After a two-year, pandemic-related hiatus, the Lunsford Festival is back!
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. It was named in honor of Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a musician and folklorist who dedicated his life to collecting and promoting the music of the Southern Appalachians.
The festival brings out the region’s finest musicians, ballad singers, and dancers and it happens on the same day as the Madison Heritage Arts Festival. Admission is free; no tickets or reservations are needed. Join us in honoring the rich cultural traditions of the Southern Appalachians!
A lineup of excellent musicians is waiting for you! This year’s performers include Sheila Kay Adams, Bailee Brandon and Jerry Sutton, the Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Laura Boosinger, Dee Dee Buckner, Sarah Buckner, Peter Gott, Roger Howell, and many others! Take a look at the full line-up at www.mhu.edu/about/what-to-do-and-see/ramsey-center/lunsford-festival/lineup.
The Lunsford Festival and the Madison Heritage Arts Festival will take place this year behind MHU’s Broyhill Chapel on Cascade Street in Mars Hill.
We hope to see you on Saturday, October 8, 2022! Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
For more information, please contact Leila Weinstein at (828) 689-1115 or lweinstein@mhu.edu. Go to www.mhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lunsford-Festival_Campus-Map_2022.pdf for a map showing festival locations.
