(Photo: Billie Wheeler) Larry & Joe is the duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín (Monagas, Venezuela) and GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop (Winston-Salem, North Carolina). These two virtuosic multi-instrumentalists fuse their respective Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions on the harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle, upright bass, guitar, and maracas to inspire joy and unity […]
This program is co-hosted by the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, the Department of Ecology and Conservation, and the Environmental Studies Department. Traveling always involves risk for humans. But roads pose a serious challenge to wildlife, forming barriers that disrupt the natural flow and habitat connectivity that are necessary for species long-term health and survival—especially […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are led by accomplished musicians, are welcoming and open to all. We play tunes out on Lunsford Commons (the upper quad) when the weather is comfortable […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are led by accomplished musicians, are welcoming and open to all. We play tunes out on Lunsford Commons (the upper quad) when the weather is comfortable […]
Join us for the opening of a new exhibition at the MHU Campus Museum during June's First Friday celebrations. Exploring the Past and Imagining the Future: A Community Works Together to Preserve and Protect the Smith Farm and Bailey Mountain was created with funding from the Madison County TDA through a partnership between the Appalachian […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are led by accomplished musicians, are welcoming and open to all. We play tunes out on Lunsford Commons (the upper quad) when the weather is comfortable […]
Regretfully, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Harvest Party this evening. The weather forecast has changed quite drastically from earlier today and there is now a severe weather warning, so we feel that it is best to postpone. We will keep you updated on a new date, though. Stay dry and safe […]
This year, we’ll be kicking off the annual Lunsford Festival with a ballad swap on Friday evening. The event will be MC’d by eighth-generation ballad-singer Donna Ray Norton and will feature the region’s best ballad-singers, many of whom are descended from the Madison County families from whom Cecil Sharp collected in 1916. Madison County is […]
The 2024 Lunsford Festival has been canceled due to the flooding and devastation in our region. The Lunsford Festival is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. The event is the second longest-running folk festival in Western North Carolina (57th year!) and was named in honor of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, who was a […]
Get in the Halloween mood with scary stories and ballads from NEA National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams. Adams is the seventh-generation bearer of her family’s 200-year-old ballad-singing tradition. Her teachers were her great-aunt Dellie Norton, cousin Cas Wallin, and other kinfolks in the Wallin, Chandler, Norton, Ramsey, and Ray families of Sodom, North Carolina, […]
Join the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies for a potluck, old-time jam, and ornament-making on Tuesday, November 12, 5:30-8:00 pm (drop in any time). The event is free and open to both campus and community. We'll be in the Fellowship Hall next to Broyhill Chapel. We'll have supplies on hand to make ornaments that you […]
We have made the call to cancel tonight's square dance with Rodney Sutton due to the wind and snow forecasted for this evening. We will let you know when we reschedule. Join us for a square dance in MHU’s Loft with caller Rodney Sutton and live old-time music! Absolutely no experience is necessary – […]
