The John C. Campbell Folk School located in Brasstown, NC is a wonderful place to learn and experience all about our mountain heritage. We are truly fortunate to have talented performers and teachers come here and Aubrey Atwater is among them that will be at the Folk School during the month of August. Atwater presents a captivating program of traditional and original folk music performed on guitar, Appalachian mountain dulcimer, Irish tin whistle, mandolin, feet, and old-time banjo. She entwines a moving explanation of the music with stories from her life and musical journey. Aubrey's love of music extends beyond the sound alone. Her pursuit is to understand folk music as an expression of human history and a glimpse into the lives of "ordinary" people.

Aubrey Atwater is a performer and workshop leader who teaches with clarity, humor, patience, and a deep understanding of traditional music and dance. She has appeared in over 35 states and abroad, singing, clogging, and playing the mountain dulcimer, old-time banjo, guitar, tinwhistle, and mandolin. She is well known in the folk music circuit and as a dancer, thrilling audiences with her highly percussive clogging.

Clogging Class  August 6–8, 2010

The joy we feel when we hear old-time music makes us want to dance, and that's exactly what you'll be doing with just one clogging step under your belt. Clogging, also known as flatfooting, jigdancing, or buckdancing, is a percussive form of dance that precedes tap. Enjoy live music while learning steps the instructor acquired from masters in Appalachia and elsewhere. Beginners welcome, but basic physical fitness is needed. 

Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer Class  August 8–14, 2010

The many musical possibilities of the mountain dulcimer are part of its beauty. Moving at a comfortable pace, the dulcimer will be approached from a variety of angles: singing and playing chords, tunings, using the traditional noter, strumming, fingerpicking, flatpicking, and any other topics that "happen" as a result of group chemistry. You'll depart full of new ideas!

Click HERE for more information on attending Aubrey’s Clogging Class or Intermediate Mountain Dulcimer Class at the John C. Campbell Folk School.

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