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Where to Find Music for Free -- or at a Modest Cost -- in the Asheville Area

Asheville is a City Which Loves It's Music Live and Varied!

There are many venues for live music in Asheville ... ranging from Symphony... to Jazz Ensembles... to Listening Rooms and Pubs.

There are also many singer songwriters who reside and regularly perform in Asheville.

Here are some ideas where to get your fix of live music the Asheville area.

Food and/or Brew... and Live Music

Barley's Tap Room and Pizzaria "... The smell of our famous sourdough pizza will greet you as you behold the wonder of over 40 beers on tap. After dinner and a beer, stay and listen to the bluegrass, country, jazz, and Americana music performed most nights. We never have a cover charge and are a "clique"-free environment."

Jack of the Wood "... The entertainment offered up on the weekends is first-rate and up-close... for a minimal cover. We also play host to three different jam sessions throughout the week.... Everyone is invited to bring their instrument, help make a little music, or just come down and listen in." Serves moderately priced pub food, salads.

French Broad Brewing Company Tasting Room "... a 15 barrel microbrewery creating fine lagers and specialty ales following European tradition with an American perspective ...7 beers on tap. Fresh artisan bread and gourmet cheese." Live Local & Regional Music Every Tuesday thru Saturday Open From 1pm til 8pm Music 5:30 - 8.

Secret Garden Inn and Spa Wine Garden and Live Music. Every Friday night from 7 to 10. Handcrafted beers, wine, saki.

The Grey Eagle Tavern and Music Hall "... is a listening room-style concert venue... home to Twin Cousins Kitchen; Asheville's finest Southern Louisiana eatery... open for business on days of scheduled events from 5pm until the music stops. Tickets typically $5 to $20, depending.

The Lobster Trap . Moderately price $10 to $20 entrees. Live music daily, no cover charge. Tuesday is 50 cent oyster night.

Well-Bred Bakery and Cafe (Weaverville) "... Live music Friday and Saturday nights.

Interesting Music Venues

Arts in the Garden "Come stroll the beautiful grounds and greenhouses of B. B. Barns in the late afternoon of a fall Sunday bidding on classic garden accessories and art, sampling fine wine, tasty treats, and enjoying music provided by area students – all to benefit Asheville Bravo Concerts, Western North Carolina’s oldest music organization."

Western North Carolina Dulcimer Collective meets and jams the second Sunday of every month in the Upstairs Gallery of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway (US 70 exit) in Asheville from 2:30 to 5:00.

Coffee Houses and Tea Rooms with Live Music

Bridge Street Cafe and Inn (Hot Springs) "...During the Spring/Summer season, Bridge Street presents regional musicians on most Saturday nights on the outdoor dining deck. No cover..."

Asheville Symphonic Music

Asheville Community Band A season ticket is only $18!

Land of the Sky Symphonic Band "... presents concert band music in the tradition of a community-style band.
Our members include amateur and professional musicians of all ages and walks of life who live in Buncombe, Henderson and McDowell counties."

Asheville Musicians

Don Pedi (Marshall) Dulcimer Virtuouso

Light in the Corner "...Kate Steinbeck on flutes and Byron Hedgepeth on percussion. Light in the Corner blends eclectic sounds of America and Asia and evokes the vibrant beauty of primal cultures and World music...." Listen to Audio Clips

Song of the Wood, Jerry Read Smith (Black Mountain) Hammer Dulcimer and Flute. Carries their own music and over 400 other "rare and magical" recordings at their 203 West State Street showroom in Black Mountain.

Asheville Singer Songwriters

Timmy Abell

Asheville Musical Instrument Makers

Abell Flute Company

Volunteer at Music Festival to Earn Free Admittance

Bele Chere has numerous volunteer opportunties. Chance to get free admission to paid music concerts and increase your pleasure at Asheville's longest running street festival by participating.

Blue Ridge Barbecue Festival

Brevard Music Center "... Each summer more than 400 students... join professional musicians to eat, breathe and sleep music for seven weeks... students collaborate with faculty and guest artists in more than eighty public performances." BMC uses volunteers for "... mass mailings, landscaping, facilities maintenance, ushering at concerts..."

Flat Rock Music Festival (Flat Rock) 3 day weekend in September. Camping available. Awardwinning bands and singer songwriters. Volunteering can earn you a way into the festival for free.

Lake Eden Arts Festival (LEAF) takes place both in May and in October and has many volunteer positions available in exchange for a weekend pass to the festival and tent camping.

The Swannanoa Gathering "...Tuition for volunteers will be waived. Volunteers will be guaranteed their first choice of class and can take others as space and time allow, as well as being able to participate in all other Gathering events...."

More Music Festivals

Bluff Mountain Festival "... some of the region's best raditional and Bluegrass Music followed by an evening Square Dance." Early June.

Western Carolina Universtiy Mountain Dulcimer Week

White Squirrel Festival (Brevard) Last weekend in May. Free. Free music concerts both days.

Asheville Area Recording Studios

Whitewater Recording has a number of MP3 downloads from their clients

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