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Concert with Sam Bartlett
- When
Monday, Oct 26, 2026
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT
- Where
John C. Campbell Folk School
1 Folk School Road
Brasstown, NC 28902
About.
Audience: Faculty & Staff,General Public,Student
Cost: suggested $5-15 donation, per adult
Folk School Locations: Keith House: Community Room, 1 State Rd 1565, Brasstown, NC 28902
Link: https://sambartlett.com/
Sam Bartlett is a traditional musician known throughout the United States for his mandolin, banjo, and guitar playing as well as his original music. His compositions have been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered, aired on the Thistle & Shamrock, and his playing has been featured in two Ken Burns documentaries, Prohibition and The Dust Bowl.
Sam has performed and taught traditional dance music to communities throughout the country and beyond for the past 35 years, from venues as diverse as Wolf Trap and Jacob’s Pillow, to the Skopje International Festival in Macedonia, the National Theater of Taiwan, and the Alaska Folk Festival.
A solid member of the touring contra dance circuit for more than half his life, Sam has also recorded with a virtual who’s who of American old-time musicians, among them: Brad Leftwich, Linda Higginbotham, Abby Ladin, Garry Harrison, Paul Brown, Rafe Stefanini, Pete Sutherland, Dirk Powell, Rodney Miller, and Rick Good.
Most recently, Sam was recognized by Traditional Arts Indiana as a Master Artist of the Irish style tenor banjo.
Concurrent with a busy touring schedule, Sam maintains a regular remote teaching practice. He specializes in Irish and New England styles on tenor banjo and mandolin, finger picking 5-string, and old-time guitar.
The Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available, first come first serve. A donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. *Lineup and schedule are subject to change, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org/concerts
:
http://www.folkschool.org/concerts
Cost: suggested $5-15 donation, per adult
Folk School Locations: Keith House: Community Room, 1 State Rd 1565, Brasstown, NC 28902
Link: https://sambartlett.com/
Sam Bartlett is a traditional musician known throughout the United States for his mandolin, banjo, and guitar playing as well as his original music. His compositions have been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered, aired on the Thistle & Shamrock, and his playing has been featured in two Ken Burns documentaries, Prohibition and The Dust Bowl.
Sam has performed and taught traditional dance music to communities throughout the country and beyond for the past 35 years, from venues as diverse as Wolf Trap and Jacob’s Pillow, to the Skopje International Festival in Macedonia, the National Theater of Taiwan, and the Alaska Folk Festival.
A solid member of the touring contra dance circuit for more than half his life, Sam has also recorded with a virtual who’s who of American old-time musicians, among them: Brad Leftwich, Linda Higginbotham, Abby Ladin, Garry Harrison, Paul Brown, Rafe Stefanini, Pete Sutherland, Dirk Powell, Rodney Miller, and Rick Good.
Most recently, Sam was recognized by Traditional Arts Indiana as a Master Artist of the Irish style tenor banjo.
Concurrent with a busy touring schedule, Sam maintains a regular remote teaching practice. He specializes in Irish and New England styles on tenor banjo and mandolin, finger picking 5-string, and old-time guitar.
The Folk School features some of the finest regional and national acts performing eclectic roots music. We’ll have standard seating available, first come first serve. A donation of $5-15 per adult is suggested, but all are welcome regardless of contribution. Folk School Students and Staff are not asked to donate. Any funds raised support traditional arts and help us strive for equitable pay for performers. *Lineup and schedule are subject to change, for the most up to date details check the schedule at www.folkschool.org/concerts
:
http://www.folkschool.org/concerts
