Snuffy Jenkins Reunion Festival
When
Nov 7, 2009 10:00 am - 10:00 pm (Saturday)
Where
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center (map)
286 ICC Loop Road
Spindale, NC 28160
Spindale, NC 28160
35.340285
-81.913121
What
Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion
Rutherford County Arts Council and Isothermal Community College have partnered to revive the famous Snuffy Jenkins Festival, beginning with the Snuff...
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Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion
Rutherford County Arts Council and Isothermal Community College have partnered to revive the famous Snuffy Jenkins Festival, beginning with the Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion, to be held on the Isothermal Community College campus. Bluegrass and old-time music will be featured in the festival honoring the innovative banjo player, comedian, and Rutherford County native, Snuffy Jenkins. This first event will be headlined by Doc Watson and David Holt, and NC Banjo legend Raymond Fairchild. Phil and Gaye Johnson and many other regional and local favorites will also perform during the day-long celebration. The festival will also feature historical talks regarding Snuffy Jenkins’ life and significance in local and national music history, as well as discussions about Snuffy’s fellow pioneers in bluegrass and traditional music. Special guests and honorees will include festival founder Ben Humphries and Snuffy’s son, Toby Jenkins. Food and craft vendors will be on hand, and an open jam area will be provided for musicians who want to play as well as listen.
Doc Watson “Hills of Home” with David Holt will close the festival. This performance will begin at 7:30 pm and be located in the Foundation auditorium. For more than three decades, Doc Watson has been America’s most renowned and influential folk guitar stylist – a living legend in acoustic music. Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host, and entertainer. Together, Doc and David won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album with “Legacy”, on which “Hills of Home” is based.
Doc & All:
Adult: $30, Youth (14 yrs. & under): $20
(Doc & All Festival Package includes all outdoor and indoor areas, with reserved seating in auditorium)
Day Pass Only:
Adult: $20, Youth (14 yrs. & under): $10
(Day Pass Only includes outdoor stage, vendors, lectures & open jam areas only)
Presented by The Rutherford County Arts Council and The Foundation
Rutherford County Arts Council and Isothermal Community College have partnered to revive the famous Snuffy Jenkins Festival, beginning with the Snuffy Jenkins Festival Reunion, to be held on the Isothermal Community College campus. Bluegrass and old-time music will be featured in the festival honoring the innovative banjo player, comedian, and Rutherford County native, Snuffy Jenkins. This first event will be headlined by Doc Watson and David Holt, and NC Banjo legend Raymond Fairchild. Phil and Gaye Johnson and many other regional and local favorites will also perform during the day-long celebration. The festival will also feature historical talks regarding Snuffy Jenkins’ life and significance in local and national music history, as well as discussions about Snuffy’s fellow pioneers in bluegrass and traditional music. Special guests and honorees will include festival founder Ben Humphries and Snuffy’s son, Toby Jenkins. Food and craft vendors will be on hand, and an open jam area will be provided for musicians who want to play as well as listen.
Doc Watson “Hills of Home” with David Holt will close the festival. This performance will begin at 7:30 pm and be located in the Foundation auditorium. For more than three decades, Doc Watson has been America’s most renowned and influential folk guitar stylist – a living legend in acoustic music. Four-time Grammy Award winner David Holt is a musician, storyteller, historian, television host, and entertainer. Together, Doc and David won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album with “Legacy”, on which “Hills of Home” is based.
Doc & All:
Adult: $30, Youth (14 yrs. & under): $20
(Doc & All Festival Package includes all outdoor and indoor areas, with reserved seating in auditorium)
Day Pass Only:
Adult: $20, Youth (14 yrs. & under): $10
(Day Pass Only includes outdoor stage, vendors, lectures & open jam areas only)
Presented by The Rutherford County Arts Council and The Foundation
More about Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center
Amenities: Beautiful Frank and Mabel West Auditorium (seats 1000); Banquet Facilities, Catering Available, Free Parking, Handicap Accessible, Meeting Facility Business: (828) 286-9990 Business: (828) 286-3636 Fax : (828)286-1120 The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center is located on the Spindale campus of Isothermal Community College.View all Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center events
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