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Jamming
Beginning Friday afternoon, musicians start gathering throughout the square, ready to jam in groups that range from two to ten or more - Bring your guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bass, lap dulcimer, hammered dulcimer, autoharp, mouth harp, jews harp, or whatever else you play along with a chair and then find someone playing your favorite music and join in - We do the old fiddle tunes, country, and bluegrass -  By Sunday afternoon, your fingers are tired, vocal cords worn out, and your is leg sore from tapping your toes - It’s time to go home after the best music jam yet - ‘Till next year.

An Annual Celebration of Appalachian Culture
Join us in the MainStage tent next to Hancock Park for two days of fabulous musicians! All performances are free.

April 20, 2024

MainStage Schedule
10:30 - Storytelling Kickoff
11:00 - Crooked Mile
12:00 - John Grimm
1:15 - Cup O’ Joe
2:30 - Curtis & Kim Jones Mountain Gypsy Music
3:45 -   Ugly Cousin
5:00 -   The Kody Norris Show
6:15 -   BlueBilly Grit
8:00 -  Contra Dance

Storytelling Schedule
9:30 a.m - MainStage
Zak McConnell Stage in Hancock Park
11:00 am – Storytelling with Denise Mount and Hannah Sage
12:00 pm – Storytelling with Denise Mount and Hannah Sage
1:00 pm – Open Mic with Mike Mount
2:00 pm – Workshop:  Appalachian Sung Stories with Hannah Sage

Free Workshops
The Bear offers free workshops featuring some of the festival’s finest musicians, singers, and other artists who share their talent, experience, and knowledge.

In Hancock Park
2:00 p.m - Appalachian Sung Stories with Hannah Sage From
3:00 p.m - Foundations of Bluegrass Guitar with Reuben Agnew
4:00 p.m - Play Better Bluegrass Banjo Today with Geoff Hohwald
5:00 p.m - Guitar for Singers with Joe Newberry

Woodrow’s Tent Schedule
11:00 a.m - Sacred Harp Singing with Esther Morgan-Ellis
12:00 noon   Performing as a Duo with Max Godfrey & Maggie Hall
1:00 p.m - Old-Time Fiddle with Max Godfrey & Maggie Hall
2:00 p.m -  The Basics of Banjo: Everything from Clawhammer to Three-Finger Style with Josiah Tyree
3:00 p.m -  Mandolin Technique with David Benedict
4:00 p.m - Ballad Singing with Sarrah Ellen MacDonald
5:00 p.m - History of Appalachian Music and Dance with Barry Whittemore

Tents on the Square Schedule
1:00 p.m - in the SEBA tent      Bluegrass Open Jam with Dan Daniels
3:00 p.m - in the Pick & Bow tent    Old-Time Slow Jam with Ann Whitley & John Day


April 21, 2024

MainStage Schedule
11:00 - The Glenda Pender Gospel Jam
12:30 - Pick & Bow Students
1:15 - Chatham Rabbits
2:30 - Joe Newberry
3:45 - Frances Mooney and Fontanna Sunset

Free Workshops
The Bear offers free workshops featuring some of the festival’s finest musicians, singers, and other artists who share their talent, experience, and knowledge.

In Hancock Park
1:00    Clogging with Cindy Barnes
2:00    Old-Time Mandolin with Brennan Breed
3:00    Pickin’ Porch Jam

Woodrow’s Tent Schedule
1:00 p.m.   New(ish) Old-Time Tunes for All Strings with Andy Howard
2:00 p.m.   Song & Tune Writing with John Grimm
3:00 p.m.   Bluegrass Jam

Artist Marketplace
One-of-a-kind, handmade items are available from a juried selection of the mountain region’s best artists - The 70+ booths surrounding the Historic Square feature a remarkable selection of textiles, pottery, woodworking and other traditional crafts.

Date: April 20,21, 2024

Location:
Hancock Park, 52 North Park Street
Dahlonega, GA 30533

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