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The Carter Fold
Welcome
to The Carter Fold every Saturday night! Janette Carter, one of three
children of A.P. and Sara Carter established the Carter Family Fold to
honor the memory of her parents and Maybelle Carter who played a
historic role in helping give birth to the age of country music
beginning in 1927. Even though Janette has passed away, her daughter
Rita is carrying on the musical and performing legacy she established .
The original Carter  Family
lived on this hallowed ground, right where the Carter Fold is today, in
Poor Valley, at the foot of Clinch Mountain in southwest Virginia. This
was their home and base of operations. Since 1974, the non-profit
Carter Music Center has presented programs of old time and bluegrass
music every weekend. Formally established in 1979, the Center's
objective is to promote old-time music and pay tribute to the Original
Carter Family (A.P Carter, Sara Carter, and Maybelle Carter). The
Saturday concerts highlight the musical style made popular by
the Carter Family, considered by many as country music's first family.
In keeping with the traditional music style, no electrical instruments
are allowed (everything is acoustic). There's lots of dancing and fun
for the entire family. Shows are family-oriented; no alcohol is
permitted at concerts. Delicious home-fixed snacks are available at the
Carter Fold Snack Bar, and you might be able to round out your
collection of Carter Family recordings at the well-stocked souvenir and
record concession. Come early and browse through our Museum before the
show.
Once each year, a two-day (Friday and Saturday) festival
takes place the first Saturday/Sunday weekend of August. Mountain craftsmen are
on hand to sell their goods, and there's lots of good country cooking
going on, too.
A Saturday with us in rural southwest Virginia
will supply you with an evening of musical entertainment and country
hospitality you won't soon forget. Chances are you'll make some new
friends and take with you some fond memories. We'd love to have you
visit us.
The Carter Family Fold is part of the Carter Family
Memorial Music Center, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
preservation of old-time, traditional country and mountain music.
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