Night in the Country Carolinas features three nights of country music with performances by Darius Rucker, Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley, Jimmie Allen, Jameson Rogers, Ashley McBryde, and much more! During the day, the festival has a wide range of one-of-a-kind events and attractions including Bands, Brews & Que, the Craft Beer Experience, Grapeland, the Beer Relay, Tournament of Champions, and more. This Pure Country experience brings some of country music’s hottest artists to the world-renowned Tryon Resort in Mill Spring, North Carolina. Night in the Country Music Festivals returns to the Carolina foothills August 25-27, 2022. Today, the Carl Sandburg Music Festival celebrates his work and the work of modern singers and songwriters to share diverse and original American music.įriends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara, Inc.Īmerica’s National Parks, the non-profit partner that operates the park storeĪ grant from the North Carolina Arts Council administered by the Arts Council of Henderson County. Carl Sandburg said, “the American Songbag comes from the hearts and voices of thousands of men and women.”Ĭompiling and publishing the American Songbag was one of the most difficult writing projects Sandburg took on during his life. He spent years interviewing musicians and singers, documenting their songs, including folk, gospel, jazz and blues. Sandburg enjoyed all American musical genres. “It is an All-American affair, marshalling the genius of thousands of original singing Americans.” The melodies and verses presented here are from diverse regions, from varied human characters and communities, and each is sung differently in different places.” His publication does not focus on one genre of music, but rather on the human experience. As Sandburg said, “The American Songbag is a ragbag of strips, stripes, and streaks of color from nearly all ends of the earth. Carl Sandburg published the American Songbag in 1927 after spending years documenting and researching early American songs.
The music festival began in 1987, to honor Carl Sandburg’s efforts to document the history of American music in his American Songbag. Follow us on social media or check back here for more details as we plan the 36th Carl Sandburg Music Festival in 2022.