Tennessee Fall Homecoming 2012 - Museum of Appalachia

The Tennessee Fall Homecoming will take place at the Museum of Appalchia in Norris, TN from October 12 -14 this year.  Not really a bluegrass festival, although there's plenty of that, or, indeed, a music festival, although there's a great deal of music in many forms. The Tennessee Fall Homecoming is a celebration of the arts, music, crafts, and life of rural America in the Appalachian Mountains of the mid-South. Founded by John Rice Irwin in the 1960's to house the collections he had been amassing for years as a result of his fascination with the life, history, and culture of the Appalachian region, the museum offers a huge collection of buildings, artifacts, tools, and living exhibitions of a life and culture now mostly gone, except for being kept alive by the artists, musicians, and artisans who practice traditional arts and music.

Music Schedule

October 12-14, 2012 Thursday Oct. 11, is Student Heritage Day We are proud to announce the following performers and dates subject to changes and additions.
Band Name	Days
"Hello Stranger" featuring Dale Jett	sa
Back Row Boys	sa, su
Anna Denison	t,f
Bill & Anne Foster	sa,su
Blue Moon Rising	f
Brand New Strings	f
Brenda Lentz-Dawson	su
Butch Ross	sa
Clinch Valley Bluegrass	f,sa
Dalton Roberts	sa
Daniel Rothwell	f,sa
Danny Johnson Band	sa
Darin & Brooke Aldridge	sa
David West & the Cider Mountain Boys	sa,su
Derrick Darter and Pappy	f,sa
Diane O'Brian	All 4 days
Dixie Gray	sa,su
Do-Re-Mi Singers	All 4 Days
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver	f
Dr. John Simon & Friends	f,sa,su
Foster Family Band	sa
Glenn Greene & Family	sa,su
Harlan Fields & the Bluegrass Scholars	su
High Kotton Band	f,su
Jay Bland, (Buck Dancer)	th,f
Jennifer Rose	t,f,sa
Johnny Bellar	sa,su
Judie Pagter & Friends	f
Judy Carson	su
Keith Williams Family Band	f,sa
Lantana Drifters	f
Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers	Su
Laura Boosinger	th,f
Leroy Troy	f,sa,su
Lilies of the West	f
Lonesome Meadow	su
Mack Snoderly & Flave Hart Band	f
Mala Patterson	t,f
Master Peace Bluegrass Gospel	su
Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain	su
Mountain Drive	sa
Museum of Appalachia Band	All 4 days
Nathaniel Samsel	th
Old Time Strings	f
Patsy Berry, (Clogger)	All 4 Days
Paul Williams & The Victory Trio	su
Pine Mountain Grass	su
Ramona Jones & Friends	f,sa
Rigney Family Bluegrass	sa
Roan Mountain Moonshiners	f
Roy Harper	f
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out	su
Sarah Morgan	su
Sparky & Rhonda Rucker	f
Standing Stone	su
The Ball Sisters Band	f
The Dismembered Tennesseans	sa
The Dowden Sisters	su
The Hilltoppers	sa
The Stewart Family	f,sa,su
Thomas Maupin	f
Tom Brantley & Missionary Ridge	f,sa
Uncle Doc Wilhite	sa
Wailin' Wood	f,sa,su

There are five sound stages scattered over the grounds at The Museum of Appalachia, and many of the performers make multiple appearances during the day or days they appear.  It should be understood, though, that there's lots going on around the grounds besides the music. Artisans are demonstrating their art and selling their wares. Traditional food is sold around the grounds as well as in the museum restaurant.  Don't miss the fruit cobblers cooked in stacked iron kettles over an open fire.  

Tickets

	Advance ticket prices Now through Sept. 17			Prices after Sept. 17 and at the gates
	Adult	Youth	Child	Adult	Youth	Child
1 Day tickets	$25	$12	$9	30	15	10
2 Day tickets	$45	$20	$17	55	30	20
3 Day tickets	$65	$30	$25	75	45	30
Hall of Fame passes	$3
Student Heritage Day	$15	$10	$8	20	15	10

To Order Tickets Call: (865) 494-7680

How to Get  to The Museum of Appalachia

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This event is much more impressive than a local or regional cultural fair. The Museum, the music, the arts and crafts, the food, and the scene all combine to make it unforgettable visit, a place you'll want to return to for the Homecoming or just to visit.

Elaine Irwin Meyer - President

John Rice Irwin - Founder