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"The worst part about the Gathering is that there are only 24 hours in the day and 3 of them are wasted sleeping!"

-student comment

 

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Warren Wilson College

Silver Players Choice Award

Acoustic Guitar Bronze Award 2004

 

 


We are a series of summer workshops in various folk arts held on the campus of Warren Wilson College near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Each week also features public concerts.

In addition, we sponsor a spring series of Celtic
music concerts at the Diana Wortham Theatre in Asheville's arts & education center, Pack Place.

 
Here's the Latest News....



2010 Catalog cover

  • Our catalog is now viewable as a flip-book on the college's website.

  • We were recently awarded a Silver medal for 2008 in the Players' Choice Awards (Camps/ Workshop category) by the readers of Acoustic Guitar magazine. Thanks to all who voted for us!

  • NOTICE: I-40 between Asheville and Knozville, TN, has now reopened.

  • Our 2010 Catalog has been uploaded, and online registration for the 2010 workshops is now open.

  • CORRECTIONS to the hardcopy catalog:
    - Dulcimer Week: in the schedule, 10:45-12:00, Int./Exp. Hammered Dulcimer (Repertoire) should read "Performing" instead of "Ensembles"
    - Fiddle Week: The Contra Dance Fiddle class is open to all instrumentalists interested in playing for contras, not just fiddlers.

  • STAFF CHANGES:
    - Fiddle Week: Judy Hyman's old-time classes will be taught by Emily Schaad.
    - Celtic Week: Danny Tighe's dance classes will be taught by Eileen Mulligan Evans. Kevin Crawford's flute classes will be taught by John Skelton; David Cantieni will teach John's whistle classes.

  • Click on Contact Us in the navigation bar above to be added to our mailing list.



updated 7/1/10
 
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Coming Next Summer
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Traditional Song Week
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