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Composite photos courtesy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University. Photo bottom right by R.L. Geyer<\/p><\/div>\n

Two historic festivals come to the Mars Hill community on Saturday, October 6. Started in 1967, the 51st Bascom Lamar Lunsford \u201cMinstrel of Appalachia\u201d Festival will take place on the campus of Mars Hill University (MHU) from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The second oldest folk festival in Western North Carolina, the Lunsford Festival \u201chelps to perpetuate the musical traditions of the region both by sharing the music with audience members, and also creating space for the musicians to come together and jam and share tunes and visit,\u201d says festival director Leila Weinstein. A popular part of the festival is the ballad swap from 1:30\u20133:30 p.m. \u201cYou can hear Madison County ballad singers singing traditional ballads, a cappella\u2014songs like \u201cBlack Jack Davy\u201d and \u201cLittle Mathy Groves,\u201d which came over the ocean with their relatives from England and Scotland hundreds of years ago,\u201d says Weinstein. \u201cIt\u2019s a pretty special opportunity and experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

One new feature of this year\u2019s Lunsford Festival will be a large community square dance, from 5:30\u20137:30 p.m., called by Phil Jamison and with music by Rhiannon and the Relics. \u201cIf you\u2019ve never been to this kind of dance before,\u201d says Weinstein, \u201cit\u2019s really fun and welcoming and absolutely no experience is needed. The caller walks everyone through the dance beforehand. It\u2019s a great way to actually participate in the rich musical traditions of Western North Carolina.\u201d The festival will also feature fiddle, banjo and guitar workshops, an open jam in the Anderson Amphitheatre and performances by several clogging groups.<\/p>\n

On the same day, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., more than 60 vendors will market an array of arts and crafts on College Street for the annual Madison Heritage Arts Festival. Items include pottery, jewelry, scarves, hats, wooden sculptures, painted gourds and local honey. \u201cThe combination of the two festivals completes a circle of arts, which has a rich tradition in the Southern Appalachians in general and in Madison County in particular,\u201d says festival organizer Rod Bowling. \u201cThe long-traditional formats of these festivals have proven to be successful in showcasing the abundance of creativity in this area.\u201d The MHU Upper Quad where the Lunsford Festival will be held adjoins College Street, making for easy access between the two events.<\/p>\n

To learn more, visit LunsfordFestival.com<\/a> or MarsHillHeritageFestival.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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