Ballad Singer Joe Penland at the Weaverville Library

13 Sep 2014

Old Time musician and Ballad singer Joe Penland will perform at the Weaverville Library on Saturday, September 13th at 2:00. Joe is a Madison County native and grew up hearing the greatest ballad singers of the Southern Appalachians. He continues to preserve this tradition by performing everywhere from his own front porch to British folk festivals. He 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." Sponsored by the Friends of the Weaverville Library. For more information call the Library at 250-6482.