They will drop off/pick up in front of Pittman Dining Hall on Hwy 213 on campus. He was born in a time that gave him a grasp of nineteenth-century history and culture, and he grew to understand the great changes that were coming in the new century. . His father, a teacher, bought Bascom and his brother a fiddle and a banjo at a young age. Box 370 Bascom Lamar Lunsford (March 21, 1882 - September 4, 1973) was a lawyer, folklorist, and performer of traditional folk and country music from western North Carolina. Mars Hill is just 20 minutes north of Asheville. He was often known by the nickname "Minstrel of the Appalachians. The Chamber asked Lunsford to invite local musicians and dancers. Interested in receiving our eNewsletter? Mars Hill is located just 20 miles north of Asheville. See Who's Going to Bascom Lamar Lunsford "Minstrel of Appalachia" Festival 2020 in Mars Hill, NC! While we wished we could have been together this year, the virtual events were special in their own way and we were happy to help keep our students, staff, and the wider community healthy so that we can all be together in 2021. [5], Greil Marcus discussed the meaning of "I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground" both in his liner notes to Bob Dylan and The Band's album, The Basement Tapes (1975), and in his book Lipstick Traces. The Lunsford Festival is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. Lunsford was invited to the White House by President Roosevelt in 1939, when he performed his music for King George VI. Lunsford also learned banjo and began to perform at weddings and square dances. He managed the campaign for Congressman Zebulon Weaver for North Carolina. In 1927 the Asheville Chamber of Commerce organized a 'Rhododendron Festival' to encourage tourism. The Ramsey Center is a proud site on the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. After a few years the rhododendron element disappeared but the festival continues to this day. Through this work he became known as the “Minstrel of the Appalachians.”. In 1922 Frank C. Brown, a song collector, recorded 32 items on wax cylinders from Bascom. watch 2020 virtual events here! The Lunsford Festival is an all-day festival celebrating regional music and dance traditions. Wellman's fictional protagonist, Silver John, was an Appalachian folk singer, like Lunsford. A CD collection of Lunsford's recordings, from the Brunswick recordings of the 1920s to the recordings for the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress in 1949, Ballads, Banjo Tunes and Sacred Songs of Western North Carolina, was released by Smithsonian Folkways Records in 1996. Lunsford cofounded the Bascom Lamar Lunsford "Minstrel of Appalachia" Festival that is in its 47th year, taking place at Lunsford's birthplace at Mars Hill University in Mars Hill, North Carolina, just 20 minutes north of Asheville. Most of the Lunsford Festival activities, including the main stage performances, will take place on or near the Lunsford Commons, traditionally known as the Upper Quad of the campus, adjacent to College Street. He was the organiser and performed there every year until he suffered a stroke in 1965. This formal dress was part of his campaign against the stereotyping of “hillbillies”.[2]. Musician and folklorist Bascom Lamar Lunsford dedicated his life to traveling the hills and coves of the Appalachian Mountains to find, memorize, and record the songs and dances so intimately woven into the mountain culture. Bascom Lamar Lunsford was … This year the Bascom Lamar Lunsford Minstrel of Appalachia Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary with special events to honor Lunsford’s legacy and impact on musical heritage and preservation. It was most famously recorded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1928 for Brunswick Records in Ashland, Kentucky. 1-866-642-4968 He was born in a time that gave him a grasp of nineteenth-century history and culture, and he grew to understand the great changes that were coming in the new century. For now, please watch and enjoy the 3 nights of this year’s Mountain Dance and Folk Festival put on by the hard-working and talented people at the Folk Heritage Committee. The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival, which is also postponed until 2021, takes place on the same day adjacent to the Madison Heritage Arts Festival. The event is the second oldest folk festival in Western North Carolina and was named in honor of cofounder Bascom Lamar Lunsford. After a few years the rhododendron element disappeared but the festival continues to this day. to Lunsford. The Bascom Lamar Lunsford Festival is coming up on October 4th. No upcoming occurrences in the timeframe specified for this event. His father was a Confederate veteran from East Tennessee, and his mother came from a Unionist family from Buncombe and Madison Counties. The Chamber asked Lunsford to invite local musicians and dancers. P.O. For more information, please contact Leila Weinstein at (828) 689-1115 or lweinstein@mhu.edu. 100 Athletic Street The Mountain Dance and Folk Festival was founded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford as a means for people to share and understand the beauty and dignity of the Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions that have been handed down through generations in western North Carolina. Lunsford has been quoted as saying he spent "nights in more homes from Harpers Ferry to Iron Mountain than God". This is a really nice festival set on the campus of Mars Hill College. A highlight of the day is the 11 a.m. presentation of the 2019 Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award, which will be given to dancer Loretta Freeman. Join us in honoring the rich cultural traditions of the Southern Appalachians! Asheville since 1928.That year, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a passionate lover of mountain music and culture and an active collector of folk music, organized a contest for musicians and dancers in conjunction with the Rhododendron Festival.This first festival was held on 6 June 1928 in Pack Square in the center of Asheville. 9-apr-2017 - Bekijk het bord 'Bascom Lamar Lunsford' van Karin , dat wordt gevolgd door 172 personen op Pinterest. The Asheville Chamber of Commerce had long sponsored an annual Rhododendron Festival, highlighting mountain arts and crafts. He began to travel and collect material at the start of the 20th century, often meeting singers on isolated farms. Bascom Lamar Lunsford was born on the campus of Mars Hill College, in Madison County, in 1882. He occasionally played fiddle for dance tunes such as "Rye Straw". In 1928, Lunsford recorded "Jesse James" and "I Wish I Was a Mole In the Ground" for the Brunswick record label. And, even after suffering a stroke, he co-founded (with Lamar Lunsford and Ed Howard) the Bascom Lamar Lunsford “Minstrel of Appalachia” Festival, held each year in Mars Hill since 1967. At an early age, his father, a teacher, gave him a fiddle, and his mother sang religious songs and traditional ballads. Bascom Lamar Lunsford, performer and collector of folk music and organizer of folk festivals, was born in Mars Hill, Madison County. Thank you to our generous 2019 Festival Sponsors and Partners, Madison County Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) students playing “backstage”, Angel Ridge Farm demonstrates a spinning wheel. From 1931 to 1934 he was a reading clerk of the North Carolina House of Representatives. The banjo-boasting festival comes in second place in regards to the region’s oldest folk festivals. He was the son of James Bassett and Luarta Leah Buckner Lunsford and the great-grandson of Thomas Shepard Deaver, a founder of Mars Hill College. Inspired by a mother who softly sang mountain ballads and religious songs around the house, Bascom began a love affair with old-timey music that would last throughout his lifetime. Click here for downloadable Lunsford Festival Map. In 1913, Lunsford qualified in law at Trinity College, later to become Duke University. Mars Hill, NC 28754 1928 was the first year of the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, often claimed as the first event to be described as a "Folk Festival". Bascom Lamar Lunsford "Minstrel of Appalachia" Festival The Bascom Lamar Lunsford "Minstrel of Appalachia" Festival is the second oldest folk festival in the region and was started in 1967. Included it this pamphlet (click images to enlarge). 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