The 52nd celebration of authentic mountain music and dance returns to Mars Hill University on Oct. 5.
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The 52nd celebration of authentic mountain music and dance returns to Mars Hill University on Oct. 5.
The 50th edition of the annual festival runs Oct. 2-7 on and around the campus of Mars Hill University.
Madison County fiddler Roger Howell is the subject of “A Mighty Fine Memory: Stories and Tunes from the Fiddler of Banjo Branch,” a new documentary film that debuts Saturday, Oct. 3, at the annual Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival in Mars Hill.
While many people wear multiple proverbial hats and dabble in more than one career, Madison County-born Bascom Lamar Lunsford epitomized that concept. A lawyer and a folklorist, the Mars Hill native campaigned against hillbilly stereotypes while preserving Appalachian mountain music traditions. A performer himself — his recordings are included in the Archive of American Folk […]