HATTERAS – The singer sometimes called “one of the strongest and finest tenor voices on the folk scene” is coming to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Geoff Kaufman has performed nationally and internationally and is widely known for music of the sea. On April 9, at 7 p.m., he performs a free concert at [...]
September 10, 2008 – 10:45 am
As crisp, cool autumn days approach, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh offers plenty of reasons to get out and enjoy the season. October brings a full slate of programs for all ages.
Get ready for the upcoming election during a Music of the Carolinas performance with rousing presidential campaign songs from the past. Another [...]
There’s music of the gods, and there’s also music of the gourds. Beverly Botsford uses an assortment of gourds to create stirring rhythms, and she will present a free performance at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 3 p.m. Botsford will intersperse folklore, history, humor, science and art throughout [...]
ASHEVILLE—Passing an afternoon rocking on the front porch has long been one of the pleasures of the South. On Friday, Aug. 1, from 2-4 p.m. the tradition continues with a free performance on one of Asheville’s and the literary world’s most famous porches, the “Old Kentucky Home” of Thomas Wolfe.
Noted singers/songwriters Roger Howell and Richard [...]
The free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort wraps up with outstanding performances on Saturday, July 26, at 7 p.m. at the site’s outdoor amphitheater. Clarence Green and Wayne Martin will give their fiddle, guitar, harmonica and banjo a workout with bluegrass and old-time country [...]
For free activities to fill summer days, check out six August programs at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. The Summer Performance Series continues with an unusual presentation by Beverly Botsford, who will play an assortment of gourds. During a noon program, sports historian Jim Sumner will highlight North Carolinians who have made history [...]
Word is spreading about the free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort. On Saturday, July 19, at 7 p.m., hear the old-time music of Paul Brown and the Toast String Stretchers and the bluegrass gospel music of The Griggs. Come early at 4 p.m. to [...]
The free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort brings another authentic mountain experience on Saturday, July 12. Well-known musicians George Shuffler and Family, Denise O’Sullivan and the New North Carolina Ramblers will perform in the amphitheater, beginning at 7 p.m.
Come early between 2 to 6 [...]
Enjoy another weekend of the free summer series Blue Ridge Traditions on Saturday, June 28, at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort. Hear award-winning fiddler Bobby Hicks, the Cherokee gospel quintet called the Welch Family Singers, and Cherokee storyteller Freeman Owle. This trio of performances will begin at 7 p.m. in [...]
Enjoy a cool mountain evening during the second outdoor concert of the summer series Blue Ridge Traditions on Saturday, June 21. Hear award-winning Sheila Kay Adams and the bluegrass band Balsam Range, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Mountain Gateway Museum and Heritage Center in Old Fort. The performances will take place in the amphitheater. [...]