Ramsey Center

BASCOM LAMAR LUNSFORD
"MINSTREL OF APPALACHIA" FESTIVAL

This is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. The event is the second oldest folk festival in Western North Carolina and was named in honor of cofounder Bascom Lamar Lunsford. Lunsford was a musician and folklorist who dedicated his life to collecting and promoting the music of the Southern Appalachians. Through his work he became known as "Minstrel of the Appalachians." The festival, which is now in its 44th year, brings out the region’s finest musicians and dancers. Numerous music and dance performances, jam circles, and a ballad and story swap will occur throughout the day. The traditional evening concert will take place inside Moore Auditorium and will feature performances by ballad singers, dancers, and string bands. Join us in honoring the rich cultural traditions of the Southern Appalachians!

Please contact the festival director at (828) 689-1571 for more information.

Sponsored by Wells Fargo Bank.

2011 Festival

Schedule for the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival, Saturday, October 1, 2011

Daytime Stage and 4-H Activities
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Upper Quad

Bailey Mountain Cloggers
11:00 a.m., Anderson Amphitheatre

Ballad and Story Swap hosted by Joe Penland
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Peterson Conference Room, First Floor Blackwell Administration Building

Evening Concert
7 p.m., Moore Auditorium
$10 for Adults; $5 for Children under 12; free with MHC ID

2011 Performers

Daytime Stage (times are subject to change)

Emcee:  John Roten

10:00 – 10:30: NickPickers
10:30 – 11:00:  Fox and Winegar
11:00 – 11:30:  Phil and Gaye Johnson
11:30 – 12:00:  Don Pedi
12:00 – 12:30:  Joe Penland
12:30 – 1:00:  George and Brooke Buckner
1:00 – 1:30:  Spirit Fiddle
1:30 – 2:00:  Kathryn Parham & Friends
2:00 – 2:30:  Cole Mountain Cloggers 
2:30 – 3:00:  Rodney Sutton will call a dance with the audience
3:00 – 3:30:  Pegtwisters
3:30 – 4:00:  Drive Line (Madison FFA Band)

Ballad Swap

Joe Penland
Donna Ray Norton
Susan Pepper
John Analo Phillips
Melanie Rice
Amanda Southerland 

Evening Concert

Emcee Richard Hurley

Festival Opening—“Liberty” played by festival fiddlers
Stoney Creek Boys
Cole Mountain Cloggers
Betty Smith
Paul’s Creek
Adam Masters
All Strung Out
Green Valley Cloggers
Paul Crouch—Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award

INTERMISSION

Bobby Hicks
The Jonathan Creek Boys
Joe Penland
Buddy Davis Acoustic Ensemble with Susi Gott
Bailey Mountain Cloggers
Sam Adams Family
Roger Howell
Drive Line (Madison FFA Band)

Below are some photos from the 2011 Lunsford Festival and the Mars Hill Heritage Festival: