Annual Bluegrass First Class in Asheville this Weekend

February 19 - 21, 2016   19th Annual Bluegrass First Class   Some of the best bluegrass acts in the country rocking out all over the hotel, all weekend. Friday night will feature the impeccable harmonies of 7-time Female Vocalist of the Year Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, 5-time IBMA Male Vocalist of the year Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out. 

On Saturday the incomparable Dailey & Vincent will not disappoint plus performances will also include the seasoned talent of Seldom Scene, highly awarded and recognized Lonesome River Band, as well as the amazing vocals of Appalachian Fire, along with IMBA’s 2014 Emerging Artist of the Year, Flatt Lonesome. 

The event is held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort.  Get current rates and availability.

Asheville Hosts 18th Annual Bluegrass First Class

February 14 - 16    18th Annual Bluegrass First Class Some of the best bluegrass acts in the country rocking out all over the hotel, all weekend. Friday’s show features the impeccable harmonies of 7-time Female Vocalist of the Year Rhonda Vincent and The Rage. 5-time IBMA Male Vocalist of the year Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out, North Carolina’s own Lou Reid & Carolina, Newton & Thomas, the old duet sounds from the 30′s and 40′s with the Crazy Water Crystals, and a professional band all of whom have graduated from East Tennessee State University (ETSU), Sons of Bluegrass, with special guest, Amethyst.

The event is held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort. Get current rates and availability.

Mountain Dance and Folk Festival this Weekend in Asheville

August 1 - 3   86th Annual Mountain Dance and Folk Festival  The nation’s longest running folk festival. The 86th annual edition of this three-day event showcases the best of the region’s old-time and bluegrass musicians, mountain dance groups, cloggers, and ballad singers. 7:00 PM nightly at Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place in downtown Asheville.

The event showcases performances by hundreds of the Southern Appalachians' best traditional mountain musicians and dancers. Bound by the tradition of "Along About Sundown" these gatherings continue the tradition, of the era when local folks of all ages regularly gathered at the end of the day on front porches and the like, with fiddles, banjos and guitars in hand and dancing feet at the ready.

Come celebrate the treasured cultural heritage of Western North Carolina throughout the summer at these events organized by Asheville's Folk Heritage Committee.


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18th Annual Bluegrass First Class this Weekend in Asheville

February 15 - 17  18th Annual Bluegrass First Class  Some of the best bluegrass acts in the country rocking out all over the hotel, all weekend. Friday’s show features the impeccable harmonies of 7-time Female Vocalist of the Year Rhonda Vincent and The Rage. The Grascals, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper along with the traditional sound of The James King Band.

On Saturday enjoy The Bluegrass Album Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Russell More and IIIrd Tyme Out, local comedian Dillon, Lonesome River Band, and Darin & Brooke Aldridge.

The event is held at the Crowne Plaza Tennis and Golf Resort. Get current rates and availability.