(Image: Courtesy of the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection, Southern Appalachian Archives, Mars Hill University) Join us for a square dance in MHU’s Loft with caller Rodney Sutton! No experience necessary […]
(Photo: Billie Wheeler) Larry & Joe is the duo of Joropo maestro Larry Bellorín (Monagas, Venezuela) and GRAMMY-nominated bluegrass and old-time star Joe Troop (Winston-Salem, North Carolina). These two virtuosic […]
This program is co-hosted by the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies, the Department of Ecology and Conservation, and the Environmental Studies Department. Traveling always involves risk for humans. But roads […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are […]
Join us for the opening of a new exhibition at the MHU Campus Museum during June's First Friday celebrations. Exploring the Past and Imagining the Future: A Community Works Together […]
Rosin up your bow, tune up the banjo, get your dancing shoes out and join us at Fiddling on the Hill, MHU’s monthly traditional jam session. These sessions, which are […]
Regretfully, we have made the difficult decision to cancel our Harvest Party this evening. The weather forecast has changed quite drastically from earlier today and there is now a severe […]
This year, we’ll be kicking off the annual Lunsford Festival with a ballad swap on Friday evening. The event will be MC’d by eighth-generation ballad-singer Donna Ray Norton and will […]
The 2024 Lunsford Festival has been canceled due to the flooding and devastation in our region. The Lunsford Festival is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. The […]
Get in the Halloween mood with scary stories and ballads from NEA National Heritage Fellow Sheila Kay Adams. Adams is the seventh-generation bearer of her family’s 200-year-old ballad-singing tradition. Her […]
Join the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies for a potluck, old-time jam, and ornament-making on Tuesday, November 12, 5:30-8:00 pm (drop in any time). The event is free and open […]
