Dedicated to promoting the ongoing enjoyment and preservation of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts, and lore in the Carolinas Piedmont since 1982
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ARTS, HISTORY & CULTURE ORGANIZATIONS (back to top)
The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress was created by Congress in 1976 to preserve and present American Folklife. The Center incorporates the Archive of Folk Culture, which was established at the Library in 1928 as a repository for American Folk Music.
Carolina Music Ways Music Heritage Resource Group is a grassroots organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the diverse music traditions of North Carolina’s Northwest Piedmont, working with people from around our region to highlight some of the best heritage music performed anywhere in the United States, including bluegrass, jazz, blues, gospel, old-time stringband, and Moravian music. The group inventories the heritage music traditions of Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Yadkin counties in North Carolina.
Penland School of Crafts a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.
Piedmont Fiber Guild Organized in the early 1970’S as the Charlotte Handweavers Guild, our group has evolved into a regional membership comprised of people interested in all aspects of the fiber arts: spinning, weaving, knitting, doll making, surface design, basketry, and beadwork, to name a few.
Charlotte Dance Page The Charlotte Country Dancers & Dance Gypsies Schedule, with links to other dance organizations, as well.
Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers The Fiddle and Bow Country Dancers sponsor a contra dance every Tuesday night in Winston-Salem, NC from 8 until 10 at the beautiful Vintage Theatre.
The Handlebar A listening room, cafe & pub in Greenville SC
Holly Springs NC Cultural Center PineCone and the Town of Holly Springs have teamed up to launch a new music series. The Listening Room Series will take place in the intimate 200-seat performing arts theater at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in downtown Holly Springs, NC.
Neighborhood Theatre For the love of music and more! The Theatre is relaxed and comfortable, relaxed & fun, relaxed & acoustically correct, relaxed & intimate, relaxed and available for lease to other promoters and artists, and just relaxed.
Tosco Music Party Each music party includes the Tosco’s trademark sing-alongs, and still retains the original living room feeling. The format of these Music Parties is generally 5-10 minute sets of acoustic music by a variety of scheduled performers (professional and amateur alike) who donate their time and talent.
The Visulite Theatre One of Charlotte’s old neighborhood theaters, this one in the Elizabeth neighborhood, is brimming with talent and shows.
Acoustic Music Scene an online publication
providing news & commentary for the folk, roots and singer-songwriter communities.
Fiddle & Bow Society FIDDLE & BOW, founded in 1981, is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the promotion and preservation of folk music and dance, and their related arts.
Charlotte Sacred Harp Singers. Sacred Harp is a form of a cappella (unaccompanied) singing unique to America. This type of singing has been passed down from generation to generation since the 1700s, having been rooted in colonial singing schools. Sacred Harp singings are not performances; all are encouraged to participate as singers, though visitors are always welcome to participate as listeners.
Folk Arts Society of Greenville (NC) The Folk Arts Society of Greenville (FASG) is a membership organization dedicated to enriching the community through the arts.
Harvest Moon Folk Society an organization whose mission is to promote, sponsor, and encourage participation in folk and traditional dance for people in and around the Upstate of South Carolina.
High Lonesome Strings High Lonesome Strings is an association for Bluegrass musicians and Bluegrass fans who get together to celebrate and promote Bluegrass music. They are located in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina.(Greensboro area)
PineCone the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, was formed in 1984 to honor the traditional music heritage that makes North Carolina unique.
SouthEastern Bluegrass Association! If you like to listen to bluegrass music, play bluegrass music, or would like to play bluegrass music, SEBA is the organization for you!
Wilkes Acoustic Folk Society. We’re a non-profit organization focused on nurturing musical appreciation and talent.
All About FiddlingThis page at AAA State of Play covers the origins and history of the fiddle, teaches you how the instrument is made, and even has a fantastic selection of fiddle lessons, songs and online practice guides.
Com isn’t a folk group, but is Richard Hefner’s instructional website for banjo (bluegrass & clawhammer), folk guitar, ukulele, and harmonica. Hundreds of pages of tablature, tutorials, and more to make your learning experience an enjoyable one. Tablature may be viewed on screen and tablature may be downloaded and viewed, played at any speed, or printed using the excellent tablature program, TablEdit, or the free viewer, TabView. Computer generated midi files are also provided on the site, as well as a link directory to over 2500 acoustic music sites (mostly folk & bluegrass).
Folk Chords. Pat Raedy has a personal web site that has a wonderful set of folk music chords, especially handy for Charlotte Folk Society post-Gathering monthly jams! Also check out his instructions on guitar bass notes and runs.
Homespun Tapes Terrific selection of instructional DVDs covering all instruments and genres.
John C. Campbell Folk School Teaching time-honored crafts, music and dance since 1925 in the mountains of western North Carolina.
Penland School of Crafts a national center for craft education located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.