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Heirloom Traditional Arts is a sustainable arts organization established to promote and preserve Kentucky living cultural traditions through various programs, community engagement, development, advocacy, research and by sharing resources. Heirloom offers live performances, festivals, music classes, workshops, presentations, cultural exchanges and more. Our outreach efforts include community development through the practice and preservation of local cultural traditions, folk and traditional arts education and cultivating community through connection to land and people.
ELLIOTT COUNTY
FIDDLERS CONVENTION
KENTUCKY
Old Time Music, Inc.
Kentucky Old Time Music, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose efforts support a network among artists and opportunities that promote Kentucky musical traditions while broadening the community's reach through various community events, festivals, educational programs, and resource sharing.
Guitar
Heirloom Music School
Banjo
Fiddle
String Ensemble
YouTube Channels
Traditional Music
KY Fiddle Tunes
Community
Teaching Artists
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A step-by-step process for beginner and intermediate dancers that teaches tons of steps plus how to combine them to become a smooth and musical dancer. Visit Website
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Festivals
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Old time fiddlers convention always the 2nd weekend of July in Sandy Hook, Kentucky. Visit Website
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A gathering of friends and lovers of old time traditional mountain music in Martin County, Kentucky. Visit Website
Orgs
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Appalshop started as a film workshop in 1969, documenting and revitalizing the traditions and creativity of Appalachia. They tell stories that commercial industries don’t tell, challenging stereotypes with Appalachian voices.
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Since our founding in 1902, Hindman Settlement School has evolved to meet the changing needs of the region. The Settlement’s work today includes education and service programs that address the critical needs of youth and families while promoting the rich traditional arts of Appalachia.
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The Cowan Creek Mountain Music School is dedicated to preserving and sharing the music of Eastern Kentucky as a living tradition.
Luthiers
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Your Home in the Mountains for vintage, new, and handmade instruments in Tomahawk, Kentucky. Visit Website
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Webb Acoustics currently builds custom, acoustic guitars, and open-back banjos near Danville, KY. Visit Website
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Building custom violins in eastern Kentucky. Visit Website
Community Events
Blog
“The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain, is floating in mid-air, until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.” — Jane Addams