Calendar and Events

Join us for another great afternoon of Jazz! Jason brings a different trio each month to the Canteen, so come enjoy this incredible musicianship and talent with us. This week's lineup features: Nicole Kestler on Vocals, Harry Jacobson on Bass, and Jason DeCristofaro on Keys

Alma lives in Mill Spring, NC, when she’s not on the road. Her sound is a mix of country gold, Appalachian tradition, and Americana soul. As a child, she fell in love with classic country when she saw The Country Bear Jamboree at Disney World. She became interested in Appalachian culture and ...

Dulci’s songwriting is thoughtful and provocative, and her clear and soaring vocal melodies have a nostalgic air, bound to affect the listener. Dulci brings an ageless, classic style to pop music, with her smooth vocals and warm melodies. Joining Dulci at the Canteen will be a full band featuring great local and regional musicians. ...

Jennifer Rhea Linville and Owen Grooms play heartwarming original and traditional songs on guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle. Jenn grew up in Transylvania County, North Carolina, and has played music here throughout her life’s journey with her family and friends, including the bands Chrysalis and The Woven. Owen plays with Pretty Little ...

Mark and Sally became friends in 1970 after meeting around a campfire at a bluegrass festival.  A few years later, they married and settled in Winston-Salem, raising a family there and continuing to play music for fun with area bands and for the local contra dances. Sally grew up in Wilmington, Delaware, ...

Scott Ritter and Karen Batten, together known as Paddle Faster,  have provided a blend of acoustic Bluegrass, Americana and traditional Country music for 10 years.  They have played in the area as a duo and in different groups and genres. Karen learned to play banjo in the Shenandoah Vallley of Virginia. She conveys ...

Got a song (or three) to share? Come to the Cedar Mountain Canteen's Song Swap. Prepare your songs to bring to the group, and help lead those who want to join you. All acoustic genres and instruments welcome.

The Panther Ridge Band is a band made up of family and close friends that play original and traditional mountain music. With Jenn and Owen's harmonies, Adam's soaring fiddle, and JT's precise and creative bass playing, the Panther Ridge Band breathes fresh live into Appalachian music and vintage western swing. Whether it's ...

Want to learn more about what employee-owned businesses can do for a community?  Join us for a road trip to Industrial Commons in Morganton, NC.  These are the consultants we worked with for over a year during our conversion to employee ownership.  We have partnered with community partners to organize this event ...

Owen brings us a wonderful night of music from legendary songwriter and guitarist, JJ Cale, with guest musician Matt Sellars. Matt Sellars is a songwriter and licensed plumber, trying to make quality music, and do quality plumbing.   John Weldon "JJ" Cale (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and ...

Join us for another great afternoon of live Jazz with Jason DeCristofaro on Keys, Danny Iannucci on Upright Bass, and Micah Thomas on Drums! Don't miss it!

“Spalding McIntosh is a singer songwriter and a Brevard native. Playing shows all across the southern states and beyond, he has put in the time and the effort to really have an original sounds. His writings of home, love and the challenges of manhood are sure to capture any audience.” -Pat Clements

Rob Roberts from Savannah, Georgia is heavily influenced by the great bands of the 60’s and 70’s and blends that that with Appalachian bluegrass…. and calls it Hippie Grass. Rob has played with several bands in Savannah, the most recent of which are Knot Done. Potluck We will be hosting a potluck ...

Kim Coram, John Wiseman, and Owen Grooms invite you to taste and enjoy with the option to order wines of your choice (and/or beer or sparkling water).Their delightful, knowledgeable wine rep,Taylor, will be there to tell the stories of the wines and their makers. Cedar Mountain Canteen is now a worker-owned co-op. ...

Owen Walsh has been telling stories and performing music his entire life. Born and raised on the banks of the Lackawaxen River in Honesdale, Pennsylvania—a small, historic coal-mining town that spawned the American railroad—Owen grew up surrounded by relics of 19th Century American life and imagery ripe for musical exploitation. More than ...

Join us every other Friday from 6:30 to whenever as we enjoy a night of Trivia with host Tod Schmidt.  Always a lot of laughs.

Join us every Saturday afternoon from 2:00-4:00 for some fun singing, pickin’ and grinning! This jam will cater to musicians who love Bluegrass music, in it’s traditional and non-trad styles. We will focus on songs that feature vocal melodies, harmonies and instrumental breaks. Typical instrumentation includes guitars, banjos, mandolins, Reso phonic guitars ...

This is an acoustic jam featuring mostly old time fiddle tunes led by different community members. Come bring an instrument and join in on the fun, or just sit back, listen, and enjoy!

Cody Hale is a singer/songwriter from Penrose, North Carolina.  He began writing music in 2010 after a career ending injury kept him off the basketball court. You will hear popular, classic songs mixed in with clever and capturing original tunes if you attend one of his shows. Potluck We will be hosting ...

The Cedar Mountain Canteen Presents: The Carolina Flat Tops Acoustic Music Without Borders Marc Brown- Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Music Stories Richard Hardy- Vocals, Guitar, Fiddle, Harmonica, Mandolin Longer Music Stories Ed Phillips- Vocals, 6 & 12 string guitar Shorter Music Stories

Congratulations to Paul Hensley, winner of the Canteen's Spring Golf League! The Canteen's Tuesday evening golf league is back for Fall.  The league will be begin September 2nd and will run through October 28th. All levels are welcome for a relaxed walks around Sherwood Forest Golf Course. Weekly blind draw 2 person ...

Join us every other Friday for community storytelling hosted by George.  George hosted our first storytelling event about Helene and it was amazing.  You can see a story about the evening here:  https://cedarmountaincanteen.com/hearts-beating-together-an-evening-of-storytelling-about-hurricane-helene/ George has selected the theme for this storytelling event:  Impermanence, like changing of the leaves.  Join us to explore ...

Join Bruce for an open bluegrass jam! He'll lead you in bluegrass classics or you can bring you own to share with the group and lead!

Join us every Sunday for an open jam of old time mountain music! Bring your instruments and tunes and join in!

Singer-songwriter Devin Gentry lives in Brevard, NC where his music is shaped by the relationships, rivers, and mountains that surround him. Perhaps best known in the local music scene as the front man for the former band, West Fork Fiasco, Devin has recently been collaborating with various other artists to showcase his ...