Events in Mitchell and Yancey
(and other nearby venues)
Contact ron at events@rlgreene.net to join this list or to post a live performance event. Some of the information in this list has been compiled by Deb Louis.
Wednesday, October 28
• Candler Rice, 2:00p-5:00p. Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Highway Newland, 828-765-1400.
Thursday, October 29
• Open Jam, 1:00p-3:30p. The Historic Orchard at Altapass, Blue Ridge Pkwy milepost 328.3. 828-765-9531.
• Sabrina, 2:00p-5:00p. Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Highway Newland, 828-765-1400.
• Zion (soul/gospel), 6:00p-8:00p. City Drive-In, 670 Oak St, Spruce Pine, 828-765-4480.
Friday, October 30
• Adam Rose, 2:00p-5:00p. Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Highway Newland.
• ???, 6:00p-8:00p. City Drive-In, 670 Oak St, Spruce Pine, 828-765-4480.
• "Scary" Things, 6:00p-8:00p. Side rooms, Burnsville Town Center. Toe River Music presents a special "themed event" for Halloween eve. More than a dozen local musicians will be singing songs on the theme "scary" things, very broadly defined. Come out and join the fun for only $5. Costumes optional ;-)
• Open Mic, 7:00p-9:00p. The Dispensary and Upper Club, 271 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, 828-765-0050. An increasingly popular event, with an eclectic collection of performances.
Saturday, October 31
• Toe River Jam, 10:00a-12:30p. Reconciliation House, 20 Academy Street, Burnsville. An eclectic jam/song circle that welcomes all skill levels.
• Possum Creek, 2:00p-4:00p. The Historic Orchard at Altapass, Blue Ridge Pkwy milepost 328.3, 828-765-9531.
• Toe River Bandits?, 2:00p-5:00p. [Their lead guitarist died very recently, so i don't know whether they will go on this week.] Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Highway Newland, 828-765-1400.
• Wicklow (90s-2000s cover band), 8:00p-10:00p. Burnsville Town Center, 6 South Main Street, Burnsville (no charge). 828-682-7209. “Family-friendly playlist!”
Sunday, November 1
• Sam McKinney & Friends (folkish), 2:00p-4:00p. The Historic Orchard at Altapass, Blue Ridge Pkwy milepost 328.3. 828-765-9531. Last performance of the 2026 music season at the Orchard.
• Greenhouse Jazz, 2:00p-5:00p. Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Highway Newland.
Tuesday, November 3
• Traditional Irish Session, 6:00p-8:00p. Homeplace Beer Company, 321 West Main Street, Burnsville, 828-536-9068. “Been going since June 2023. We take turns, going around the circle, leading or requesting tunes or sets. Played at the pace of the person leading/requesting. Email eric@celo.dev if you wish to confirm we are in session. https://thesession.org/sessions/8874“
• Denise Kiernan, 6:30p-??. Center for Pioneer Life, 134 Joe Young Road, Burnsville. "Denise Kiernan has written NY Times best selling books on the Biltmore, the Atomic Girls, and more. On Nov.3 her books will be available and she will share her research on how Thanksgiving began. Register on the website for this free talk."
• Barry Stagg & Friends (acoustic originals), 7:00p-??. The Dispensary and Upper Club, 271 Oak Avenue, Spruce Pine, 828-765-0050.
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Early Announcements
▪ Friday, November 6 – First Friday Dance, 7:30p. Green Cay, Arthur Morgan School, Celo. "Music by our very own Band X, with Keith Ross on fiddle. As usual, we'll be at Green Cay at Arthur Morgan School. All dances will be taught. No partner or experience necessary. Suggested donation is $5-10."
▪ Thursday, November 12 – Lucky Streak, 6:00p-8:00p. Side rooms, Burnsville Town Center. Toe River Music is pleased to welcome Lucky Streak (Ron & Minnie Powell and bassist Tim Clark) back to our stage. They have played frequently for us (and previously Micaville Music) for years, and are always a popular attraction. $5 admission.
▪ Thursday, December 10 – Crystal & Judge, 6:00p-8:00p. Side rooms, Burnsville Town Center. Toe River Music will close out its 2026 season of live music with the very talented duo of Crystal & Judge. Their clever and fun original music and covers combines with their excellent guitar and banjo music to produce a very entertaining evening for all. $5 admission.
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Opportunities
This space is freely available for local area commercial announcements by individuals or businesses. There must be a direct musical or other performance connection (musical items for sale, music lessons, etc.). Send your announcement to events@rlgreene.net .
For Sale: Kala UBASS-KOA-FS. This is a special Kala bass ukulele; the series was produced to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Ubass. It has a beautiful figured solid koa top and laminate koa back and sides. I bought it directly from Kala as a demo; in fact, it is the very same instrument pictured on the Kala website. Specs are given on the website. Comes with the original Kala gigbag.
When i purchased it, i had Kala replace the standard round wound strings with Kala/Gallistrings flat wound strings, about a $60 value in themselves. (The removed round wounds are included and can be re-installed.) Comes with the Kala gig bag. $300. Ron, 828-688-9047.
For Sale: 2020 Martin 0-18 w/pickup. Recognizing my age and deteriorating voice, i've decided it's time to downsize of my guitar collection. This is a very nice small guitar with the characteristic Martin spruce/mahogany tone. It has a very well repaired small side crack (basically invisible) and a small 1 cm finish ding in the rear body binding. It comes with a passive (K&K pure mini, i think) pickup and the original Martin hard case. Because of the minor body damage (which since repaired, so far as i can tell, has no effect on the tone), i'm asking only $1700. Ron, 828-688-9047.