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Folk Festivals

by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006
Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion.

See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; Folk Art; Folklore; Folkmoot USA; Folk Music; Hollerin' Contest; MerleFest; Mountain Dance and Folk Festival; Mule Day; Old-Time String Band Music.

Part i: Introduction; Part ii: Original Folk Festivals and Contemporary Gatherings; Part iii: Ethnic and Holiday Festivals; Part iv: Music and Food Festivals;  Part v: Refences

Part V: References

Garry Barker, The Handicraft Revival in Southern Appalachia, 1930-1990 (1991).

A. P. Hudson, "Carolina Folk Festival," Journal of American Folklore 61 (1948).

Loyal Jones, Minstrel of the Appalachians: The Story of Bascom Lamar Lunsford (1984).

Subjects: 
Culture
Events
Authors: 
Baker, Bruce E.
From: 
Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.

1 January 2006 | Baker, Bruce E.