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SUMMARY:Bing Futch
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: FRIDAY MAY 15\, 2026 \nWHERE: Galilee Ministries of East Charlotte.3601 Central Ave\, Charlotte\, NC 28205 \nFOOD TRUCK: Backstage BBQ \nBEVERAGES: Coming Soon \nJAMS: start at 5:30 PM \nMAIN EVENT: Bing Futch – 7:00 PM \nTICKETS: $15 (16 and under FREE) GET TICKETS HERE \n\n  \nMountain Dulcimer and Native American Flute virtuoso Bing Futch will be the Charlotte Folk Society’s featured performer on May 15 at Galilee Ministries of East Charlotte. Located at 3601 Central Ave\, Charlotte\, NC 28205. \nAs a nationally touring solo performer\, Bing Futch brings big energy to every stage. He’s performed multiple times at the Walnut Valley Festival\, The Florida Folk Festival\, the Old Songs Festival\, Indiana Fiddlers Gathering\, and Common Ground On The Hill\, unleashing a torrent of music with his voice\, Appalachian mountain dulcimer\, ukulele\, Native American flute\, and a looper pedal. Bing’s musicianship blends raw\, rootsy groove with fearless improvisation. A singer and multi-instrumentalist\, he pairs expressive vocals with mountain dulcimer virtuosity in a dizzying array of musical styles. His sets travel widely\, from Delta blues and Americana to reimagined rock and synth-pop alongside traditional material. Onstage\, he leans into connection\, often folding audience participation into the experience. \n  \nPREVIEW\n \n \n 
URL:https://folksociety.org/event/bing-futch/
LOCATION:Galilee Ministries of East Charlotte\, 3601 Central Ave.\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28025\, United States
CATEGORIES:Bluegrass Jam,Gatherings,Shows
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SUMMARY:March 20 - Kenny and Amanda Smith
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: FRIDAY\, March 20\, 2026 \nWHERE: UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST COMMUNITY OF CHARLOTTE (234 N. Sharon Amity Road\, Charlotte\, NC) \nFOOD TRUCK: Coming Soon \nBEVERAGES: Coming Soon \nJAMS: start at 5:30 PM \nMAIN EVENT: Kenny and Amanda Smith – 7:00 PM \nTICKETS: $20 (16 and under FREE) \nGET TICKETS HERE \n  \n\nThe award-winning duo of Kenny & Amanda Smith have cultivated a reputation of delivering fresh\, heartfelt\, bluegrass music to stages worldwide for nearly two decades. Known for sincere vocals and stellar musicianship\, Kenny & Amanda Smith are one of the most beloved husband-and-wife teams in acoustic music. \n“..we love Kenny’s guitar playing! He’s a great rhythm player and his solos are always clean and melodic. Amanda is one of our favorite female Bluegrass singers today! We love her voice – so rich\, warm and expressive!!” – Ricky Skaggs & Sharon White Skaggs \n\nHERE’S A PREVIEW:\n \n \n 
URL:https://folksociety.org/event/kenny-and-amanda-smith/
LOCATION:Unitarian Universalist Community of Charlotte\, 234 N Sharon Amity Rd\, Charlotte\, 28211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gatherings,Shows
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SUMMARY:CFS Holiday Gathering and Annual Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join your CFS friends at Park Road Baptist Church for the annual holiday dinner and jam event. The fun starts at 3:00 PM with jamming of various genres. Dinner will follow at 5:30 PM (catering by Backstage BBQ). Menu options will include BBQ\, Chicken\, and Cauliflower wraps with sides and a drink. New this year is a potluck dessert table so please bring a goodie to share! \nOnline reservations are required and due no later than December\, 8th in order for the caterer to accurately prepare enough food. Please indicate on the reservation form your entree choice ($20/adult and $50/family and children 16 and under free) so we can have the appropriate quantities. \nAfter dinner there will be a brief CFS business meeting and a holiday “Open Mic”. Contact Dale Rivers @ dalerivers1@gmail.com if you would like to participate in the open mic. Hope to see you there!
URL:https://folksociety.org/event/cfs-holiday-gathering-and-annual-meeting-2025/
LOCATION:Park Road Baptist Church\, 3900 Park Rd\, Charlotte\, NC\, 28209\, United States
CATEGORIES:Gatherings,Jams,Workshops
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SUMMARY:CFS at Festival in the Park!
DESCRIPTION:FREE ADMISSION! Join us at the Charlotte Folk Society tent during the 60th Annual Festival in the Park at Freedom Park in Charlotte! More details and showtimes to follow! 3 DAYS of LIVE MUSIC at our stage! Drop by and see us to spin our prize wheel! \nCome join us at the 2025 Festival in the Park at Freedom Park! Its fun for the WHOLE family! \nFRIDAY\, SEPT. 19 \n\n \n\n3:00 pm – 4:45 pm Local Tomatoes Jam Old Time\n5:00 pm – 5:45 pm Mint Hill Bluegrass Bluegrass\n6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Rob McHale Americana\n6:45 pm – 7:17 pm Peregrine North Celtic Fusion\n7:30 pm – 8:15 pm Clare Marie Americana\n\nSATURDAY\, SEPT. 20 \n\n\n10:00 am – 10:40 am Mint Hill Express Bluegrass\n10:45 am – 11:20 am Loblolly Gags Cover & Original Songs\n11:25 am – 12:10 pm John Renwick & Mark Willingham Dueling Dulcimers\n12:15 am – 12:50 pm Seth Peagler Trio Singer/Songwriter\n12:55 pm – 1:35 pm Tom Eure & Amelia Osborne Celtic\n1:40 pm – 2:15 pm Eat More Chicken Review Old Time String Band\n2:25 pm – 3:05 pm Dances of India\n3:25 pm – 4:10 pm Men Standing for Christ Gospel Ensemble\n4:25 pm – 4:45 pm West Charlotte High School Step dancers\n5:15 pm – 5:55 pm Tracy Simpson & Steve Simpson Singer/Songwriters\n6:00 pm – 6:40 pm Carolina Classic Cloggers\n6:45 pm – 7:25 pm Mark Janney Folk songs from ’50’s – ’70’s\n7:30 pm – 8:10 pm Will Burgin Band Bluegrass\n8:20 pm – 9:00 pm John Krizen Story Singer/Song Teller\n\n \n \nSUNDAY\, SEPT. 21 \n\n \n\n10:00 am – 10:30 am Mint Hill Old Time\n10:45 am – 11:15 am Appalachian Dulcimer Club\n11:30 am – 12 noon Uke Can Meet Me in Ft. Mill Ukulele\n12:15 pm – 12:45 pm Guilford County Fife & Drum\n1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Steele Creek Bluegrass\n1:45 pm – 2:15 pm Oldies Sing-Along\n2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Revolutionaries Colonial Period Music\n3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Jubilant Jammers Youth musicians\n4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Josh Bowron & David Fee Mandolin & banjo\n\nPlease note: schedule subject to change; check www.folksociety.org for latest updates.
URL:https://folksociety.org/event/cfs-at-festival-in-the-park/
LOCATION:Freedom Park\, 1908 East Blvd.\, Charlotte\, North Carolina\, 28203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Front Porch,Gatherings,Shows
ORGANIZER;CN="Charlotte Folk Society":MAILTO:CharlotteFolkSociety@folksociety.org
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