Announcing Our New Music & Dance Coordinators: T-Claw Crawford & Charmaine Slaven!
We are thrilled to announce two new members of the Folk School family. As we move forward with new...
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Category: Dance
Remembering David Kaynor by Sue Songer on Behalf of the DMW instructors
David Allen Kaynor passed away peacefully on June 1, 2021. His two sisters were present, as were...
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Celebrating May Day with Puppets, a Parade, and the Maypole Dance
On Saturday, May 1, we gathered on the Folk School campus to celebrate May Day. The weather was...
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Falling in Love with the Folk School:
Sparrow’s Music & Dance Mentorship Experience
As a musician, maker, and mountain gal, the John C. Campbell Folk School has tugged at my heart...
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Celebrating David A. Kaynor, Recipient of the 2021 CDSS Lifetime Contribution Award
A big congratulations to David Kaynor, longtime Folk School Dance Musicians’ Week...
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A Celebration of New Year’s Eve Traditions at the Folk School
The New Year’s Eve Community Room Dance Floor in 2017
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Thanks for the Dance, Bob Dalsemer
After almost thirty years in Brasstown, Bob Dalsemer has moved to a lovely new home in a residential community in Black Mountain, North Carolina where he joins a number of musical friends. But rest assured, he took a piece of Brasstown with him: a wonderfully whimsical quilt. This quilt was created and blessed by lots of his friends who pieced and sewed a little bit of their hearts and memories into a beautiful expression of thanks for helping us understand that music and dance are a natural part of a full life.
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If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out with Aubrey Atwater
Using clogging, music, and storytelling to charm Folk School audiences since 1996, Aubrey Atwater exudes a talent, grace, and humor unique to the most talented of performers. She teaches traditional music and dance regularly at the Folk School and while classes are on hiatus, Aubrey joined us for a virtual discussion on Monday, May 18 as part of our Appalachian Traditions discussion series. View the recording of the talk and also enjoy an interview with Aubrey.
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A Look Back at Folk School May Day Celebrations
Wishing you a happy May Day! We’re looking forward to dancing around the May Pole together again, but until then, we put together this post filled with photos of years past, a video from 2011, and an excerpt by Nanette Davidson about May Day from The Folk School Cookbook. Enjoy!
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Remembering Danny Wilson
We are mourning the loss of our dear friend, Danny Wilson. He touched the lives of so many of us, and he will be greatly missed. He loved to dance at the Folk School, and we are very honored to have his family establish a dance scholarship fund in his name.
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Charlotte Crittenden on Dance Calling
I stopped by the Yarn Circle to speak with Charlotte Crittenden to talk about calling and dancing. Charlotte, a Brasstown local, is a regular caller at the Folk School on Tuesday and Saturday night dances. She is a popular regional caller who has recently called at Old Farmer’s Ball, River Falls, Grey Eagle, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Charleston, Charlotte, Sautee and more! Enjoy our interview…
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