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The Folk Heritage Committee is a group of dedicated individuals who work
throughout the year to produce the
Mountain Dance and Folk
Festival
and
Shindig on the
Green . The committee has ensured the continuity of the Mountain
Dance and Folk Festival since 1928 – making it the longest running folk
festival in the country. The mission of the Folk Heritage Committee is
to preserve and present the musical heritage of the Southern
Appalachians to audiences who attend from throughout the region and
world, for entertainment and education.
The Folk Heritage Committee operates under the umbrella of the Community
Betterment Foundation (a part of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce)
which provides support via its fiscal and legal oversight of the
Committee’s activities. However, The Folk Heritage Committee does not
receive funding from the Community Betterment Foundation or Chamber of
Commerce, and is independently responsible for raising all funds
necessary to produce the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival and Shindig on
the Green. Click here to
donate.
The 2012 Folk Heritage Committee consists of fifteen dedicated
community volunteers who represent a wide range of skills and talents,
and who are active participants in the region’s music and dance
communities.
To contact, the Folk Heritage Committee, send an email to:
info@folkheritage.org
or leave a message at the Committee’s Info Line number: (828)258-6101
x345 and a member of the committee will be back to you. |
2012 Folk Heritage Committee:
Adam Masters, Bob Gregory, Brooke Buckner, Donna
McDowell, Glenn Bannerman, Jackie Allison, Jeff Atkins,
Jerry Sutton, Judy Miller, Kathy Roberts, Kevin Hamlin,
Linda Smathers, Loretta Freeman, Rodney Sutton,
Ron Rhodes, Kent Withington
Advisors:
Bruce Peterson, Carol Rifkin, Craig Bannerman, Elly Wells,
Jerry Israel,
Leesa Brandon, Richard Hurley, Tom Chapman

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