Burnsville, North Carolina

Penland School of Crafts sessions end with an auction of work donated by students, instructors, and friends.  These auctions are celebrations of the work done in the classes and an opportunity for neighbors, travelers, and craft lovers to enjoy the energy of a Penland session.  The proceeds from these auctions support scholarship programs.  No admission charged.

Randy Flack, a native of Western North Carolina, has been writing and performing since his early teens.  He takes center stage at 1:45 pm with his songs and stories that reflect his small town and Appalachian roots.  Song after song, story after story, a tapestry is woven of the life and times of a revenuer’s son’s Appalachian life.  FREE

The afternoon begins with the Dollar Brothers at 1pm.  Growing up in the Meat Camp community of Watauga County in a musical family, brothers Darrell, Barry, and Wade, have been playing bluegrass music together and performing at local venues or more than 20 years, continuing their traditional bluegrass style.

At 3pm, Randy Woody and the Southbound Band take the stage.  Southbound is a progressive team of musicians from Monroe County, in rural southeastern Tennessee, who continue the true spirit of classic country music with their own southern style.

When an aspiring musician Ethan happens into Bascom Lamar Lunsford, the “Minstrel of Appalachia,” he embarks on a musical and historical journey. Along about sundown, several musicians meet up on Lundsford’s porch for story telling, and, more importantly, a chance to make music together. Lunsford’s life and songs inspire musicians and appreciators of Appalachian music everywhere. This original musical, written by two of Lunsford’s own grandnieces, is a charming work sure to leave audiences smiling and humming.