The 51st annual folk music festival takes place Oct. 6 at Mars Hill University.
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The 51st annual folk music festival takes place Oct. 6 at Mars Hill University.
Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival celebrates its 49th year of championing and preserving Southern Appalachian traditions at Mars Hill University on Saturday, Oct. 1.