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1803, 2026

Cedar Mountain News for March 19, 2026

Tod Schmidt2026-03-18T14:52:18-04:00March 18th, 2026|

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1403, 2026

Owen Grooms presents Charlie McDaniels Live and Live Streamed

Tod Schmidt2026-03-11T18:59:41-04:00March 14th, 2026|

Owen Grooms presents Charlie McDaniels, March 16th, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

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Charlie is a self-taught guitarist and singer from Shingle Hollow, North Carolina. Raised on a 100-acre family farm, his musical roots run deep …

1303, 2026

Wall of Hope has been installed at the Canteen – a gift from TC Strong. Thank you.

cedarmountaincanteen2026-03-13T09:19:30-04:00March 13th, 2026|

TC Strong has installed their Wall of Hope at the Canteen as part of the Mental Health Festival and donated it to the community! It will live where it is now. Live is a good word as people can add their hopes …

1103, 2026

Cedar Mountain News for March 11, 2026

Tod Schmidt2026-03-11T18:47:11-04:00March 11th, 2026|

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1103, 2026

Old Time Resource of the Week: The Old-Time Fiddler (with Matt Brown)

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T14:01:29-04:00March 11th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: The Old-Time Fiddler (with Matt Brown)

Matt Brown is a terrific old time fiddler and teacher. He has been posting good instructional materials on his YouTube channel and recently has started a podcast format where he has in-depth interviews …

1103, 2026

Old Time Resource of the Week: Jake Blount (website)

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:47:52-04:00March 11th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: Jake Blount

Circling back to Black History Month, there is one artist that I meant to highlight — Jake Blount. He has really dug into the backstory of string band music and its connection to African-American …

903, 2026

Owen Grooms presents Adam Masters Live and Live Streamed

cedarmountaincanteen2026-03-09T16:09:19-04:00March 9th, 2026|

Owen Grooms presents Adam Masters, March 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

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Adam Masters is a real fiddler’s fiddler, winning multiple awards and being featured alongside Arvil Freeman, Bobby Hicks and Roger Howell as a …

503, 2026

Mental Health Festival Poster

cedarmountaincanteen2026-03-05T11:56:34-05:00March 5th, 2026|

2802, 2026

Black Old Time We Didn’t Know Was Old Time

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:53:36-04:00February 28th, 2026|

I’m going out on a limb here and give my un-researched, un-fact-checked version of African Americans in old time music. Blues was such a strong marketing label that every Black artist was marketed as blues (or jazz or spiritual) even if their actual repertoire was much wider and eclectic. Elijah …

2802, 2026

Black History Month Wrap-up : Documentary: Black Fiddlers

Mark Wingate2026-03-05T11:37:17-05:00February 28th, 2026|

We conclude our exploration of the African American presence and contribution to old time music with a documentary film I ran across this past week. I haven’t watched it myself yet but it looks good. Some members of the Carolina Chocolate Drops and their mentor, Odell Thompson (his cousin

2202, 2026

Owen Grooms presents Carrie Morrison and Aoife Clancy Live and Live Streamed

cedarmountaincanteen2026-02-22T13:05:23-05:00February 22nd, 2026|

Owen Grooms presents Carrie Morrison & Aoife Clancy, February 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

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Owen Grooms Presents: Carrie Morrison & Aoife Clancy & Community Potluck

February 23 @ …

2202, 2026

Got coloring books and crayons, markers, colored pencils?

cedarmountaincanteen2026-02-22T11:18:50-05:00February 22nd, 2026|

Do you have coloring book and crayons, markers and colored pencils we can borrow for the mental health festival March 14 and 15? We are looking for items you already own and want to share. We do not want anything purchased new. If you would like to share, please let …

1702, 2026

Cedar Mountain News for February 17, 2026

cedarmountaincanteen2026-03-10T10:27:57-04:00February 17th, 2026|

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1602, 2026

Owen Grooms presents Jenn Linville live and live stream & Community Potluck

cedarmountaincanteen2026-02-16T18:45:09-05:00February 16th, 2026|

Owen Grooms presents Jenn Linville, February 16, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

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Jennifer Rhea Linville and Owen Grooms play heartwarming original and traditional songs on guitar, banjo, mandolin and fiddle. Jenn …

1402, 2026

Old Time Resource of the Week: Featured artist: Rhiannon Giddens

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:53:59-04:00February 14th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: Featured artist: Rhiannon Giddens

We continue honoring African-American musicians in old time music. In one way, Rhiannon Giddens [Wikipedia] is a come-lately, but I believe she is the key to the complete sea change in understanding of …

1202, 2026

Cedar Mountain News for February 12, 2026

cedarmountaincanteen2026-02-12T14:20:48-05:00February 12th, 2026|

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902, 2026

Owen Grooms presents Cody Hale live and live stream & Community Potluck

cedarmountaincanteen2026-02-09T16:00:18-05:00February 9th, 2026|

Owen Grooms presents Cody Hale, February 9, 2026 at 6:30 pm.

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Cody Hale is a singer/songwriter from Penrose, North Carolina. He began writing music in 2010 after a career ending …

702, 2026

Black String Band Tradition

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:54:20-04:00February 7th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: Black String Band Tradition

We’ll start our Black History Month exploration with a program from a couple of decades ago, re-posted here from the Afropop Worldwide site. It gives us one view/overview of this history, and …

502, 2026

Website: Mainly Norfolk

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:55:55-04:00February 5th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: Mainly Norfolk

A bit of a departure. Many of our songs come from British and Irish sources. Also, many folks from over there have recorded songs from this side of the pond. Mainly Norfolk shows the history of the …

502, 2026

Website: Internet Archive (archive.org)

Mark Wingate2026-03-11T13:56:40-04:00February 5th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week: Internet Archive (archive.org)

This amazing resource is good for many, many things related to our music. There are 78s, LPs, etc., but also old books, tune …

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Events

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

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

April 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 …

Trivia

May 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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.

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

May 2 @ 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

May 3 @ 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 …

Owen Grooms Presents Owen Walsh and Potluck

May 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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 …

Spring Tuesday Evening Canteen Golf League

May 5 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

The Canteen’s Tuesday evening golf league is back for Spring 2026 and is open to everyone. This league will begin March 31 and will run through June …

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

May 7 @ 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

May 9 @ 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. …

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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.

Owen Grooms Presents David Matters and Jackson Dulaney Live and Live Streamed

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May 1 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

May 2 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Mountain Music Jam

May 3 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Owen Grooms Presents Owen Walsh and Potluck

May 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Spring Tuesday Evening Canteen Golf League

May 5 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

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Now available as a podcast.

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Now available as a podcast.

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Old Time Resource of the Week: The Old-Time Fiddler (with Matt Brown)

Old Time Resource of the Week: Jake Blount

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Old Time Resource of the Week: Featured artist: Rhiannon Giddens

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Old Time Resource of the Week: Black String Band Tradition

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