Music

“What the World Needs Now”: An Evening of Love Songs with Todd Wright & Friends
Saxophonist Todd Wright, Director of Jazz Studies in Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music, is joined by a group of talented musicians performing an evening of much-needed love songs from the Feb. 12, 2020 Rosen Hall performance. Available via YouTube Live, appsummer.org

Friday Night Concert on the Square – Return Performance by Southern Vantage
Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United StatesBring your favorite lawn chair, your sweetheart and family, and come out for our FREE summer concerts on the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Hayesville! (No registration or tickets required!) Food and beverage service available at 6pm and music gets underway at 7pm. Like Southern Vantage on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/southernvantage/

Greetings from Wilkesboro with The Kruger Brothers
Since their formal introduction to American audiences in 1997, The Kruger Brothers’ remarkable discipline, creativity and their ability to infuse classical music into folk music has resulted in a unique sound that has made them a fixture within the world of acoustic music. The honesty of their writing has since become a hallmark of the […]

Friday Night Concert on the Square – Chris Stalcup & The Grange
Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United StatesBring your favorite lawn chair, your sweetheart and family, and come out for our FREE summer concerts on the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Hayesville! (No registration or tickets required!) Food and beverage service available at 6pm and music gets underway at 7pm. Check out the band at: http://stalcupgrange.com/

Friday Night Concert on the Square – Gnarly Fingers
Historic Clay County Courthouse/Beal Center 25 Herbert Street, Hayesville, NC, United StatesBring your favorite lawn chair, your sweetheart and family, and come out for our FREE summer concerts on the Historic Courthouse Square in downtown Hayesville! No registration or tickets required! Red Bucket Donations appreciated. Food and beverage service available at 6pm and music gets underway at 7pm. Get in the mood by listening to […]
Cherokee Homestead Exhibit
Cherokee Homestead 805 Hwy 64 Business, Hayesville, NC, United StatesCome see demonstrations and dancing from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Try authentic Fry Bread, or purchase a beautiful hand-crafted piece of jewelry or art! Mark your calendar for the 2019 Cherokee Heritage Festival! Free family-friendly event! (No tickets are registration required!)

Banjo Circle Lunsford Festival 2020
Since we can’t gather in person this year, why not do the next-best thing and join us online from the comfort of your own home! We'll be hosting an intimate banjo round-robin with some of our wonderful western North Carolina pickers. Pull up a chair and have a listen to some of the distinctive styles […]

Concerts at the Rock: The Lonesome River Band
Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United StatesConcerts at the Rock welcomes Lonesome River Band on October 10th to kick off the 2020-2021 season! Since its formation 37 years ago, the award-winning Lonesome River Band continues its reputation as one of the most respected names in Bluegrass music. Whether performing on the famous stage of the Grand Ole Opry or headlining major […]
Moonshine Tasting Party
Flat Rock Cinema 2700-D Greenville Hwy,, Flat Rock, NC, United StatesThe Center has begun work on a new film that re-looks at moonshiners and the blockading industry in a totally new light – from the diversity of the players, the creative ways mountaineers found to survive, and some of the heroic characters involved. Help us make this new film by joining us for a moonshine […]

Concerts at the Rock: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United StatesWith almost 40 albums to their credit, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver have multiple Grammy, Dove, ICM, IBMA and SPBGMA Award nominations, and are seven-time winners of IBMA’s Vocal Group of the Year Award. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver are the reigning Inspirational Country Music Association Vocal Group of the Year, crowned in October at Nashville’s Schermerhorn […]

Hayes School of Music: Holiday Scholarship Concert
In its 28th year, coordinated by Dr. Stephen Hopkins, Director of Choral Studies in the Hayes School of Music, the Holiday Scholarship Concert offers tunes from classical to jazz to help you ring in the High Country holiday season with joyful music! Appalachian State University’s Hayes School of Music’s annual tradition goes digital with this […]

Concerts at the Rock: Sister Sadie
Old Rock School 400 Main Street West, Valdese, NC, United StatesSister Sadie is made up of world-renowned musicians Dale Ann Bradley, Tina Adair, Gena Britt, Deanie Richardson, and Beth Lawrence, who originally formed after playing a sold-out show at the legendary Station Inn, located in Nashville. Following that hype, the ladies decided to come together as a band and record music as Sister Sadie. They […]