Martha Owen and David Liden were invited once again to visit Peachtree Elementary for their annual career day. They decided to invite their daughter Annie Fain Liden-Barralon to come with them because she does, in fact, have a career involving music and dance! “What a hoot,” said David, “she really does have a career in [...]
Everybody knows, that for the future, The Folk School must have an Endowment. We know the good the Folk School does. We want it to continue for generations to come. We want it to be strong enough to ride out downturns and emerge true and intact. We want the School to be available to folks, [...]
We’ve all been waiting for this day to come… Little Middle Folk School Applications are now available on our website! This summer, Little Middle Folk School is June 16-22. Every summer the Folk School opens its doors to young folks age 7-17 for Little/Middle Folk School, an opportunity for youths to discover Appalachian culture and to [...]
Next time you visit the Folk School, be sure to notice the new trees along Brasstown Rd. The roadside additions are part of a greater plan to improve the Folk School campus through landscape design using signature native plants and trees. The Folk School has teamed up with Asheville based-landscape architect Amy Fahmy of Sitework [...]
On Thursday, February 21, 2013, John Campbell Folk School and NC Writers Network West are sponsoring a reading of poetry. The reading is free of charge and open to the public. Poets Mary Ricketson and Nadine Justice will be the featured readers. Join us at 7-8pm in Keith House. Mary Ricketson Mary Ricketson’s poetry [...]