The Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum College is proud
to announce an exciting musical line up for this year’s Blue Ridge
Folklife Festival. The performances will take place across three stages:
the Traditions in Sacred Music Stage, The Blue Ridge Sampler Stage
and the Blue Ridge Bands Stage. The Festival will take place on Saturday,
October 22, 2005, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on the Ferrum College campus
in Ferrum, VA.
The Traditions in Sacred Music Stage will
feature a variety of gospel-related acts including: the Mt. Nebo Holiness
Choir, Dave & Mary Lambeth (country gospel); the Star Light Gospel
Singers; Randy & Deborah Sheets String Band (gospel string band);
the Trinity Chorus; Moose Family (old time gospel); and The Spiritual
Four. The song, “The Redeemed Are Coming Home” by the Moose Family
is available for download at this address (iTunes or MP4-enabled player
needed for listening): http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2005fall/FolklifeMusic/Redeemed.m4a.
The Blue Ridge Sampler Stage will include
musicians Jeff Little & Friends, Jeffery Scott, Jim Marshall,
Brian Fain, Sheena Dalton, and Wayne Henderson & Friends as well
as a Singers Workshop with Gin Burris and Tobacco Auctioneer Bob Cage.
The song, “Freight Train Blues” by Jeffery Scott is available for
download at this address (iTunes or MP4-enabled player needed for
listening): http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2005fall/FolklifeMusic/FreightTrainBlues.m4a.
The Blue Ridge Bands Stage will showcase the
following bands: the Dry Hill Draggers (Old Time String Band); Southern
Pride (Old Time String Band); Marshall Brothers (Bluegrass); Cabin
Creek Boys (Old Time String Bands); The New North Carolina Ramblers
(Old Time Band); No Speed Limit (Bluegrass); and the Ballard Branch
Bog Trotters (Old Time String Band). The song, “Old Time Shooting
Creek” by the Dry Hill Draggers is available for download at this
address (iTunes or MP4-enabled player needed for listening): http://www.ferrum.edu/news/2005fall/FolklifeMusic/ShootingCreek.m4a.
Admission is $9 for adults and $8 for children
and senior citizens. For additional information, contact the Blue
Ridge Institute and Museum at (540) 365-4416. Visit the festival website
here: http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/festivalevents.html.
The Blue Ridge Institute and Museum is located
on Route 40, 10 miles west of Rocky Mount, Va. Dedicated to preserving
the heritage of and educating people about Blue Ridge culture and
traditions, it is also The State Center for Blue Ridge Folklore.
Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational,
liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree
programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges.
For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.
