National Folk Organization

02/16/2026

The Apple Chill Cloggers from Chapel Hill, NC have been dedicated to the performance and preservation of traditional Southern Appalachian clogging since 1975. They have performed all throughout North Carolina and in nearly every state east of the Mississippi. They are members of CIOFF USA and have participated and performed in folk dance festivals in Canada and Europe, and stay committed to cultural exchange.
The Apple Chill Cloggers’ style includes patterns and steps from clogging, square dance, and Scottish traditions, as well as creative additions from the members. Their trademarks are energetic high kicks, brightly colored authentic costumes, and a genuine love for Southern Appalachian Clogging.
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02/15/2026

Phil Jamison is nationally known as a dance caller, old-time musician, and flatfoot dancer appearing for over 40 years as a member of the Green Grass Cloggers and in the film Songcatcher. He has called dances, performed, and taught throughout the U.S. and abroad and has many films, videos, recordings and a book to his credit. He was inducted to both the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame and America’s Clogging Hall of Fame. At NFO Phil will give a presentation on dance, music and the cultures of the Appalachians as well as a movement workshop with clogging, flat-footing and buck dancing.
Click philjamison.com for more information about Phil.
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02/15/2026

Bandana Klezmer is an American klezmer band based in the mountains of western North Carolina. They perform traditional klezmer music, a lively instrumental and dance-oriented genre rooted in the Ashkenazi Jewish musical tradition of Eastern Europe.
Their performances feature a mix of traditional klezmer tunes and lively dance music, and they’ve played for community events such as Yiddish dance gatherings, holiday celebrations (for example at Chanukah and Purim), and local festivals in the Asheville area.
Bandana Klezmer’s lineup includes accordion, cello, fiddle, guitar, harmonica, tsimbl (hammered dulcimer), and other acoustic instruments with vocals, reflecting the communal, festive roots of klezmer music.
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02/15/2026

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02/15/2026

We have a room block reserved at Hilton Durham near Duke Universtity for March 5-9, 2026. Hilton Group rate includes breakfast. One King or Two queens for $139.
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02/13/2026

02/12/2026

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Andrew has won awards for his fiddle and banjo playing from various festivals and conventions, including the Grayson County Fiddlers Convention (VA), Fries Fiddlers Convention (VA), Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention (NC), Hoppin’ John Fiddlers Convention (NC), Seagrove Fiddlers Convention (NC), and the Charlie Poole Festival (NC). He is particularly devoted to learning and teaching older styles and repertoires from regional musicians such as Stella and Taylor Kimble, Norman Edmonds, Tommy Jarrell, Kahle Brewer, Wade Ward, Frank Blevins, Babe Spangler, Charlie Higgins, G.B. Grayson, Dorothy Rorick, and Charlie Poole.