Spring 2011- NC Arts Everyday

Spring 2011

Spring into North Carolina Music

Spring in North Carolina brings longer days and more time to experience our state’s rich creative resources, including music. With the season for big outdoor music festivals gearing up, we asked some of our state’s finest musicians where they go in the spring to hear and enjoy live music of all kinds — Americana, blues, bluegrass, old-time, classical, international, jazz — whether in a club or a restaurant, at an annual music convention, recital hall, library or other venue. You’ll find lists of their personal picks in all genres of music in this edition of Artful Living.

Beautiful sounds are springing up everywhere in our state. Merlefest is now in its 23rd year at Wilkes Community College. It’s the 30th anniversary of the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler’s Convention. And the Kruger Brothers will be celebrating Mother’s Day at the historic Chapel of Rest in Happy Valley. Classic music performances receive a cutting edge treatment by creative industries like Zenph Audio Innovations in Durham.

There’s never been a better time to get out and enjoy all kinds of music in all kinds of places across Creative North Carolina this spring.

Festival Highlights Cherokee Music and Heritage

Held since 1998 on the grounds of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, the Cherokee Voices Festival will welcome 1,000 visitors on Saturday, June 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The free event typically features 30 people demonstrating Cherokee arts and crafts, five or six people in living history encampments, five...

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Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler’s Convention Marks 40th Year

Now in its 40th year, the annual Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old Time Fiddler’s Convention will draw visitors and competitors from around the world to the town’s Veterans Memorial Park on Thursday, June 3, and Friday, June 4. Special guests Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver mark the convention’s...

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Kruger Brothers Mark Mother’s Day at the Chapel

The Kruger Brothers celebrate Mother’s Day with a concert and barbecue at the Chapel of Rest in Happy Valley, NC on Sunday, May 8 at 4 p.m. The admission fee of $30 includes music and a meal and supports the the Chapel’s ongoing Joan and Robert Rogers Memorial Concert series. Born in Switzerland...

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Question: What’s Your Favorite Venue for Live Music In N.C.?

Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park (N.C. Museum of Art) Where do N.C. musicians go when they want to hear great music in our state during the spring and early summer? Artful Living asked N.C. music makers to offer their personal picks for best places to experience Americana, blues, ...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Spring 2011 on 04 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Merlefest, the internationally renowned music festival and fundraiser established in 1988 to honor North Carolina Heritage Award–winning guitarist Doc Watson’s late son Merle, annually draws more than 70,000 people from 45 states, the District of Columbia and 10 foreign countries to Wilkes Community...

Posted by ncarts in Arts News, Spring 2011 on 04 1st, 2011 | No Comments