Winter Tour dates
Tickets are officially on sale for the 2019 Balsam Range Art of Music Festival at Lake Junaluska! We have packages available through Lake J that include meals, lodging and reserved seats, or you can simply purchase reserved seats.
Check out the website for more info
Join us for some exciting Winter Tour dates
2019 Art Of Music Festival lineup
It’s HERE! The lineup for the 2019 Art Of Music Festival!
It’s HERE! The lineup for the 2019 Art Of Music Festival!
Art Of Music Festival 18' is shaping up..Tickets on sale Tuesday July 3!
The 2018 Balsam Range Art of Music Festival is shaping up to be an exciting event! Make plans now to join us Thursday, Nov 29 for an evening of fun! We are kicking of the AOM with two different shows to choose from.
The 2018 Balsam Range Art of Music Festival is shaping up to be an exciting event! Make plans now to join us Thursday, Nov 29 for an evening of fun! We are kicking of the AOM with two different shows to choose from.
At the Coloniel Theater in Canton, we are thrilled to welcome Terry Baucom's Dukes of Drive! Joining them will be special appearance by some of the Balsam Range guys in a special performance!
OR
Head to Waynesville as we will be hosting an amazing bluegrass band from Prague, Czech Republic, Monogram. With that show ticket you will also enjoy an authentic Czech meal. Read a bit about Monogram HERE
As always, concerts at the Stuart Auditorium will be held Friday and Saturday nights.
Master level instrument workshops (seperate ticket purchase required) for advanced players this year will take place on Friday at the Terrace.
On Saturday, Dec 1, any AOM ticket holder can partake in one of several workshops on the grounds of Lake Junaluska ranging from songwriting, to dance or you can learn from the Balsam Range guys themselves. All are welcome to these Saturday sessions.
*schedule and more info coming on all these events
Lodging packages with different options and ALL concert tickets
will be available on TUESDAY JULY 3
We hope you'll join us at our home this winter!
New Music!
So excited y'all! We will soon bring our latest project with Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble, “Mountain Overture,” to the stage at MerleFest, one of the country’s premier music festivals, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
So excited y'all! We will soon bring our latest project with Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble, “Mountain Overture,” to the stage at MerleFest, one of the country’s premier music festivals, in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
We think MerleFest a fitting place for us and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble to showcase “Mountain Overture” collaboration in a live setting. We sure hope you'll join us
“Mountain Overture,” from Mountain Home Music Company, takes the band’s most-loved songs and elevates them, pulling together the rustic and symphonic for a profound effect. The music scores, arranged by Wes Funderburk and Shelley Washington lift the heartfelt tale of “Trains I Missed” (IBMA 2011 Song of the Year), intensify the sentimental longing of “Blue Mountain,” and draw out the melancholia of “I Hear the Mountains.”
Balsam Range and Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble will perform Friday, April 27 — the day “Mountain Overture” is released — on the Watson Stage. Fans can get a preview of what they will hear on Thursday, April 26 when “Mountain Overture” streams at The Bluegrass Situation ->HERE
Find more information about the festival HERE and pre-order “Mountain Overture”HERE.
The Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble is a 14-piece version of the typically 36-piece Atlanta Pops Orchestra. This condensed ensemble was established during the 70th anniversary season of the Atlanta Pops Orchestra in 2015, in order to take advantage of new opportunities for the Atlanta Pops to perform in situations that are more conducive to a smaller group of musicians. These have included collaborative performances with Zac Brown Band's founding member John Driskell Hopkins at nightclubs, restaurants and churches, with the Joe Gransden Big Band at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 2017 Holiday Gala in Atlanta, GA and with Balsam Range at the 2016 & 2017 Art of Music Festivals in Lake Junaluska, NC. The Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble is comprised of string, woodwind, brass and rhythm section musicians from the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.
Can't wait to see everyone on the road this summer! Check out our tour dates!!
We love y'all!
Buddy, Tim, Darren, Caleb and Mar
Spring Tour/ News and updates
We are playing a few brand new (to us) festivals, and are tickled to be returning to some of our favorites, too.
Happy March!
The warmer weather is a nice reminder that festival season is right around the corner! We are playing a few brand new (to us) festivals, and are tickled to be returning to some of our favorites, too. Full tour and ticket links are updated right here on the TOUR PAGE. We've enjoyed quite a few sell-out shows all over the country this winter! We are truly thankful for each of you that come out to see us. It sounds cliché, but you're the reason we are able to make this music that we love so dearly! So thank YOU!
was gracious enough to take time out of her rock-star photography schedule to come see some bluegrass at
in Georgia for our sold out show last week! Hop joined us on a few tunes too! Can you tell we have fun with him?
Check her out, she does amazing work!
Darren has been hard at work this winter writing and recording his first all instrumental mandolin record! This is something he has wanted to do for a while, and he is pretty excited about it! If you follow him on Facebook, (bless your heart) you've probably seen the updates from him as the project has progressed. Be on the look out for that dandy to release soon!
We are excited to announce that Balsam Range will also be putting out a new project in 2018, a collection of some of our favorite BR songs in a collaboration with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra! Those of you that have attended the Balsam Range Art Of Music Festival, have heard the Pops ensemble and Balsam Range together live. We think it's a great unique combination, so we've joined forces once again to put out an album together! Lots more info on this as it comes together. *Special shout out to our pal, Hop (John Driskell Hopkins) for recording this project with us in his amazing studio, Brighter Shade Studios in Atlanta, GA.
March and April dates. See y'all on the road soon!Buddy, Marc, Tim, Darren and Caleb
Merry Christmas!
We sure are proud of how this project turned out! Special thanks to our label, Mountain Home, as well as the Nashville Recording Orchestra for lending their talents to this record! It is available here on our website for just $10 (holiday shipping guaranteed if ordered by 12/18!)or you can get a digital download
It's a wrap!
We set our sights to outdo the first festival, and by golly, we may have succeeded! Near sell out crowd Friday, and sell out on Saturday! The Stuart Auditorium was packed with almost 2,000 friends. If only for a few hours, everyone came together for the music. From the hilarity of Mike Snider, to the awe inspiring talents of Bryan Sutton, Noam Pikelny, Shawn Lane, Aubrey Haynie and Barry Bales. From the brilliance of Darrell Scott, to the warm holiday collaborative sounds of Balsam Range with The Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble, (to mention a few), the evening concerts transpired into a magical event. On Saturday afternoon, folks were buzzing all over the Terrace Hotel going in and out of workshops, learning from their musical idols, laughing with the boys of Balsam Range, and mingling and jamming together. The weekend was such a great time of fellowship, if you didn't join us this year, consider it for 2018.
Planning for 2018 starts now! Save the date: November 30-December 1
Balsam Range Art Of Music Festival Tickets Now Available!
We are so glad to announce that tickets are now available for the 2nd annual Balsam Range Art of Music Festival December 1st and and 2nd at Stuart Auditorium on the grounds of the beautiful Lake Junaluska. Come see us in our home county!
We have an awesome lineup scheduled again this year. Artists that we admire ourselves, and want to bring to our home including:
Balsam Range and The Atlanta Pops Mini-Orchestra (back by popular demand)
Bryan Sutton with Noam Pikelny, Shawn Lane, Aubrey Haynie, and Barry Bales. These great players will also be conducting Master Class Workshops!
Now that is a festival! Tickets will not last long. Go now and get your seat HERE-
OR for an inclusive Ticket/Meal/Hotel package look HERE
Visit our website for more info and concert schedule/Workshop info and more!
We can't wait to see you in Haywood County!!
It's time for the Art Of Music Festival!
We've been waiting for this for a long time, but it's here! This weekend, December 2 and 3, we will present the Balsam Range Art Of Music Festival. We are so proud to be able to produce an event like this in Haywood County, NC. We know that people are coming from all over the country to spend some time in our home area. The weather report looks great, and the musical lineup is really something special. Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives, The Lonesome River Band, John Driskell Hopkins, and even the Atlanta Pops Orchestra. Balsam Range will be playing both nights, including a set with the Atlanta Pops on Friday night. We even have some special guests playing some Christmas music with the orchestra. Our pals from our recording studio will be there as well. Plus some special guests sprinkled in for good measure!
There will be workshops of all kinds, and fun audience participation events as well.
There are a few tickets left, but will be gone soon! We sure hope you can come see our home and hear some great music!
Check out the festival page right off of this website. It has all the details!
Tim
Our Very Own Festival!
Now this is exciting! A Balsam Range Festival! We have wanted to do this for several years and now it’s becoming a reality. We are blessed to live in one of the prettiest spots in America. Now we can invite all of you to our home for a weekend of great music and more right here in Haywood County, North Carolina. We are proud to announce the first annual Balsam Range Art Of Music Festival!
The festival will be December 2nd and 3rd at the beautiful Lake Junaluska Assembly and Conference Center here in Haywood. The concerts will take place at Stuart Auditorium, an amazing indoor facility with an outdoor feel! There are hotels and restaurants on site, so weather will not be an issue. Stuart Auditorium is literally just a few feet from the main hotel.
We already have some of our favorite artists confirmed for the concerts!
On Friday we have Balsam Range, The Lonesome River Band, John Driskell Hopkins (from Zac Brown Band) and The Atlanta Pops Orchestra. Balsam Range will also be performing with the orchestra!
On Saturday we have Balsam Range and one our favorite bands of any genre, Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives! They can truly do it all! Great Country, Bluegrass, Gospel, and more.
There will be numerous workshops on Saturday, and there are great things to do all around us in Haywood County. Skiing, golf, the Blue Ridge Parkway, are just a few of the many attractions.
We are so thrilled to invite you to our home for this incredible gathering. Tickets are available now!! Just click on the festival link here on the website and get yours before they’re gone!
Bob Evans Farm Festival 10/16
In addition to the original Bob Evans Restaurant and food tent on site, the Bob Evans Farm Festival offers traditional fare including bean soup and corn bread, kettle corn, pies, apple dumplings, ice cream and Ohio-made cheeses and trail bologna, as well as other treats. Vendors include both concession and food items for sale.
The Bob Evans Farm Festival truly is a family affair with crafts, demonstrations and activities that are fun for guests of all ages. Enjoy performances from lumberjacks and chainsaw carvers, meet furry friends from the Columbus Zoo, and farm demonstrations including herding by Alan Miller's Border Collies and cow milking with the Laurel Valley Creamery.
Join us in the Kids' Farmyard Fun area for face painting, a hay bale maze, game tent, kiddie train rides, corn pile and more!.
Those looking to compete can test their strength at the Pedal Tractor Pull or various contests throughout the festival.