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!

Looking for events? Click here to visit our calendar.

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News

2802, 2026

Black Old Time We Didn’t Know Was Old Time

February 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 …

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2802, 2026

Black History Month Wrap-up : Documentary:  Black Fiddlers

February 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
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502, 2026

Website: Mainly Norfolk

February 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 …

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502, 2026

Website: Old Time Conversations

February 5th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week:  Old Time Conversations

This was a new one on me.  I’m glad I ran across it.  High quality video conversations with old time musicians.  Most of the content looks to be for sale as DVDs or books, but there’s a great video of …

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502, 2026

Streaming audio: Dust-to-Digital Radio

February 5th, 2026|

Old Time Resource of the Week:  Dust to Digital Radio

Dust-to-Digital is a wonderful record label.  They have recently launched an Internet radio station which streams music from their massive archive of recordings from around the globe.  Look for the player widget on their home page.

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Events

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

Song Swap with Paddle Faster

July 2 @ 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 …

Jason DeCristofaro Jazz Trio

July 3 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Jason is back with another set of fantastic Jazz music featuring some of the finest players around! Jason never fails to amaze with a different trio each …

Bluegrass Jam with Bruce Threlkeld

July 4 @ 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. …

An Evening of Music with the Nikki Talley Band

July 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Join us with for an evening of music with Canteen favorite Nikki Talley and her full band. Powerhouse vocals deliver Nikki’s award winning songwriting about life’s simple pleasures …

Cedar Mountain Fire and Rescue Annual Fundraiser at the Canteen July 5th!

July 5 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Join Cedar Mountain Fire and Rescue for their annual Brisket Fundraiser at the Canteen on July 5th.  Event starts at 12:30 pm and goes until they run …

Mountain Music Jam

July 5 @ 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 Jennifer Rhea and Potluck

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

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 …

Trivia

July 8 @ 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.

Hours

Monday 3 – 8 pm
Tuesday 3 – 7 pm
Wednesday 3 – 7
Thursday 3 – 8 pm
Friday 3 – 8 pm
Saturday 1 – 8 pm
Sunday 2 – 6 pm

On occasion we will be open different hours for special events.  Times listed on specific events will override these hours.

Looking for us?

10771 Greenville Highway
Cedar Mountain, NC 28718

828-820-4677

Love@CedarMountainCanteen.com