<!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>West Jefferson&nbsp;&nbsp; July 7&nbsp;&nbsp; Christmas in July&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.christmasinjuly.info/">http://www.christmasinjuly.info/</A> </P> <P>Jefferson - Aug 4&nbsp; Ashe County Aug <A href="http://www.ashefiddlers.com/">http://www.ashefiddlers.com/</A></P> <P><STRONG><FONT color=#cc0000 size=4>2012 North Carolina Bluegrass Festivals</FONT></STRONG> </P> <P>Asheville&nbsp; Feb 17-19&nbsp; <A href="http://www.bluegrassfirstclass.com">www.bluegrassfirstclass.com</A><BR> Kinston&nbsp; Feb 17-18&nbsp; <A href="http://www.kinstonbluegrass.com">www.kinstonbluegrass.com</A><BR> Surry County&nbsp;&nbsp; March 30- 31&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.surryoldtime.com/">http://www.surryoldtime.com/</A><BR> Cherryville&nbsp; April 13-14&nbsp; <A href="http://www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com">www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com</A><BR> Oakboro&nbsp; April 12-14&nbsp; <A href="http://www.biglickbluegrass.com">www.biglickbluegrass.com</A><BR> Salemburg&nbsp; April 13-14&nbsp; <A href="http://www.laurellakescampground.com">www.laurellakescampground.com</A><BR> Yadkinville&nbsp; April 21&nbsp; <A href="http://www.yadkingrasss.com">www.yadkingrasss.com</A><BR> Roxboro&nbsp; April 26-28&nbsp; <A href="http://www.willowoakpark.com">www.willowoakpark.com</A><BR> Silk Hope April 19 - 22&nbsp; <A href="http://www.shakorihills.org">www.shakorihills.org</A><BR> Wilkesboro&nbsp; April 26 - April 29 Merlefest&nbsp; <A href="http://www.merlefest.org">www.merlefest.org</A> <BR> Stella April 27-28 <a href="www.whiteoakshores.com" target="_blank">www.whiteoakshores.com</a> <BR> Denton&nbsp; May 10-12&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> Pleasant Garden&nbsp; May 19&nbsp; <A href="http://www.highlonesomestrings.org">www.highlonesomestrings.org</A><BR> Snow Camp&nbsp; May 24-26&nbsp; <A href="http://www.littlejohnsmountainmusic.com">www.littlejohnsmountainmusic.com</A><BR> Mt Airy&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 1-2&nbsp; Fiddlers Convention&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.surryarts.org/fiddlersconvention/index.html">http://www.surryarts.org/fiddlersconvention/index.html</A> <br> Hot Springs&nbsp; June 9&nbsp; Bluff Mt Bgrass Fest&nbsp; <A href="http://www.main.nc.us/bluff/index.html">http://www.main.nc.us/bluff/index.html</A><BR> Cherokee&nbsp; June 14-16&nbsp; <A href="http://www.cherokeebluegrass.com">www.cherokeebluegrass.com</A><BR> Elk Creek&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; June 22-23&nbsp; Grayson Co Fiddlers Convention&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.ecvfd.net/home/grayson-county-fiddler-s-convention">http://www.ecvfd.net/home/grayson-county-fiddler-s-convention</A><BR> Morganton&nbsp; June 30- July 4&nbsp; <A href="http://www.redwhitebluebluegrassfestival.com">www.redwhitebluebluegrassfestival.com</A><BR> West Jefferson&nbsp;&nbsp; July 7&nbsp;&nbsp; Christmas in July&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.christmasinjuly.info/">http://www.christmasinjuly.info/</A><BR> Sparta&nbsp;&nbsp; July 20-21&nbsp; Allegheny County Fiddlers Convention&nbsp; <A href="http://www.alleghanyfiddlers.com/">http://www.alleghanyfiddlers.com/</A><BR> Grayson County - June 16&nbsp; Wayne Henderson Festival&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.waynehenderson.org">www.waynehenderson.org</A><BR> Jefferson - Aug 4&nbsp; Ashe County Aug <A href="http://www.ashefiddlers.com/">http://www.ashefiddlers.com/</A><BR> Franklintown&nbsp; Aug 2-4&nbsp; <A href="http://www.preddyfest.com">www.preddyfest.com</A><BR> Galax&nbsp; Aug 8-13&nbsp; <A href="http://www.oldfiddlersconvention.com">www.oldfiddlersconvention.com</A><BR> Marion&nbsp; Aug 16-18&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.aandabluegrass.com">www.aandabluegrass.com</A><BR> Cherryville&nbsp; Sept 3&nbsp; <A href="http://www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com">www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com</A><BR> Brevard&nbsp; Sept 7-8&nbsp; <A href="http://www.mountainsongfestival.com">www.mountainsongfestival.com</A><BR> Cherryville&nbsp; Aug 31-1&nbsp; <A href="http://www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com">www.catawbavalleymusicrevival.com</A><BR> Charlotte&nbsp; Sept 8&nbsp; <A href="http://www.hickorygrovenc.com">www.hickorygrovenc.com </A><BR> Denton&nbsp; Sept 20-22&nbsp; FarmPark&nbsp;&nbsp; <A href="http://www.dentonbluegrass.com/farmpark/bluegrass/index.html">http://www.dentonbluegrass.com/farmpark/bluegrass/index.html</A><BR> Salemburg&nbsp; Sept 28 - 291&nbsp; <A href="http://www.laurellakescampground.com">www.laurellakescampground.com</A> </P> <P><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><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>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.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>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>