Community Calendar

RiddleFest 2025 will feature ETSU faculty members Roy Andrade and Kalia Yeagle. They will explore “Music of the Appalachian Highlands, Setting the Stage for the Birth of Country Music.” Andrade (guitar, mandolin, banjo) and Yeagle (fiddle) teach in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program in the Department of Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University. Together they have been investigating the musicians and music of the southern Appalachian Mountains with reference to the musical development of Lesley Riddle and AP Carter and the birth of country music in the early twentieth century. RiddleFest 2025 Free Seminar and Concert will be held on October 25th in the Burnsville Town Center. The evening concert will open with the ETSU Old Time Ramblers, a string band composed of ETSU students in the Bluegrass, Old Time, and Roots Music program. Tickets for the Concert are $20 for adults.

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Formed in 2007 by mere happenstance, Balsam Range came together during an informal kitchen jam session in the rural depths of Western North Carolina. Since its inception, Balsam Range has become one of the most decorated and award-winning acts in the wide world of bluegrass music, including the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) honors: "Entertainer of the Year" (2014, 2018), "Album of the Year" (2013, 2017), "Song of the Year" (2011, 2015), "Vocal Group of the Year" (2014, 2015), "Male Vocalist of the Year" (2014, 2018) and "Bass Player of the Year" (2018).

Adult: $18 - $48
Youth (18 and under): $10

*Above prices include $3 per ticket facility fee
*PLUS 6.75% NC Sales tax
*All persons must have a ticket, including infants

with Paper Wings
Saturday, November 22
Show: 8pm | Doors: 7pm
The Orange Peel
Ages 18+

Watchhouse

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00

Live Bluegrass with The Sons of Ralph band at Jack of the Wood in Asheville NC, Fridays at 7:00