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Down the Road on the Blue Ridge Music Trails

The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival at 99 Years Old

Published July 27, 2026 at 2:22 PM EDT
Dancers from the Bannerman Family and Friends group on stage at the 88th annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina.
Gaston Lacombe
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Mountain Dance and Folk Festival
Dancers from the Bannerman Family and Friends group on stage at the 88th annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville, North Carolina.

Laura highlights the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival as it approaches its 99th year, starting with its founder, Bascom Lamar Lunsford. It features music from Lunsford, as well as Madison County ballad singer Dellie Norton and the Luke Smathers Band.

Down the Road on the Blue Ridge Music Trails