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     Current Events    

Pilot Mountain Bobcats
May 9 Gathering: Old-Time Stringband Energy of The Pilot Mountain Bobcats Join us this Friday at 7:30 for our May Gathering, featuring the Pilot Mountain Bobcats. Full details and music samples here.

CFS Gatherings are free, family-friendly, and open to the public. Donations are appreciated and are used to compensate musicians and pay for professional sound. Concerts take place in the Bryant Recital Hall of the Sloan-Morgan Building, Central CPCC Campus, 1220 Elizabeth Avenue, Charlotte. Free parking is available in the CPCC Staff & Theater Deck, accessed from Fourth Street, between Charlottetown Avenue (formerly Independence Boulevard) and Kings Drive. Enjoy refreshments after the concert and then join a song circle, a slow jam, or a fast jam. Beginners and listeners are welcome.


Please send photos. We invite folks who take photos at the Gatherings (or any other CFS events) to share those with us for posterity. Please send to photos@folksociety.org. We have started a Gallery page; see the link on the menu above titled "Slideshow of Photos". Thanks!
Celebration: 25 Years of The Charlotte Folk Society
CD 'Celebration:  25 Years of The Charlotte Folk Society'
CD Celebration: 25 Years of The Charlotte Folk Society. As part of the Folk Society's 25th anniversary year, we have produced a wonderful compact disc. 21 songs have been compiled on a single CD that represents some of the more memorable performers over our 25 year history. You'll love it! It is available for $15 at Folk Society events, or you can order it at the following link. Listen to samples; Buy the CD!.
The Violin Shoppe
The Violin Shoppe welcomes you at
2112 East 7th Street
between Caswell & Laurel
Charlotte, NC 28204

Fiddles, basses, mandolins, guitars, strings, cases, accessories, etc.

Folk Society members receive a 10% discount.

704-373-0551
www.theviolinshoppe.net


    Ongoing Events     

CFS Monthly Jam
May 11: NEXT MONTHLY FOLK SOCIETY JAM. The Charlotte Folk Society hosts a monthly open Old Time Acoustic Music Jam at the Charlotte Museum of History More.
VOLUNTEER NOW: NEED COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS? Attention students! If your school requires you to work community service hours, the Charlotte Folk Society has lots of volunteer opportunities. More.
Dulcimer
DULCIMER CLUB. The Charlotte Appalachian Dulcimer Club meets on the second Friday of each month. More.
JOY IN SONG: COMMUNITY SINGERS WANT YOUR VOICE . This is an open invitation to anyone who is interested in singing with Community Singers (formerly Community Song Leaders). More.
DO YOU CLOG . . . and want to participate on a team? Call Adele Greenfield at 704-588-2855.


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