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Tennessee Fall Homecoming scheduled
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September 4, 2008
NORRIS, Tenn. -- The Museum of Appalachia’s Tennessee Fall Homecoming is one of the largest and most authentic old-time music, craft, and folk festivals in the United States.
Held each year on the second full weekend of October, this year’s 29th annual homecoming will be Oct. 9-12 at the museum near Norris.
Visitors can wander the museum's 60-acre village and farm complex, participate in the daily hymn sing in the log church, browse the craft fair, partake of authentic Southern “vittles,” or just enjoy some of the Southeast's finest music, buck dancing, and clogging.
The Tennessee Fall Homecoming draws lovers of old-time music -- mountain tunes, bluegrass, Gospel, folk, and old country. Some 400 nationally, regionally, and locally known musicians will play on five stages during the four-day festival -- including Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, the Grascals, Dailey & Vincent, Grasstowne, Greenbrier, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Mike Snider, Leroy Troy, Cody Shuler & Pine Mountain Railroad, Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, Dixie Gray, The Muellers, Johnny Bellar, and many other outstanding performers.
And it’s much more than music. The museum’s mission is to preserve the Appalachian heritage for future generations -- hence the demonstrations of old-time skills like molasses-making, rail-splitting, spinning, sheep herding, and much more.
Homecoming includes scores of artisans making authentic Appalachian pottery, baskets, wood carvings, musical instruments, quilts, artwork, and countless other hand-crafted wares. Authors and musicians offer their books and CDs, and food vendors serve up tasty Appalachian foods.
The homecoming has once again been selected as one of the Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 events for October 2008. The listing is the 16th in the 29-year history of the annual festival.
Advance discounted tickets may be purchased through Sept. 25 at the museum; by phone at (865) 494-7680; or by mail at P.O. Box 1189, Norris, TN 37828. Order forms are also available on www.museumofappalachia.org.
Source: Museum of Appalachia
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