This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Asheville Folk Song and Dance Festival Draws Wide Apparition
The Asheville annual folk song and dance festival showcases Appalachian tunes and log rolling dances from Hendersonville and Cherokee Nation competitors. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the noted “minstrel of the Appalachians,” organizes the stage as crowds enjoy storied songs like John Henry and East Tennessee Blues in McCormick Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Daniel Boone
Appalachians
Kentucky
Spooks Branch
Cathead
Soco Gap
Cherokee Nation
Blue Ridge
Great Smokies
Minstrels
Hendersonville
Nantahala Vales
Smoky Crags
Lou Ella
John Henry
Nevada
McCormick Park
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Land of the Sky