35th annual Celebration of Traditional Music

October 16-19, 2008
Berea College Berea, Kentucky

The Celebration of Traditional Music strives to represent homemade music passed on from person to person in the Appalachian Region and the musicians who play it. Old time string band music, blues, traditional gospel singing, ballads, and acoustic instruments are featured in a family-friendly atmosphere. Berea College’s students, faculty, and staff welcome the public to enjoy this festival of roots music and dancing on our campus. Bring your instruments, feet, and voices, and enjoy the many jam sessions and opportunities to learn how to sing, play, and dance to this music. This year, we’re even offering a special children’s concert on Friday evening.

While you are in town, take advantage of the many crafts shops, delicious restaurants, and comfortable lodging. For more information on Berea, Kentucky and surroundings, please visit www.berea.com. For directions and a campus map, please click here.

Featuring:
David Holt and the Lightning Bolts
(Laura Boosinger, Josh Goforth, David Cohen, and Jeff Hersk)

Gloria Belle and Mike Long
(Duet singing, mandolin and guitar)

Paul David Smith
(old time fiddle)

Greater Mount Sinai Volunteers
(gospel and old time singing, guitar and banjo)

Virgil Bowlin and Peerless Mountain
(String band)

Lou Maiuri, West Virginia dance caller

Cecelia Conway, Symposium speaker
“African Roots of the Mountain Banjo and Fiddle”

Concerts:
Children's Concert
Workshops
Symposium
Dancing
Jam Sessions
Hymn Singing

*In case you’re wondering how we went from the 33rd to the 35th annual CTM in one short year, we are correcting for a discrepancy that emerged in the late 1990s!