Concerts
2013 Season: June 29 – August 31
Our annual summer concert series offers an ever-changing schedule of bluegrass, folk and old-time mountain music by award-winning artists — quality entertainment for the entire family. Rich in cultural heritage, An Appalachian Evening continues to be a favorite with locals and visitors alike.
All concerts at 7:30 pm in the air-conditioned Lynn L. Shields Auditorium
Season tickets (all 10 shows) $120 adults, $40 students (k-12)
You'll find pictures and more information on each group on our Calendar of Events
June 29 – Balsam Range
Tickets
$25 adult / $5 K-12
Winners of the 2011 IBMA Song of the Year for “Trains I Missed.”
July 6 – The Bankesters
Tickets
$15 adult / $5 K-12
An acoustic bluegrass/Americana band featuring the 2012 IBMA Vocalist of the Year.
July 13 – The Freight Hoppers
Tickets
$15 adult
/ $5 K-12
Hard driving old time music with one foot planted in the past and the other in the present.
July 20 – Kruger Brothers
Tickets
$25 adult / $5 K-12
Internationally famous acoustic group blends tradition with a spirit of exploration and innovation.
July 27 – Snyder Family Band
Tickets
$20 adult / $5 K-12
Youthful veterans of MerleFest, Red White and Bluegrass, and Music City Roots stages.
Aug 3 – Pop Ferguson Blues Review
Tickets
$15 adult / $5 K-12
Legendary musician is one of the last practitioners
of traditional blues in the North Carolina foothills
Aug 10 – Town Mountain
Tickets $15 adult / $5 K-12
A band firmly rooted in the tradition of the Blue Grass Boys, Flatt and Scruggs and other pioneers.
Aug 17 – The Jeff Little Trio
Tickets
$20 adult / $5 K-12
Versatile artist plays Stecoah’s century-old piano with breathtaking speed, precision and clarity.
Aug 24 – The Stray Birds
Tickets
$15 adult / $5 K-12
Three extraordinary musicians with a sound drawn from the richness of American folk music traditions.
Aug 31 – Red June
Tickets
$15 adult / $5 K-12
A powerful acoustic trio from Asheville performing
beautifully distilled original American music.
The Grand Old Stage
In the 1940-1950 era, the auditorium stage became home to musicians touring the mountain area – musicians heard on the "Mid Day Merry Go Round," a popular WNOX-Knoxville radio program.
The Center’s stage has been graced with the top bluegrass performers of that time – Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs, Bill Monroe, The Carter Family, Chet Atkins, Bonnie Lou and Buster, Archie Campbell, Carl Story, Elmer Jethro, Martha Carson and the Brewster Brothers.
It seems these musicians charged little or nothing for admission and put on a great show to a full house! Today’s performers follow in the footsteps of these great musicians and the smaller footprints of the many school children that have performed on this stage as well.
Enjoy a Dinner and a Show
Before each 'An Appalachian Evening' concert, you can purchase a home-cooked Appalachian Dinner in the Schoolhouse Cafe from 6 to 7:30.
Other Saturday evening cafe offerings include specialty sandwiches, BBQ sandwich, hot dogs, Yellow Branch cheese and fruit plate, PB&J on cinnamon bread, ice cream, homemade desserts, snacks and assorted drinks.