North Georgia’s mountain music pickers and singers flock to the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site every Saturday, April 18 through November 7. Listeners and musicians alike enjoy the acoustic bluegrass and old time string music on the Public Square.
Visitors enjoy an afternoon and evening (even a few days) of fun with downtown Dahlonega’s extensive dining opportunities and linger for some great shopping at the 50 retail stores in the downtown area.
As the name implies, the Appalachian Jam gives traditional mountain music players the chance to get together and celebrate the kind of music that has been performed in the Appalachian Mountains for generations. Musicians are invited to bring their instruments and gather on the historic Public Square to jam with the scheduled musicians. Everyone else should come on down and listen or dance. Bring a chair or stool and stay awhile.
Dahlonega’s “Appalachian Jam” is produced by Dahlonega’s Downtown Development Authority and Better Hometown Program. The events are made possible with support from the Georgia Council for the Arts’ Grassroots Program, the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival Committee, the Appalachian Studies Center at North Georgia College & State University, the Wiggins Group for Traditional Music, and the Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce and Convention & Visitors Bureau. The events are hosted by the Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site and are presented in cooperation with the Dahlonega Merchants Association.
This Grassroots Arts Program is supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly. The Council is a partner agency with The National Endowment for the Arts. The Grassroots Arts Program for Region 8 is administered by The Arts Council, Inc., Gainesville, Georgia – Region 8 Grassroots Agency.
For information, contact the Convention & Visitors Bureau
at 706-864-3513, or Joel Cordle at 706- 864-6133.
Labels: appalachian jam, bluegrass, dahlonega, dahlonega gold museum state historic site
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