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North Carolina Folklife Institute

About Me

To purchase "When I Get My New House Done: Western North Carolina Fiddle Tunes and Songs" , a CD of never-before-released recordings by the legendary Swannanoa fiddler Marcus Martin, please visit our online store . It's $15 plus s&h. We accept Paypal and payments by mail.
www.ncfolk.org
Since 1974 the North Carolina Folklife Institute has supported programs and projects that recognize, document, and present traditional culture in North Carolina. Our website is a resource for learning about the traditional arts and heritage of our state.
NEWS!
Visit our new food blog, NCFOOD , to read about traditional cooking and food events in North Carolina!
We are proud to be partners in the development of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Traditional Artists Directory, now online at www.blueridgeheritage.com . Visit the site to learn about hundreds of traditional musicians, craftspeople, storytellers, dancers, and other artists in the North Carolina mountains.
The North Carolina Folklife Institute gratefully acknowledges the support of the North Carolina Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/17/2007
Band Website: www.ncfolk.org
Sounds Like: Doc Watson, Elizabeth Cotton, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Earl Scruggs, the Camp Creek Boys, Blind Boy Fuller, Shirley Caesar, Nina Simone, Etta Baker, John Dee Holeman, Joe Thompson, Marcus Martin, Manco Sneed, Tommy Jarrell and Fred Cockerham . . . all from North Carolina!
Record Label: Southern Folklife Collection
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Blue Ridge Traditions concerts in Old Fort, NC

Free ConcertsSaturdays, June 14 - July 26, 2008 at the Mountain Gateway Museum in Old Fort  For six Saturdays you can enjoy FREE concerts in the picturesque outdoor amphitheater at the Mountain ...
Posted by on Wed, 28 May 2008 11:45:00 GMT

North Carolina audio-docs in Real Audio

10 episodes of "The Changing Faces of Tradition" are available for free listening in Real Audio at our website, www.ncfolk.org.   THE CHANGING FACES OF TRADITION is a series of North Carolina a...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:34:00 GMT

NC music, DVDs, books for sale

The North Carolina Folklife Institute is selling a variety of CDs, DVD documentaries, and guidebooks at our website, www.ncfolk.org.  Recordings include music by Doc Watson and family, Joe Thomps...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:31:00 GMT