Beach Pelicans

Carolina Panthers and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans will partner for Football Night in partnership with the Two States. One Team. Tour.

https://www.facebook.com/events/307764019972087/

Panthers at Steelers | Presented by Primesport
Aug 30 @ 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Heinz Field

The Panthers will close out the preseason at Heinz Field against the Pittsburgh Steelers, August 30, 2018. Visit panth.rs/06gueh to purchase your tickets.

https://www.facebook.com/events/189195778560142/

An Evening with The Honey Dewdrops – [“tangled country” / acoustic]
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Ambrose West

WHERE: Ambrose West, 312 Haywood Road, 28806
WHEN: Thursday August 30, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: “tangled country” / acoustic
AGES: all ages
TICKETS: $12 adv. / $15 d.o.s. / $20 VIP (guaranteed seat in 1st 3 rows!)
SEATING: seated general admission
WEB LISTING: http://www.ambrosewest.com/honeydew

The Honey Dewdrops:

WEBSITE: www.thehoneydewdrops.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://thehoneydewdrops.bandcamp.com
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TBiiC62uUZE

Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish are celebrating their 9th year of touring full time as The Honey Dewdrops, having played stages and festivals far and wide in North America and Europe. With tight harmonies and an musical ensemble that includes clawhammer banjo, mandolin and guitars, the effect is to leave listeners with only what matters: the heart of the song and clarity over ornamentation.

After leaving their home base of Virginia and living on the road for 2 years, Laura and Kagey now call Baltimore, Maryland home and it’s where they wrote and recorded their fourth full-length album, Tangled Country, released May 2015. Acoustic Guitar Magazine describes the set of songs as “a handcrafted sound centered on swarming harmonies and acoustic guitars that churn like a paddlewheel and shimmer like heat waves on the highway.” And like their stage performance, these songs rock and reel, and then they console you when you come back down.

The Honey Dewdrops have a busy year ahead of them with festival appearances across the country and a new record on the horizon (slated for release Spring of 2019) along with their first UK tour in Jan/Feb 2019.

https://www.facebook.com/events/263860347696198/

Diane Cluck + Wes Swing in Asheville, NC
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Mothlight

Diane Cluck
w/ Wes Swing
At The Mothlight
August 30th
Doors 8pm
Tickets: $10adv
https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1720389?utm_medium=bks

https://www.facebook.com/events/198713934117082/

Eavesdrop & The Paper Crowns at Upcountry Brewing Co.
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
UpCountry Brewing Company

Eavesdrop is touring from Massachusetts and is teaming up with The Paper Crowns to bring you a great night of tunes and brews from UpCountry Brewing Company! Music starts at 8PM and The Paper Crowns kick off the night!

The Paper Crowns are the multi-instrument, genre crossing power duo of Spiro and Nicole Nicolopoulos. The Paper Crowns are earning their reputation as the genuine article and as a band on the cutting edge of modern roots music. Their musical chemistry is a gumbo of Appalachian folk and bluegrass, Dixieland melodies, delta blues, acid rock, murder ballads, outlaw country and Southern Gospel that they cook up into a sound all their own. As a duo they have a full band sound with drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitars and banjo as well as live looping on the spot compositions. Their mix of modern and traditional performance creates a captivating intensity yet always honors their intimacy and emotional rawness as a duo.
https://www.thepapercrowns.com/

Eavesdrop hails from the Northeast and provide a sound all their own; a perfect combination of soulful vocals, intricate harmonies, contagious melodies and moving rhythm. Originating as a trio, friends Kara Rose Wolf, Kerrie T. Bowden and Laura Marie Picchi maintain their vocal roots and continue to shape their sound through writing and collaborative instrumentation. Eavesdrop’s debut EP, The Afterglow, showcased the trio’s vocally charged acoustic, folk, soul roots. With their latest release, TIDES, the band has expanded into a six piece ensemble incorporating some of the pioneer valley’s finest musicians; Ross Bellenoit (Amos Lee, Sweetback Sisters) on guitar, Marc Seedorf (Dinosaur Jr, Seth Glier, Heather Maloney) on bass guitar and Sturgis Cunningham (MC Frontalot, Martin Sexton, Peter Tork) on drums and percussion. Co-produced by Alan Evans (Soulive, Matador! Soul Sounds) and Ross Bellenoit, TIDES is the band’s first full length album. It brings the listener on a ride alongside the three songbirds, taking a deeper look into the life events that fostered their creativity.
www.eavesdroptrio.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/224079741580026/

Gravitation w/ Shadow Show + Go Jenny Go at The Grey Eagle
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
The Grey Eagle

Gravitation at The Grey Eagle

https://www.facebook.com/events/2180822845462857/

Houndmouth plus Liz Cooper & The Stampede
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:59 pm
The Orange Peel

Houndmouth
plus Liz Cooper & The Stampede
Show: 8pm
Doors: 7pm
$26.25 – $29.25
Ages 18+

Tickets & Info: www.theorangepeel.net

In late 2011, Matt Myers, Zak Appleby, and Shane Cody started playing music together in a historic home in New Albany, Indiana dubbed “The Green House.” Its rooms were adorned with relics from times past, so it was no surprise that songs such as “Penitentiary” bounced off the walls. Nostalgic sounds from their first album seemed to serve as a welcome escape for listeners from the relentless demands of the digital age. But if you asked any one of the guys, they were “just having fun.”

Houndmouth signed with legendary indie label Rough Trade Records in 2012. From The Hills Below The City landed them on several world-famous platforms such as fellow lovable Hoosier, David Letterman’s stage. When vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Matt Myers first spoke with big-name producer Dave Cobb prior to working together on their sophomore LP Little Neon Limelight,the two laughingly agreed to “not make another fucking boring Americana record.” A natural sounding album captured in a familiar fashion came together, except this time with a #1 adult alternative radio single in “Sedona.”“I never once thought of us as an Americana band,” says drummer Shane Cody. “The four of us were just a rock band, but some of us had Southern accents,” he laughs.

The group find themselves on their third full length album,Golden Age, set for an August 3, 2018 release via Reprise Records, now with four new touring band members (Caleb Hickman, Drew Miller, Graeme Gardiner, and Aaron Craker – after Katie Toupin’s departure). Although there is no doubt that their perceived public identity is founded on roots and Americana, Houndmouth nevertheless created a concept album around a nostalgic future – and the sound will certainly reflect its message. The credits for Golden Age only begin to hint at the lengths they went to in order to find the sound of their nostalgic future — vintage Voxes, Vocoders and Moogs, modern programming, strings, tympani, baritone sax, live drums, Linn drums, unvarnished pianos and very distorted guitars. “What’s happening with humans and technology right now was on my mind really heavily,” says Myers, “and we naturally went that way with the music too. Using synthesizers and drum pads just kind of felt right. I feel like we went into it being like, ‘Yeah, let’s do a Bruce Springsteen/Daft Punk record’.” Myers goes on to explain, “I think the human aspects are still paramount, even though it may sound a bit more bizarre. There’s some part of Tom Petty, Randy Newman and the Band that I can’t get away from, and I wanted to keep that untouched, I guess. It’s not about trying to emulate what’s on the radio, it’s combining and messing with sounds to try to make something that seems very familiar but doesn’t actually sound like anything you’ve ever heard before.”

www.houndmouth.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8wifV5RYr8

https://www.facebook.com/events/232162260893448/

Joe Penland w/Hannah Belle – [americana / acoustic / songwriter]
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm
THE BLOCK off biltmore

WHERE: THE BLOCK off biltmore, 39 S. Market St, 28801
WHEN: Thursday August 30, 2018
DOORS: 7pm | SHOW: 8pm
GENRE: americana / acoustic / singer-songwriter
AGES: 18+
SEATS: seated general admission / standing room
TICKETS: $8 adv. / $10 d.o.s.
WEB LISTING: http://theblockoffbiltmore.com/index.php/event/joeandhannah

Joe Penland:

WEBSITE: www.joepenland.com
HEAR SOME MUSIC: http://www.joepenland.com/music1
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/s_B1ovU1FVM

Joe Penland was born and raised in rural Madison County in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. He is the proud steward of twelve generations and over 350 years of the rich oral tradition of his Scotch and English ancestors.

From his birth, he has listened to and learned the stories and “love songs” these travelers brought with them across the ocean, then southwest to the narrow coves and high meadows that many consider the richest repository of Great Britain’s folk songs in the world .

He inherited the instruments of his grandfather who died long before his birth and was taught to play by his Aunts. He learned the “love songs” from them and the great singers of Sodom Laurel. Thee singers include Lee, Berzilla, Doug and Cas Wallin and Berzilla’s sister and brother Dellie Norton and Lloyd Chandler.

Joe was content to continue this tradition in his front room, the porch or campfires of his secluded farm. His daughter Laurin along with lifelong friends Sheila Adams, Mary Eagle and David Holt convinced him to share his life and music with a broader audience. Since then, he has appeared at numerous festivals, toured Great Britain eight times, and has been awarded the coveted Bascom Lunsford Award, named for his cousin and founder of the longest running folk festival in America, for his “significant contribution to preserving our mountain music.”

Determined that folk music includes the present as well as the past, Joe writes and sings his own “love songs,” which he calls “just more stories of love and life here in the mountains.”

Whether singing the traditional ballads of the mountains of western North Carolina or performing his original and stirring folk songs, Joe Penland’s music offers an honesty and power that is a testament to both his unique character and our shared humanity.

Hannah Belle:

HEAR SOME MUSIC: https://soundcloud.com/hannahbellemusic
SEE A VIDEO: https://youtu.be/13l_QPYjEYU

Hannah Furgiuele’s musical education began with an old record player in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A steady stream of 60s folk rock and rhythm and blues, instilled a strong foundation and sense of home. Furgiuele began to explore the roots of the music originating from the mountains that surrounded her, unearthing the remnants of old time mountain music, while cutting a clear path with both fiddle and guitar. Hannah’s sweet melodies and lyrical curiosity entwine both lore and language of Appalachia’s green mountains into accessible and tightly knit tales.

https://www.facebook.com/events/487949994961163/

Phuncle Sam with Jeff Siipe
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Pisgah Brewing Company

Special Guest Jeff Sipe (Aquarian Rescue Unit, Phil & Friends etc.) joins Phuncle Sam on drums, for Phuncle Stymie’s 50th Birthday!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1025890530925425/

Riyen Roots NC Songsmith’s Tour
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Catawba Brewing Company

NC Songsmiths is a collective of premiere songwriters from North Carolina anchored by Bob Funck and Brian Hill of Durham, NC. This collective of 30+ handpicked songwriters from across the state of North Carolina spans assorted genres. The NC Songsmiths also put on showcases featuring multiple North Carolinian songwriters performing solo at house concerts, breweries, and music venues – creating a listening room environment. The intimate concerts highlight the rich songwriting talent of the state. After each artist performs a solo set, the Songsmiths join together for an unrehearsed finale. Audiences remain engaged while the artists add glistening guitar licks and spontaneous vocal harmonies over each other’s tunes. These high-level displays of homegrown music draw from a pool of top North Carolina Songsmiths ranging from seasoned veterans to rising young stars and often feature popular band leaders who may rarely get the chance to express their songwriting and lyrical prowess in a solo performance. The NC Songsmiths shows are intended for the serious listener, giving way for the Songsmiths to reach into their extensive song vaults, bringing to life some of the very best original music from the Old North State.

Asheville artist, Riyen Roots will be performing the following shows

Dates
8/26 Friday Friends – Morganton, NC 1:00pm
8/26 Upcountry Brewing Asheville, NC 7:00pm
8/27 The Local Boone, NC 7:00pm
8/28 Mad Co Brewing Marshall, NC 6:00pm
8/29 Native Kitchen and Social Pub Swannannoa, NC 6:00pm
8/30 Catawba Brewing Morganton, NC 8:00pm
8/31 Taste Full Beans Coffee Shop Hickory, NC 1:00pm
9/1 Lake James Cellars Winery Glen Alpine, NC 3:30pm
9/1 1841 Cafe Lenoir, NC 7:30pm

More info NC Songsmith’s Online Website http://www.ncsongsmiths.org FaceBook www.facebook.com/ncsongsmiths

More Riyen Roots show dates at www.riyenroots.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/598658480509529/

Rock the River Concerts
Aug 30 @ 8:00 pm
Rock the River Concerts

There’s nothing like kicking back with family and friends, soaking up sun rays, and listening to live music. May through August, we’ve got amazing acts coming right to our TD Stage. It’s the perfect way to get away, without going too far away.

 

MISSION TEMPLE FIREWORKS REVIVAL

LUKAS NELSON & PROMISE OF THE REAL

MAXI PRIEST

SISTER HAZEL

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND