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Friends of the Blue Ridge will present Blue Ridge Jamboree: On the Rise <\/em>Saturday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the\u00a0Wortham Center for the Performing Arts\u00a0in Asheville. The event will showcase the area\u2019s top artists ages 25 and younger.<\/p>\n

On the Rise<\/em> is hosted by acclaimed musician and storyteller\u00a0Josh Goforth, a three-time Fiddler of the Festival at Fiddler’s Grove who has performed at the Grand Ole Opry, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. Goforth is currently on faculty at the Academy for the Arts in Asheville and performs all over the world.<\/p>\n

Featured performers at the jamboree include multi-talented Dollywood and Nashville performer\u00a0Addie Levy, joined by her singer-songwriter husband\u00a0Eric Pratt;\u00a0Appalachian Roots, which has opened for Steep Canyon Rangers and Old Crowe Medicine Show; the sibling old-time and bluegrass band\u00a0Newfound Gap, led by 15-year-old sensation\u00a0Bayla Davis; and\u00a0Hightop Mountain Harmony.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur mission is to celebrate the ecological beauty and cultural vitality of this Blue Region region we\u2019re all fortunate to call home,\u201d says Julie Whalen, the festival\u2019s executive director. \u201cPart of that involves inspiring our next generation to be caretakers of that heritage. We\u2019re delighted that so many talented young musicians auditioned to be part of this special event.\u201d<\/p>\n

The event is being sponsored by Mast General Store and all proceeds will support Friends of the Blue Ridge\u2019s Lynn Davis Scholarship Fund. The program provides $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors pursuing college degrees.<\/p>\n

Tickets for On the Rise are $15 and are available at\u00a0blueridgejamboree.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Friends of the Blue Ridge works to enhance the ecological beauty, cultural vitality, and quality of life in communities throughout the Blue Ridge region of North Carolina and Virginia. For more information at\u00a0blueridgefriends.org<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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