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Thursday - Saturday
7:00pm nightly
The 81st annual edition of this beloved annual festival showcases the best of the mountain region’s old-time and bluegrass musicians, dance groups, cloggers, storytellers and ballad singers. Each evening's lineup is a unique celebration of the region's rich cultural heritage.
2008 Festival Performance Schedule
(Note: schedule is subject to change)
• Thursday, July 31: Jerry Sutton and Carol Mallet Rifkin, MCs; the Lil’ Darlin’s and the Dixie Darlin’s; George and Brooke Buckner; Don Pedi; Bobby and Blue Ridge Tradition; Doug and Darcy Orr; Lee Knight; The Adams Family Band; Roger Howell and Friends; Dehlia Low; the UNCA Smooth Dancers; Phil and Gaye Johnson; the Ralph Lewis Family; Carol, Buddy & Jamie; and the Peg Twisters.
• Friday, August 1: Laura Boosinger and Flora McDonald Gammon, MCs; Mountain Valley Cloggers; Joe Penland; Yodeling Ramblers; Danielle Bishop and Seth Taylor; Cole Mountain Cloggers; David Brose; Carolina Fusion; Dowden Sisters; Leonard Hollifield and Friends; Green Valley Cloggers; Bryan and Emma McDowell; The Redeye Ramblers; Denise O’Sullivan; Buddy Davis Family; and Laurel Ridge.
• Saturday, August 2: Glenn Bannerman and Richard Hurley, MCs; Avery Smooth Dancers; Mac Snodderly and Flave Heart; Betty Smith; Slight Departure; Stoney Creek Cloggers; Dan Lashbrook; AppalachianSong; Tipton Hill Boys; Bannerman Family and Friends; Donna Ray Norton; Buncombe Turnpike; Ken Harrison; Appalachian Mountaineers; Bruce Moody; and Clearwater Connection.
