John Campbell Folk School

Subject: John Campbell Folk School
From: chip a
Date: 26 May 01 - 04:28 PM

Just want to let you all know about a special place in the western N.C. mountains. Teaching all sorts of things from blacksmithing to dulcimer making. There are free concerts almost every Friday night and dancing every Sat. night. Two hours from Ashville, Atlanta or Chattanooga. Go to folkschool.com to learn all about them. Anyone else ever been there? Check it out!

Chip & Tish A.

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: Pinetop Slim
Date: 27 May 01 - 10:10 AM

First "heard" of the school in the book "Whittling and Woodcarving" by E.J. Tangerman, in a chapter called "Brasstown." Since then, I've been most impressed by the staff they assemble for music weeks. Would love to hear more from people who've participated.

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: CRANKY YANKEE
Date: 27 May 01 - 04:08 PM

This is obviously a different "Jon Campbell" (that's the way he spel;ls it) than the one I know who spent most of his adult life as a commercial fisherman and now teaches school in Exeter. Rhode Island, and is one hell of a song writer. Tellk me more about your John Campbell and I'll pass it on to Jon. My Jon Campbell also blows things up in movies .

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 27 May 01 - 04:14 PM

also not Scottish floklorist John Lorne Campbell or Ballymena (n Ireland)singer John Campbell

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: Desert Dancer
Date: 27 May 01 - 05:30 PM

Visit their web site if you can't get there in person. A beautiful place -- once upon a time I spent a week there doing Bob Dalsemer's dance calling course, and the weekend before that in shape note (Christian Harmony flavor) singing school taught by Laura Boosinger. (The highlight of the weekend was going down to the little Baptist church in Ellijay, Georgia, and singing with folks who'd been doing it all their lives.)

Info on John C. Campbell himself and how the school came to be is here. His wife, Olive Dame Campbell, was a ballad collector and contributed several to Cecil Sharp's Appalachian collection.

~ Becky in Tucson

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: TishA
Date: 27 May 01 - 09:34 PM

Thanks all for the helpful posts. We go nearly every Firday night to the concerts. Afterwards, there's a jam at the gas station/conv. store down the road. Anyone who can get there should check out the school.

Chip & Tish

Subject: RE: John Campbell Folk School
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 27 May 01 - 09:56 PM

I believe it was Olive Dame Campbell who first told Cecil Sharp that there were many old ballads still being sung by the people of Appalachia, thus inspiring his collecting trips there.

Sandy