• Unless otherwise noted, CFS Gatherings begin at 7:30 PM and are family-friendly, free, and open to the public; donations are appreciated.
• Monthly Gatherings feature an hour-long concert, followed by slow & fast jam sessions and a song circle. (For details on the Slow Jam, go here.)
• Except where noted, concerts are at the Great Aunt Stella Center, 926 Elizabeth Avenue Charlotte. Map here. Ample surface parking is available adjacent to the Stella Center, with free parking available after 7 PM in a nearby parking deck. Call 704-563-7080 with questions.

August 8, 2008: Bluegrass and bluegrass gospel by The Flowers Family Band. Website here. YouTube videos here. Article here.

September 12, 2008: Singer/songwriters Steve Gillette (wrote Darcy Farrow) & Cindy Mangsen. Website here. Article here.

October 10, 2008: Nationally renowned blues singing, guitar picking, song writing raconteur Roy Book Binder. Website here. Article here.

November 14, 2008: L'aissez les bon temps roulez with Cajun music by Carolina Gator Gumbo!!. Website here. Article here.

Sunday December 7, 2008: Darin Aldridge & Brooke Justice (bluegrass & gospel) perform seasonal music at CFS Annual Holiday Potluck, taking place in Broach Hall, St. John's Baptist Church, Hawthorne Lane, 5-10 PM; bring a dish to share or donate $5. MySpace Page here. Article here.

January 9, 2009: Spartanburg singer/songwriter Fayssoux McLean (once toured with Emmylou Harris). Website here. Article here.

February 6, 2009 (1st Friday): Bill Hicks, Jim Watson & Mike Craver (of the legendary Original Red Clay Ramblers) with Joe Newberry. Website for Original Red Clay Ramblers here. Website for Joe Newberry here. Article here.

March 13, 2009: Scottish traditional folksingers Sara Grey and Kieron Means. Website here. Article here.

April 17, 2009: Annual Young Talent Showcase. Highlights talents of our young musicians, including 2008 Marilyn Meacham Price Swannanoa Scholarship winner, Elene Clemens, and others. Article here.

May 8, 2009: African stories, instruments & songs of The Healing Force. Website here. Article here.

June 12, 2009: Down Home Stories with H. A. "Humpy" Wheeler; moderated by Dr. Tom Hanchett. Article here.

Charlotte Folk Society Gatherings are made possible, in part, through a Cultural Project Grant from the Arts & Science Council and the Grassroots Program of the North Carolina Arts Council.

November 21, 2008. Fiddling & Step Dancing Sensation April Verch In CFS Concert. Details here.

July 12, 2009, from 1-4 pm, Charlotte Folk Society Old Time Music Jam & Ice Cream Social. At Historic Rosedale Plantation, 3427 N. Tryon St., Charlotte. Free and open to the public.

The Charlotte Folk Society hosts a monthly open Old Time Acoustic Music Jam at the Asbury Care Center Living Room at Aldersgate at 3800 Shamrock Drive. Jammers should drive past the museum towards Sharon Amity Road and make a right turn at the traffic light at Tipperary Place. Stop at the Guard Gate and say that you're going to the Asbury Care Center to the Folk Society jam session. The guard will direct you to the correct building and the receptionist in the Asbury Care Center will direct you to the Living Room. Generally, the jam takes place on the second Sunday of each month, from 2 to 4 PM. The format allows for each musician to take a turn sharing or leading a song or tune. Contact Jam Coordinator Tom Kelleher at 704-366-9441 for more information. For the next dates, check here.