<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Bluegrass Music in Ashe County, NC Western North Carolina</TITLE> <META content="ashe county, bluegrass music, NC, NC mountains, western North Carolina" name=keywords> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17093" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#BDDEFFF"> <P align="center"><font size="5" color="#FF0000" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Bluegrass Music!</strong></font></P> <P><img src="lansing_stage12.jpg" alt="Lansing Nc Stage Bluegrass Music" width="799" height="223"></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>Ashe County Bluegrass </FONT></STRONG></P> <P>For regular pickin', both Olde Tyme and Bluegrass, highly recommended is <a href="http://www.visitnc.com/listings/view/57323" target="_blank">Phipps Country Store</a> on Friday nights! <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Phipps-General-Store/321386175253" target="_blank">Phipps on Facebook</a> </P> <p>The big bluegrass news for 2014 is the <a href="http://ashemountaintimes.com/News/story/Fiddlers-Convention-to-return-in-2014-id-005959" target="_blank">continuation of the Ashe County Fiddlers Convention</a> at Ashe Park after the Ashe County Rotary ran it for forty-four years!</p> <p>West Jefferson&nbsp;&nbsp; July 4th weekend&nbsp;&nbsp; Christmas in July&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.christmasinjuly.info/">http://www.christmasinjuly.info/</A> </p> <P>Jefferson - Aug 2nd&nbsp; Ashe County Fiddlers Convention <A href="http://www.ashefiddlers.com/">http://www.ashefiddlers.com/</A></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>2014 North Carolina Bluegrass Festivals</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P>Asheville&nbsp; Feb 14-16&nbsp; <A href="http://www.bluegrassfirstclass.com">www.bluegrassfirstclass.com</A><BR> Kinston&nbsp; Feb 14-15&nbsp; <A href="http://www.kinstonbluegrass.com">www.kinstonbluegrass.com</A><BR> <a href="http://www.fairviewruritan.com/galaxvirginiabluegrassmusic.aspx" target="_blank">Fairview Ruritan</a>, April 5th - Big Country Bluegrass<br>Salemburg April 10-12 Camp Out, Jam Out - Laurel Lakes Family Campground<BR> Pittsboro April 17-20 <a href="www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org" target="_blank">www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org</a> <BR> Yadkinville&nbsp; April 18-19 Yadkinville Valley Bluegrass Convention&nbsp; <A href="http://www.yadkingrasss.com">www.yadkingrasss.com</A><BR> Roxboro&nbsp; April 24-26&nbsp; <A href="http://www.willowoakpark.com">www.willowoakpark.com</A><BR> Wilkesboro&nbsp; April 24 - April 27 <strong>Merlefest</strong>&nbsp; <A href="http://www.merlefest.org">www.merlefest.org</A><br> Stella White Oak Shores Bluegrass Festival <a href="www.whiteoakshores.com" target="_blank">www.whiteoakshores.com </a><BR> Denton&nbsp; May 8-10&nbsp; Doyle Lawson&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.dentonbluegrass.com/farmpark/bluegrass/index.html">http://www.dentonbluegrass.com/farmpark/bluegrass/index.html</A> </br> Galax, VA Old Time Fiddlers Convention May 17-18 <a href="http://www.fairviewruritan.com/24_th_ANNUAL_BLUEGRASS_OLDTIME_FIDDLERS_CONVENTION.aspx" target="_blank">Link</a> <br> Snow Camp May 22-24th <a href="http://www.littlejohnsmountainmusic.com/inc/files/editor/files/2013%20Lil%20Johns%20Mountain%20Music%20Festival.pdf" target="_blank">Lil John's Mountain Music Festival</a> <br> Union Grove - May 24-26th <a href="http://www.fiddlersgrove.com/" target="_blank">Union Grove Fiddlers Convention</a><BR> Mt Airy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 6-7th&nbsp; Fiddlers Convention&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.surryarts.org/fiddlersconvention/index.html">http://www.surryarts.org/fiddlersconvention/index.html</A> <br> Cherokee&nbsp; June 12-14&nbsp; <A href="http://www.cherokeebluegrass.com">www.cherokeebluegrass.com </A><br>Morganton June 26-28 Red, White and Bluegrass Festival <a href="www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com" target="_blank">www.redwhiteandbluegrassfestival.com </a><br>Candler June 30-July 4th Singing in Hominy Valley <a href="www.primitivequartet.com" target="_blank">www.primitivequartet.com</a><br> West Jefferson&nbsp;&nbsp; July 5th&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Christmas in July</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.christmasinjuly.info/">http://www.christmasinjuly.info/</A> <br> Sparta&nbsp;&nbsp; July 18-19&nbsp; Allegheny County Fiddlers Convention&nbsp; <A href="http://www.alleghanyfiddlers.com/">http://www.alleghanyfiddlers.com/</A><BR> Grayson County - June 21&nbsp; <strong>Wayne Henderson Festival&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp; <A href="http://www.waynehenderson.org">www.waynehenderson.org</A> <br> Eden June 13-14th <a href="http://www.charlie-poole.com/" target="_blank"> Charlie Poole Music Festival</a> <br> Asheville July 6-12th <a href="http://www.swangathering.com/" target="_blank">Swannanoa Gathering Old Time Week</a> <br> Franklintown 17th Annual Preddyfest Bluegrass Festival<BR> Jefferson - Aug 3&nbsp; <strong>Ashe County</strong> <strong>Fiddlers Convention</strong> <A href="http://www.ashefiddlers.com/">http://www.ashefiddlers.com/</A><BR> Galax&nbsp; Aug 8-11&nbsp; <A href="http://www.oldfiddlersconvention.com">www.oldfiddlersconvention.com</A> <br> Marion Aug 14-16 <a href="http://www.adamsandandersonbluegrass.com" target="_blank">NC State Bluegrass Festival</a> <BR> Brevard&nbsp; Sept 12-13&nbsp; <A href="http://www.mountainsongfestival.com">www.mountainsongfestival.com</A><br> Denton Sept 25-27 <a href="http://www.farmpark.com" target="_blank">Dailey &amp; Vincent Bluegrass Festival</a><br> Raleigh Sept 30- Oct 4th, <a href="http://www.ibma.org" target="_blank">IBMA World of Bluegrass</a> <br>Pittsboro Fall Shakori Hills Fest <a href="www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org" target="_blank">www.shakorihillsgrassroots.org</a> <br>Maiden Wayne Taylor's Homeocming Festival <a href="www.waynetaylorandnappalossa.com" target="_blank">www.waynetaylorandnappalossa.com<br> </a></P> <P>A bunch of other band dates from WKXR Radio: <a href="http://www.wkxr.com/TrueBluegrass.html" target="_blank">Link </a><BR> <br> <STRONG><FONT color=#990033>Regional Old Time and Bluegrass Jam Sessions</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><A href="http://porchpickin.com/Porchpick/Pickin.htm">http://porchpickin.com/Porchpick/Pickin.htm</A></P> <P><A href="http://www.wncbluegrass.com/wncbluegrassjams.php">http://www.wncbluegrass.com/wncbluegrassjams.php</A> </P> <P>Fletcher Feed and Seed - <a href="http://www.feedandseednc.com/" target="_blank">Link</a> </P> <P>Mineral Springs Music Barn - <a href="http://www.mineralspringsmusicbarn.com/" target="_blank">Link</a> </P> <P>Brevard - Cathy's Creek Community Center - 1st and 3rd Sat. - 828-862-4449</P> <P><BR> <STRONG><FONT color=#cc0033>Streaming Bluegrass Radio</FONT></STRONG></P> <P><A href="http://www.literadio.net/genre/bluegrass">http://www.literadio.net/genre/bluegrass</A></P> <P>580&nbsp; WKSK Radio West Jefferson, NC&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.580wksk.com/">http://www.580wksk.com/</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; Gary Poe at 11 am Saturday and 6 pm Mondays</P> <P>88.7&nbsp; WNCW Asheville Public Radio&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.wncw.org/">http://www.wncw.org/</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; Bluegrass sat 11 am - 7 pm, Sunday&nbsp; 7 pm - 9 pm</P> <P>Watch for <EM>Hand Picked with Del McCoury</EM> to move from Sirius/Xm radio to national syndication this year!</P> <P>Va Tech Public Radio&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://wnrvbluegrassradio.com/index.html">http://wnrvbluegrassradio.com/index.html</A></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=#cc3300>Regional Music Venues</FONT></STRONG></P> <P>Red, White and Bluegrass <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rwbj.boone.nc" target="_blank">Jam</a>, 1st and 3rd Tuesday, starting April 2013, Boone, NC</P> <P><a href="http://ncbluegrass.org/" target="_blank">NC Bluegrass Association</a></P> <P><strong><font color="#660000">Mo' Galax, Virginia Jams! </font></strong><a href="http://www.visitgalax.com/bluegrass_music_artists.html" target="_blank">Link</a></P> <P>Stringbean Coffee Shop - Tuesday Nights 6:30 pm <BR> 215 S Main St., Galax, VA<BR> <BR> Mountain Music Jam - Wednesday Nights 7:00 pm<BR> Historic 1908 Courthouse, Independence, VA<BR> <BR> Mount Rogers School Jam - Tuesday Nights 7:00 pm<BR> Mt. Rogers School, Mt. Rogers, VA</P> <p>Dugspur Rescue Squad - Friday Nights 7:00 pm<BR> 118 Double Cabin Road, Dugspur, VA</p> <p>VFW Post 1115 - Wednesday Nights 7:00 pm<BR> VFW, Hillsville, VA </p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <P>Crooked Road Guide&nbsp; <A href="http://www.thecrookedroad.org/">http://www.thecrookedroad.org/</A></P> <P>Blue Ridge Music Center&nbsp; <A href="http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/">http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/</A></P> <P>Carter Family Fold&nbsp; <A href="http://www.carterfamilyfold.org/">http://www.carterfamilyfold.org/</A></P> <P>Fairview Ruritan, Galax&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.fairviewruritan.com/">http://www.fairviewruritan.com/</A></P> <P>Ralph Stanley Museum&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.ralphstanleymuseum.com/">http://www.ralphstanleymuseum.com/</A></P> <P>Rex Theatre in Galax&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.visitgalax.com/rextheater.html">http://www.visitgalax.com/rextheater.html</A></P> <P>Floyd Country Store&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.floydcountrystore.com/">http://www.floydcountrystore.com/</A></P> <P>Birthplace of Country Music in Bristol&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/">http://www.birthplaceofcountrymusic.org/</A></P> <P>Song of the Mountains, Marion Theatre&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://songofthemountains.org/">http://songofthemountains.org/</A></P> <P>Asheville, Fiddling Pig Bluegrass and BBQ&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.thefiddlinpig.com/">http://www.thefiddlinpig.com/</A></P> <P></P> <P><BR> </P> <P><img src="wjbluegrass.jpg" alt="West Jefferson Bluegrass" width="452" height="455"> West Jefferson 1960, band unknown</P> <P>Sturgill's Bluegrass Jams <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_EKFjzguS8" target="_blank">Video 1</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQB7px04VwA&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL" target="_blank">Video 2</a> </P> <P>Phipps Store Silas Creek Bluegrass Jams <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrVkzTeno6Q" target="_blank">Video 1</a> </P> <P><font size="5" color="#FF0000" face="Bradley Hand ITC"><strong>Favorite Bluegrass Bands</strong></font></P> <P><a href="http://www.bigcountrybluegrass.com/" target="_blank">Big Country Bluegrass</a> </P> <P><a href="http://whitetopmountainband.tripod.com/" target="_blank">Whitetop Mountain Band</a> </P> <P><a href="http://www.dannypaisley.com/" target="_blank">Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass</a></P> <P><a href="Http://www.kodynorris.net" target="_blank">Kody Norris and the Watauga Mountain Boys</a> </P> <P><a href="http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/traditional-artist-directory/elkville-string-band" target="_blank">Elkville String Band</a> </P> <P><a href="http://www.thejameskingband.com/" target="_blank">James King Bluegrass</a></P> <P>88.7&nbsp; WNCW Asheville Public Radio&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.wncw.org/">http://www.wncw.org/</A>&nbsp;&nbsp; Bluegrass sat 11 am - 7 pm, Sunday&nbsp; 7 pm - 9 pm</P> <P>Watch for <EM>Hand Picked with Del McCoury</EM> to move from Sirius/Xm radio to national syndication this year!</P> <P>Va Tech Public Radio&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://wnrvbluegrassradio.com/index.html">http://wnrvbluegrassradio.com/index.html</A> </P> <P><img src="larry_pennington_500px.jpg" alt="Larry Pennington banjo" width="500" height="304"> </P> <P>Sturgills Jam, <a href="http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/traditional-artist-directory/jim-brooks" target="_blank">Jim &quot;Bunk&quot; Brooks</a>, <a href="http://porchpickin.com/larry.htm" target="_blank">Larry Pennington</a>, Ted Trivett, and &quot;O.L&quot;</P> <P><BR> </P> </BODY></HTML>