Links:

» Contact information and Driving Instructions

» Photo Gallery of previous Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

» Festival Music Schedule

Registration Forms:

» Horse/Mule Registration
» Coon Dog Contest Registration
» Car Show Registration
» Steam-and-Gas Engine, Antique Tractor, and Farm Equipment Registration
» Mountain Comforts Quilt Show registration forms



Blue Ridge Folklife Festival 2008 Featured Artists

  • Wayne Henderson & Helen White—Old-Time Songs & Tunes
  • The Spiritual Seven—African American Gospel
  • Jeffrey Scott—Piedmont Blues
  • Gerald Anderson & Spencer Strickland—Old-Time Songs & Tunes
  • Rev. Robert Akers—Country Gospel
  • Gin Burris--Ballads
  • Dale Jett—Carter Family Songs
  • The Dazzlers—Rockabilly
  • Ken and Will Farmer—Old-Time Bluegrass
  • Appalachian Ramblers—Old-Time Bluegrass
  • Barber Shop Blue Grass—Bluegrass
  • Ballard Branch Bog Trotters—Old-Time String Band
  • Jeff Little—Rockabilly Piano
  • Lovely Valley Male Chorus—Gospel
  • The Moose Family Singers—Old-Time Family Gospel
  • The New North Carolina Ramblers—Charlie Poole & Posey Rorrer Tunes
  • Silver Heads and Nimble Fingers Band—Carter Family Gospel Songs
  • Dixie Bluegrass Boys—Bluegrass
  • Jeremy Stevens and Daren Moore—Old-Time String Band Tunes
  • Plus a Mountain Dance workshop showcasing different styles of Blue Ridge flat footing, buck dancing, and clogging.

For more information:  540-365-4416 or bri@ferrum.edu