Madison County Arts Council
Bluff Mountain Music Festival
Hot Springs Resort & Spa 315 Bridge Street, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesThe Bluff Mountain Music Festival was first produced in 1996 by the Bluff Mountain Coalition, an informal group of community folks, hunters, environmentalists and business people from the Hot Springs area. The Coalition held the first three festivals (‘96-’98) as part of their successful grassroots effort to raise funds and awareness and save beautiful Bluff […]
Jeff Little Trio
Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center 271 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesWith few exceptions, the piano does not play a prominent part in Appalachian or Americana music, and is rarely the lead instrument. But Jeff Little is an exception – and a remarkable one. His distinctive two-handed style, much influenced by the mountain flat-picked guitar tradition, is breathtaking in its speed, precision and clarity. Little’s […]
Michael Reno Harrell
Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center 271 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesMichael Reno Harrell is an award winning songwriter, as well as a veteran storyteller and entertainer, and he’s from the South… the Southern Appalachian Mountains to hone it a bit finer. One could compare Michael’s performances to his granddaddy’s pocket knife: well warn and familiar feeling, but razor sharp and with a point.
The Kruger Brothers
Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center 271 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, NC, United States“It really does come down to that saying that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. That’s a great example of what we are. Each person tries to be the best that he can be on his instrument, but when the three of us come together, that’s where the magic is created. […]
Soiree at Kalamazoo
Kalamazoo 61 Lower Paw Paw Road, Marshall, NC, United StatesWe are busy planning all kinds of fallish comfort food to serve and of course Mother’s banana pudding. Back by popular demand Honky Tonk songster Judge Rebecca Eggers Gryder and her amazing band, Amantha Hill with special guest Grammy winning, Hall of Fame member, gifted fiddler Bobby Hicks. Joe, Logan and The Choir (Joe Buckner […]
Bluff Mountain Festival
Hot Springs Resort & Spa 315 Bridge Street, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesFoot-tapping bluegrass and old-time music, a silent auction of beautiful regional items, an artists’ market, good food, a beautiful setting, and much more make the Madison County Arts Council’s Bluff Mountain Festival a special community event. This year’s annual festival will be held June 10, 2023 from 10 a.m. through 6 p.m. on the grounds […]
Fine Tuned Concert: Bayla Davis with Cary Fridley, Donna Ray Norton with Josh Goforth, and The Allen Boys with DaShawn Hickman and Kelley Breiding
Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center 271 Laurel Valley Road, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesBayla Davis and Cary Fridley Donna Ray Norton Josh Goforth The Allen Boys Kelley Breiding Be one of the first to hear and experience the next wave of emerging artists in Western North Carolina. This summer, the Blue Ridge Music Trails’ trailblazing musical project, Fine Tuned, supports the next generation as they take to the […]
