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Dedicated to promoting the ongoing enjoyment and preservation of traditional and contemporary folk music, dance, crafts and lore in the Carolinas Piedmont,
since 1982.
Charlotte Folk Society Swannanoa Gathering Scholarships!
Auditions February 26th
A partnership with the Swannanoa Gathering
at Warren Wilson College
Each year the Charlotte Folk Society awards scholarships to the Swannanoa Gathering at Warren Wilson College to promising musicians who wish to further their studies by participating at the week long music camps near Swannanoa, North Carolina.
A great reminiscence of the experience by Dave McGuirt, last year's Spencer-Bryant winner, can be found: here.
IMPORTANT! Please note that the application deadline is Friday, February 17, 2012, and that the auditions will be held at 2:30 PM on Sunday, February 26, 2012 at Myers Park Baptist Church. Auditions must be in person. No exceptions to the time and place can be made.
Links to the documents needed to apply for these scholarships are at the ends of the descriptions below
.| The Marilyn Meacham Price Youth Scholarship | The Spencer-Bryant Adult Scholarship |
Marilyn Meacham Price The Marilyn Meacham Price Youth Scholarship is a partnership between the Swannanoa Gathering at Warren Wilson College and the Charlotte Folk Society. The purpose of the scholarship is to recognize and promote the development of new, young talent. The scholarship will be fully funded by the Charlotte Folk Society and Warren Wilson College. The scholarship covers tuition, provided by the Charlotte Folk Society, and room and board, provided by Warren Wilson College. The scholarship is to be awarded to an intermediate or advanced student of traditional folk music, either instrumental or vocal. The scholarship is a one-time award for one of the five weeks of music offered at the SwanGathering. Details, Guidelines, Application and Release for the Marilyn Meacham Price Youth Scholarship are here. |
Sara Spencer (photo by Tom Covington) The Spencer-Bryant Adult Scholarship is a partnership between the Swannanoa Gathering at Warren Wilson College and the Charlotte Folk Society, named in honor of Sara Spencer, for many years our Central Piedmont Community College Music Department faculty sponsor, and the late Gene Bryant, long-time CPCC Music Department Chair. The scholarship will be fully funded by the Charlotte Folk Society and Warren Wilson College. The scholarship covers tuition, provided by the Charlotte Folk Society, and room and board, provided by Warren Wilson College. 
Gene Bryant (photo by Tom Covington) The scholarship is to be awarded to an intermediate or advanced adult student or performer of folk music, dance, or folklore. The scholarship is a one-time award for one of the five weeks of music offered at the SwanGathering. Equal consideration will be given to adults who are actively involved in supporting and/or preserving traditional and contemporary folk music and/or folk arts. Details, Guidelines, Application and Release for the Spencer-Bryant Adult Scholarship are here. |
| 2011 Winners: David Fee & Jake Bartholomew (In 2011 we awarded a second Youth Scholarship in memory of Jim Price) | 2011 Winner: David McGuirt |
| 2010 Winner: Isabelle Young | 2010 Winner: Carol Raedy |
| 2009 Winner: Tyler Mitchell | 2009 Winner: Jennifer Stanton |
| 2008 Winner: Elene Clemens | |
| 2007 Winner: Carson Hedberg | |
| 2006 Winner: Avery McGuirt | |
| 2005 Winner: Morgan Wilder | |
| 2004 Winner: Andy Edmonds | |
| 2003 Winner: Maddie Howard | |
| 2002 Winner: Amanda Wright |