MaupinFest is an Annual Old-Time Music and Dance Festival Honoring Thomas Maupin, National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellow

Schedule of Events:

A Celebration of Old-Time Music and Dance

Main Stage:

Opening Ceremony

9:55am - Welcome by Keith Williams

National Anthem by Samuel Gilliam - Master of Ceremony, Brian Derryberry

Morning Shows

10:00am: Opening Performance - The Rockdale Ridgerunners
10:30am: Host Band - Uncle Shuffelo and His Haint Hollow Hootenanny
11:00am: Morning Feature Band - Jake Leg Stompers

Afternoon Contests

1:00pm: Old-Time Singing Contest
1:40pm: Old-Time Banjo Contest
2:20pm: Old-Time Fiddle Contest
3:00pm: Old-Time Band Contest - Special Intermission Performance by Uncle Doc Wilhite
3:40pm: Junior Buck Dance Contest
4:15pm: Adult Buck Dance Contest
4:50pm: Senior Buck Dance Contest
5:25pm: National Buck Dance Contest

Performance Workshop and Recognition

Introduction by Dr. Bradley Hanson, Director of Folklife - Tennessee Arts Commission

12:00pm: Thomas Maupin, Daniel Rothwell, and Overall Creek

Evening Shows

6:00pm - Host Band Performance and Square Dance - Uncle Shuffelo and His Haint Hollow Hootenanny
7:00pm - Evening Feature Band - Ozark Highballers