Performing on Thursday, July 2 at 7:30, this dazzling quartet weaves together Hot Club Jazz , mando-bop and old school swing – all on an acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin and upright bass. These four talented musicians have collaborated every summer while in residency as teaching staff at the Swannanoa Gathering’s Fiddle and Mandolin week.
Experience an enthralling world of Klezmer, Yiddish folk songs, and soul-stirring melodies that bridge the gap between tradition and a "frayer velt"—a freer world. This intimate performance centers women and gender-non-conforming voices, offering a rare look into the rich traditions of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora. Featuring: Ariel Shapiro, Rachel Leader, and Richie Barshay. Special...
Appearing in this year’s concert will be Clarke Williams, Maddy Mullaney, Travis Stuart, Nathan Vargos and Cary Fridley from our Junior Appalachian Musicians program, as well as private lesson instructors Alison Adams (voice), Joel Ragan (piano), and Evan Martin (guitar). Join us in celebrating the wonderful musicianship that lives here at BMCA. Grab some friends...
Lute and Viola da Gamba duo
Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling! Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling, audience participation and sing-a-longs are all on tap for Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show! at BMCA. Join acclaimed old time musician Travis Stuart, actor/storyteller John Hall and friends as they share stories and songs about Appalachian Christmas traditions and memories. Learn the...
Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling! Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling, audience participation and sing-a-longs are all on tap for Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show! at BMCA. Join acclaimed old time musician Travis Stuart, actor/storyteller John Hall and friends as they share stories and songs about Appalachian Christmas traditions and memories. Learn the...
Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling! Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling, audience participation and sing-a-longs are all on tap for Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show! at BMCA. Join acclaimed old time musician Travis Stuart, actor/storyteller John Hall and friends as they share stories and songs about Appalachian Christmas traditions and memories. Learn the...
Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling! Appalachian and holiday music and storytelling, audience participation and sing-a-longs are all on tap for Christmas in Appalachia: A singin', strummin', family show! at BMCA. Join acclaimed old time musician Travis Stuart, actor/storyteller John Hall and friends as they share stories and songs about Appalachian Christmas traditions and memories. Learn the...
Ring in the holiday season with a myriad of musicians! Kellin Watson and some talented friends will be taking the BMCA stage. Featured musicians are Ashley Heath, Sarah Siskind, and Casey Driessen.
We’ve got a recital coming up this Friday at The Black Mountain Center for the Arts. We’re really excited about this program which will feature William Grant Still’s “Danzas de Panama”, Astor Piazzolla’s “Las Cuatro Estaciones de Buenos Aires” and a few selections from the works of the Danish String Quartet.
BRIAR BRANCH is a homegrown, hometown string band. Long time Black Mountain residents, Julia Weatherford and Pearl Shirley, mother and daughter, have been singing and playing together since the 1980s. Expect to hear mountain music with sweet vocal harmonies, toe-tapping banjo songs, and hard driving Old Time fiddle tunes. Feel the pull of sweet sad ballads with rich cello accompaniment.