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Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival

An annual celebration of American old time and folk music

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The Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival takes place every autumn at the Kennedy Creek Resort  in Suches, GA. Participants are invited to reserve cabins, yurts, or campsites, and food is available at the resort restaurant. Guest artists lead jams, teach workshops, and present concerts, but the main event is always jamming with friends. Admission is free thanks to the support of festival sponsors, the American Musicological Society and the Jon Bekoff Project.

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The American Folk and Old Time Music Fund supports programming on American folk and old-time music, including the Kennedy Creek Old-Time Music Festival.

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2023 Kennedy Creek Fiddle Workshop

In this music workshop filmed at the 2023 Kennedy Creek Old Time Music Festival, Sarah Adams teaches Georgia fiddle tunes and techniques. Organized as part of the Many Musics of America series.

September 2023 • Kennedy Creek Resort, Suches, GA

 

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The American Musicological Society thanks these sponsors and the many individual donors who make this program possible.
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