Join us for a much-needed break—enjoy live music, share a meal, and connect with friends. We all deserve a moment to step away from our individual and collective grief and stress in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

CANCELLED - Refunds will be issued ASAP!

Sunday, September 29th, at 2 PM at Aldridge Hall in Christmount Conference Center, 100 Magnolia Rd., Black Mountain, NC. This special matinee will showcase the talents of 15 campers with intellectual and developmental disabilities, along with 24 volunteer artists and two professional teaching artists, who will come together to create an original musical in just two days as part of the Rare Bird Inclusive Theatre Camp.

Chris Wilhelm is known for bringing positive vibes and an uplifting message to his audience. He plays Americana, folk rock originals that are infectious and insightful, and sprinkles in covers too.

Madtom & the Chubs is a bluegrass band hailing from Boone, NC.

Hannah Kaminer is an artist and singer-songwriter writing songs about love, loss, and home. Raised in small towns in Western North Carolina, she fuses echoes of Appalachian and country traditions with wistful, Americana-style songwriting.

Matthew Clark Pike is a seasoned bassist/carpenter/father, and a budding singer and songwriter, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, and currently living in the rural outskirts of Asheville, in Marshall, NC. 

Together, the two form a sound that is warm and inviting, atmospheric and playful. Each is a well developed songwriter with a distinctive voice, and their songs range in style from classic to quirky. Lyrics-driven and intellectual with a keen ear for arrangement, they make music perfectly suited to a listening room or a pair of good headphones.

With a sound that moves between folk, rock, and alt-country, Kelly McFarling’s vocals are the throughline: warm, assured, and often breathtakingly strong. She has been releasing music in the Bay Area independently since 2010. 

Former founding member of Hiss Golden Messenger, Scott Hirsch’s collaborations include Alice Gerrard, William Tyler, and audio work on films by Rick Alverson, Lucy Walker, and Kelly Reichardt. He owns and operates the post-production and music production studio collective Echo Magic.

Jane Kramer has deep roots in the musical traditions, culture and lore of her beloved Appalachia, her songs are introspective, gracefully gritty and fiercely memorable.

Hearts Gone South plays original, classic style country and honky tonk full of heart and soul, laced with wit and woe. They bring fire and feeling to the age old stories of loss, love, heartbreak and victory for the underdog.

Folk. Folk Rock. Americana. Poet from Chicago, rambled out to Montana, cut a banjo from a tamarack, strings across the country, foot like a freight train, voice rushing down over lush Appalachia, sings a thrush tune through the rush hour and into your long-forgotten prairie dreams.

Ryan Taylor Price is a singer/songwriter in Asheville, North Carolina.  Price was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest and cut his teeth on Seattle’s dynamic music scene, where he was a founding member of successful bands Human Ladder and Alkai Diggins. Those rock n roll roots fuse his music with a fantastic raw energy, even as he leans into the imagery and storytelling of American Roots music. 

Born in the foothills of the Sauratown mountains in Stokes County, North Carolina, Tyler Dodson's musical journey has been a tapestry of sounds and stories as eclectic as the South itself. From the soulful, country hymns of his uncle’s Baptist church, to the Old-Time and Bluegrass that were ever-present in his hometown, to the Rock and Soul records that echoed through his formative years, Dodson draws from a deep well of tradition and innovation. In his distinctive style of Americana, one can hear echoes of the past, the pulse of the present, and the promise of the future, all mingling together in a blend that is uniquely his own.

Jennifer Jane Niceley, Feathered Mason, & Jason GoForth are an incredible trio with an ethereal and expansive sound. Click on link to read more and register.

Cat Clyde’s two shows SOLD OUT!

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Jackson Grimm is an accomplished and respected multi-instrumentalist and teacher in the Asheville music community. His songs marry folk pop melodies with the lonesome sound of traditional Appalachian music. In a region with a strong music culture, it is no surprise that Grimm's songwriting is representative of his musical birthplace: Asheville, NC. Grimm studied Traditional Music at Warren Wilson College under the tutelage of great players like Wayne Erbsen and Kevin Kehrberg.

Sounding Arrow with opener, Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast (acoustic duo).

Sounding Arrow is the first solo project from Scott Kinnebrew, singer and lead guitarist of roots rockers Truth & Salvage Co., and former ringleader of Smoky Mountain indie faves Scrappy Hamilton.

Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast is a powerhouse soul rock band hailing from Asheville, North Carolina. Krisko captivates her audiences, bringing the perfect blend of power and vulnerability throughout her shows. The acoustic duo is Caitlin Krisko (vocals) and Aaron Austin (guitar) with Krisko’s songs and storytelling.

Krista Shows returns with her deep and soulful sound – a combination of folk, R&B, and country music –her music is rooted in her Mississippi home with a raw honesty straight from the gut.

Alice Bradley is an Asheville-based singer-songwriter and musician whose original songs weave together imagery from the natural world and potent storytelling to evoke life's wild twists and turns.

Life Like Water is the creation of multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, David Matters and started in the direction of folk and Americana music, but things inevitably began to change when he met his bandmates, Megan Drollinger (violin/vocals) and Charles Furtado (percussion). Today, LLW creates a unique ethereal and worldly sound with the collective talents and chemistry of the group.

Minor Gold are the new Americana-Folk duo featuring ARIA nominated artists Tracy McNeil & Dan Parsons. Having shared hundreds of stages together for the better part of a decade as respective songwriters and performers, ‘Minor Gold’ is the first official glimpse of this new bonafide songwriting team.

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Bailey Bigger bringing with her deep Arkansas roots and emotional depth. Bigger displays a beauty and grace reminiscent of Joan Baez and a unique sound with a hint of Jonie Mitchell.

Pat Byrne, skillfully blending contemporary influences with his rich Irish heritage.

ORDINARY ELEPHANT Mesmerizing folk duo Ordinary Elephant has spent the better part of the last decade on a never-ending tour that’s earned married couple Crystal and Pete Damore widespread critical acclaim and made fans of luminaries like Tom Paxton and Mary Gauthier. In 2017, the pair took home the International Folk Music Award for Artist of the Year on the strength of their breakout album, Before I Go, and two years later, they returned with the similarly lauded Honest, which the Associated Press hailed as “one of the best Americana albums of the year.”

TIM EASTON A mainstay of American roots music for more than 20 years, Tim Easton crafts songs that blur the lines between folk, blues, and workingman’s rock & roll.

This special event is a collaboration with the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA), showcasing talents from the BRNHA Fine Tuned program alongside other regional and national acts deeply rooted in Appalachian and Americana music. Immerse yourself in a full day of musical delight at Rare Bird Farm, with camping options and onsite catering available. Fifty percent of event proceeds will support the BRNHA Fine Tuned Program.

Experience a blend of traditional Old Time music and contemporary Americana, featuring a cross-creative pollination of artists that promises an intimate and distinctive musical journey. Seating is limited to 100 tickets, ensuring an unforgettable experience you won't want to miss.

A Grisman + Garcia Experience with Dirty Dawg to follow Farmer Social & CAN Relaunch

Henry Toland is an itinerant singer-songwriter and carpenter from Florida.

Marc Delgado is coming back to perform at Rare Bird Farm and we could not be happier! Marc is a traveling solo performer. His songs are eclectic & unexpected & portray characters trying to make sense of The American Landscape.

Sam Lewis isn't just a musician. He's a weaver of tales, capturing the essence of human experience in every note and lyric. Chris Stapleton calls him "a modern Townes Van Zandt," and with good reason.

Fwuit is an Asheville-based retro soul band consisting of members of the band MOVES and Holy Ghost Tent Revival. Dulci, Kevin and Ross play a mix of original music and carefully chosen covers, highlighting beautiful two-part harmony atop the deepest pockets of groove.

Clare Elich is a singer, songwriter and clawhammer banjo player creating new acoustic music in Denver, Colorado. She’s coming to Rare Bird with her band

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light are shaking up the bluegrass world with their fresh take on traditional music. Led by Lennon Award-winning songwriter Sumner, the string band's dynamic sound showcases bold chord progressions, unforgettable stories, and mesmerizing harmonies…

Asheville NC's Dirty Dawg are an acoustic trio, recreating the sound and spirit of Jerry Garcia & David Grisman's work together.  They play songs from the Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia set-lists, using unique instruments like flute and violin in addition to their guitar duo set-up.

“Tina & Her Pony deliver a gentle folk music that inexorably swells into a powerful wave. The songs themselves carry a gentle wisdom that invigorates the listener.  Tina & Her Pony truly commit to a kind of chamber folk that feels as timeless as it does timely.”

 – Rachel Cholst, NO DEPRESSION

This dynamic duo does it all! Multi-talented, multi-instrumentalists, multi-genre, multi-cultural singers, songwriters, harmonizers, teachers, travelers, and all around good and creative humans. Hazel and Bob have been the Rare Bird Farm barn band since the start only this time, they are teaching a harmonizing workshop before their show and inviting students and family and friends to join them on stage for a harmonizing spectacular you won’t want to miss!