Cedar Mountain Canteen Public House & Appalachian Cultural Center, a zero-waste, employee-owned pub, bottle shop and listening room rooted in Transylvania County, North Carolina.  We welcome everyone.  We love diversity and enjoy the richness it brings.  Please visit.

Cedar Mountain Canteen Appalachian Cultural Center

Live music at least 4 days a week – 3 community jam sessions – join in!

Over 150 craft beverages, alcoholic & non-alcoholic.  Best prices on the mountain!  Free vegan food daily.

Bring the family and play in the Little River!  Great way to spend a summer day!

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We are deeply honored to be included as a venue on the Blue Ridge Music Trail.

Thank you to everyone who supports our music program. We are so grateful!

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Our music is free to the community.

Interested in supporting our arts program? Donations are appreciated.  Every bit helps.

You can learn more about our program here.

News

HUNGER COALITION OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY

The Cedar Mountain Community Center will be a new food distribution location for the Hunger Coalition of Transylvania County.  They will distribute food every third Thursday of the month, from 3:00pm – 5:00pm, beginning Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 3pm to 5pm no questions asked.  You can even pick up …

July 17th, 2024|

A favorite moment this week

One of my favorite moments this week was listening to Jenn and Owen’s new album at home.  When Owen started his Monday evening song series, Jenn was his first guest.  Their music filled our space and our hearts and continue to.  Owen is now an employee-owner.

Jenn sang a lot of …

July 2nd, 2024|

Trivia Tournament Kick-off, Friday September 20th

Trivia is back and this year we have made some changes.  We will host a tournament that will span a few months.  We have a prize for the tournament winners we are pretty excited about.

We will share details as the kick-off gets closer.

We will host every Friday starting at 6:30 …

June 28th, 2024|

A favorite moment this week

A favorite moment this week was our focus/guidance group meeting.  We invite the community to sit with us and discuss our operations.  We received a lot of wonderful suggestions and started implementing them immediately.  Some will take more time than the others and they are in the works.

We are deeply …

June 24th, 2024|

One of my favorite moments this week

There are so many precious moments I get to experience while working at the Canteen.

Here is one of my favorite moments this week.

Our Saturday evening music was wrapping up and Carrie and Jeff were performing their closing song.  Members of the audience started singing and harmonizing with them.  It sounded …

June 17th, 2024|

Jenn and Owen perform their new album

Monday was a very special evening!  Jenn and Owen performed their new album to a garden full of community members.  It was so beautiful to be a part of the evening.

They are such a gift to the Canteen and our community, and …

June 12th, 2024|

One of my favorite moments this week

We see hundreds of people every week. We love the interactions we get to have in this public home.

We spend so much time sharing information about our music (because the artists who play here are so amazing, it is hard to believe sometimes how incredible the shows are) …

June 8th, 2024|

Our commitment to water quality

Did you know we are part of an international water quality testing program? Every summer we test the water of the Little River on Wednesday’s. Folks access the river from our garden and enjoy playing in the cool, clear water. You can see the results …

June 3rd, 2024|

Events

Events are held rain or shine. In event of rain, events are held indoors.

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

July 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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. …

Mountain Music Jam

July 26 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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 …

Marc Brown returns to the  Cedar Mountain Canteen to share his collection of old songs by interesting people. Cool old tunes you never knew you knew. Think …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

July 30 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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 …

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

August 1 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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. …

Mountain Music Jam

August 2 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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 …

Trivia

August 5 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Join us every other Wednesday for Trivia!  Super fun and super relaxed.  We look forward to laughing together.


We strive to waste nothing.  Want to help?  Bring your own glass/cup.  It is that simple.

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We are pet friendly.  Well behaved dogs on leash are welcome in our garden.  We are a zero-waste, pack-it-in, pack-it-out public house.  Please be prepared to take your waste with you.