Get ready for MILONGA DEL BARRIO - Asheville's "4th Sundays" afternoon Milonga. Dance to Karen’s stellar tunes on one hundred year-old oak floors. The music will be mostly traditional golden age, perhaps with some modern orchestras sprinkled in. Chocolate provided. Wine, beer and snacks available for purchase. Free on-street parking.
MILONGA DEL BARRIO strives to be a respectful, safe and inclusive environment where all are welcomed. If you see or experience behavior that feels unsafe, is disrespectful or makes you uneasy, please connect with the organizer and verbalize your concerns so the issue may be addressed.
PLEASE follow these "Community Milonga Guidelines"
• To invite a partner to dance, use the “Cabeceo” (the traditional eye contact/head nod) or simply ask. If a partner declines, take the “no thank you” politely and refrain from inviting that person for the remainder of the event.
• Respect the line of dance.
• When not dancing, stay clear of the dance floor.
• If a minor collision happens, politely acknowledge the person and check to be sure they are not hurt.
• Do not teach or correct anyone. Classes and Practices are the place for exchanging information and practice.
• Avoid using strong perfumes and colognes.
Resident DJ: KAREN JAFFE
Cover: $10 cash

Coming in from Huston TX, the Laughing Lizards are led by Steve and Donna Bing. Joining them are Scott Bing (Drums) & Terrell Jones (Bass). All are versatile performers, instrumentalists, and music teachers and dance teachers. Steve plays and teaches fiddle, Cajun accordion, guitar, bass, and mandolin. Donna plays and teaches guitar. Their repertoire includes traditional Appalachian Old Time, authentic traditional Louisiana Cajun, Texas Swing and Jazz Swing. Steve and Donna perform at venues of all kinds including festivals, dance halls, house concerts, restaurants, taverns, breweries, and square dances and contra dances.
$10.00 Cover at the door.
8:00 Start.

The Asheville Balboa Community will be meeting on Third Thursdays at Cork and Keg Bar!
Drop in lesson from 7:00-7:30 $5.00
DJ’d social dance/ guided practice from 7:30-9:00 $5.00
10 minute mini privates $10
Venmo and Cash only, please!
Also, please make a purchase from Cork and Keg so they’ll continue to host this much needed offering!

Zydeco/Cajun coming in hot from Louisiana for a last minute dance at the C&K! We already have Horace and his Ossun Express lined up for an October show, but he’s visting town next week and we’ll get Trent VB and some local friends to back him up and pass a good time!
Horace Trahan is a world-renowned Cajun and Zydeco artist who can pull a mean accordion and belt out vocals that will gives one chills. Trahan started taking accordion lessons when he was 15 from his cousin, Felix Richard.
At 18, Horace hit the road with Cajun/Zydeco legend D.L. Menard, who took him to New York, Boston, Chicago, California Canada, France and the summer Olympics in Atlanta. In 1996, Horace and Menard recorded a CD on Swallow Records and Horace released his own CD, Ossun Blues, for the same label. Six years later, he recorded Get On Board, on the Zydeco Hound label followed in 2001 by That Butt Thing, whose title track became a minor hit in the zydeco/roots music world.
$10.00 cover at the door
7:00 start.

Old Time Moderate Jam – (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month) This moderate-paced jam is the continuation of the OT Jam at Laurey’s Catering where a leader will present tunes for folks to play along and learn. Various OT musicians will lead the jam.
Free!
5:00 – 6:30.

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Bayou Diesel - Cajun, Zydeco and Mardi Gras style dance music of Louisiana. Rising from a deep deep slumber in bayous of Buncombe County, Bayou Diesel will return to the Cork & Keg, featuring Steve B on accordions, Trent VB on fiddle, David Zoll on lead guitar, Renee Hopkins on guitar & rubboard, Lois Jolly on bass, and Landon George on drums. Hope you can come out to dance to a mixture of Cajun and Zydeco fun. Et toi!

$10.00 at the door
8:00 start.

Sebastien Bordeaux returns to the C&K from Nashville. They tore it up when they were here last time, so don't miss it! Expect influences from honky tonk, hillbilly, folk, blues, ragtime, jazz, western swing and old-time Appalachian. Sebastien will bring new fire to a classic sound with a trio that will make you wanna dance!
$10.00 cover at the door
8:00 start.

'Soul Blue' is a charismatic and entertaining Classic Soul/Blues/R&B band whose 5 members hail from both Atlanta GA and Asheville NC.
These seasoned musicians come together from a variety of bands such as Daddy's Money, The XL's, Banks & Shane, and a good many more, enabling them to create an authentic approach to the music of many best loved classic artists such as Otis Redding, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin; as well as current artists and bands such as Taj Mahal, John Meyer, Jimmy Hall, Delbert McClinton, The Tedeschi Trucks band, and many others.
Soul Blue's combined love for the music and each other as long-time friends creates an all-around good chemistry and good time sure to draw you in.
So, if this music describes you, grab a friend and come on out to join Soul Blue for this event and other up-coming events. They'd love nothing better than to spend these good times with you.

Hey Old Timers, time to get back together!
Let's play OT Tunes!
Dust off your fiddle and rosin up yer bow! Come down to the Weinhaus for an old-time jam!
OT Jams have been a tradition for many years at the Weinhaus. Join some of the area’s best - bring your instruments, or just come to listen! (moderate to fast paced, no beginners please).
Free fer All !!

Old Time Moderate Jam – (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month) This moderate-paced jam is the continuation of the OT Jam at Laurey’s Catering where a leader will present tunes for folks to play along and learn. Various OT musicians will lead the jam.
Free!
5:00 – 6:30.

T’ Monde Duo -  Join us for a special evening of music & dance with two of the three members of T’Monde, the Acadian phenomenon that Offbeat Magazine has called “a creative fusion of classic country and out-of-the-way Cajun.” With a combined 10 GRAMMY nominations between members Drew Simon (the Pine Leaf Boys) and Kelli Jones (Feufollet), T’Monde brings influences ranging from early Country music to ancient French and Creole ballads to present day Cajun music.  Born out of friendship and a shared love for the music, T’Monde has developed a unique sound that is unmatched in Cajun music today. 
Kelli Jones has been playing fiddle since the age of fifteen and started out playing old time music in North Carolina, where she is from. In 2006 she moved to Lafayette, Louisiana to study dance at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and learn Cajun fiddle as well. She has been living in Lafayette since, soaking up the culture and touring the world with Lafayette’s own powerhouse psychedelic Cajun band, Feufollet and her fellow band mates Drew Simon and Megan Constantin. She has also traveled beyond Louisiana to perform and teach at festivals throughout the United States and Canada.
Drew Simon was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and developed an interest in Cajun music in his late teens. At 20, he began playing the accordion and started learning the words to many of the songs in his huge Cajun music repertoire. For more than 15 years, Drew has been regarded as one of the best of the “New Generation” of Cajun dancehall musicians being heavily influenced by legends Belton Richard, Aldus Roger, Walter Mouton, Jesse Lege’, and Lawrence Walker just to name a few. With bands, the Pine Leaf Boys ( 4x Grammy Nominated) and T’Monde, he has brought Cajun music and Cajun culture to 24 countries and all but of a few states.
$10.00 cover at the door.
7:00 early start!

Get ready for MILONGA DEL BARRIO - Asheville's "4th Sundays" afternoon Milonga. Dance to Karen’s stellar tunes on one hundred year-old oak floors. The music will be mostly traditional golden age, perhaps with some modern orchestras sprinkled in. Chocolate provided. Wine, beer and snacks available for purchase. Free on-street parking.
MILONGA DEL BARRIO strives to be a respectful, safe and inclusive environment where all are welcomed. If you see or experience behavior that feels unsafe, is disrespectful or makes you uneasy, please connect with the organizer and verbalize your concerns so the issue may be addressed.
PLEASE follow these "Community Milonga Guidelines"
• To invite a partner to dance, use the “Cabeceo” (the traditional eye contact/head nod) or simply ask. If a partner declines, take the “no thank you” politely and refrain from inviting that person for the remainder of the event.
• Respect the line of dance.
• When not dancing, stay clear of the dance floor.
• If a minor collision happens, politely acknowledge the person and check to be sure they are not hurt.
• Do not teach or correct anyone. Classes and Practices are the place for exchanging information and practice.
• Avoid using strong perfumes and colognes.
Resident DJ: KAREN JAFFE
Cover: $10 cash

This ain't no Jet-Set band! Laura Blackley and guest, Marty Lewis, perform old-school country songs and duets (and play guitars) a la George and Tammy, Gram and Emmylou, and Loretta and Conway. Tom Pittman (host of WNCW’s Country Gold) plays pedal steel and the band is rounded out by a solid rhythm section with bass and drums. Vocal harmonies swimming in pedal steel that you can dance to. Wherever this band plays, it is always a good time. George and Tammy would be proud.
$10.00 Cover at door.

Red-hot rhythms fire up your feet with hard-driving two-steps & waltzes. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” It’s always a zydeco party with the Ya Yas in the house
$10.00 cover at the door.
8:00 start.

Old Time Moderate Jam – (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month) This moderate-paced jam is the continuation of the OT Jam at Laurey’s Catering where a leader will present tunes for folks to play along and learn. Various OT musicians will lead the jam.
Free!
5:00 – 6:30.

Join us for a Sunday Matinee with the Knackered Ramblers and special guests from Nashville, the singer-songwriter duo of Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz. Both duos perform nationally and internationally and present an engaging performance filled with stories, and original material based on the fabric of humanity.

No cover through the generosity of a donor, tips appreciated!

Start time: 4:00

Coming back thru town for another Old Time/Cajun/Country Party with Sammy Lind (fiddle, banjo) and Nadine Landry (guitar, bass). Get ready for lots of fun.
Nadine Landry and Stephen “Sammy” Lind are members of the internationally acclaimed Foghorn Stringband, out of Portland, Oregon, USA. They play traditional fiddle music that has been passed on for hundreds of years, classics of the south west Louisiana Cajun dance halls and songs that could have filled a 50s smoky bar jukebox.

Nadine Landry was born and raised in a musical family on the Gaspe Peninsula on the east coast of Quebec. Equally comfortable on guitar and upright bass, she has leant her talents to various bands ranging from old time to honky tonk to swing and Cajun. Described as deeply passionate and powerful, her voice has been capturing the hearts of fans across North America, Ireland, England, Scandinavia and Australia.

Born in Minnesota, Stephen “Sammy” Lind has established himself as one of the most critically acclaimed old time fiddle players in the country. Co-founder of the Oregon based Foghorn Stringband, Stephen has traveled the world playing and teaching a vast repertoire of tunes from Appalachia and the Midwest. His playing reflects tremendous respect and passion for all the fiddle players and old recordings he spent countless hours learning from.

Together they play fiddle tunes, early country and Cajun songs. Their new recording “Granddad’s Favorite” reflects their versatility in genres and instrumentation. Alternating between fiddle, banjo, guitar and accordion, they play true to the roots of American music with energy and respect. They are members of the Foghorn Stringband, the Dirk Powell Band and play with Cajun extraordinaires Jesse Lege, Joel Savoy and the Cajun Country Revival and have collaborated with Alice Gerrard, Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum and Tim O’Brien.
$10 advance tickets (call 828-254-6453) / $12 day of show.

Back at the Cork & Keg, this very will be a special friggin Friday with the extremely popular and handsome western band to dance your pants around to. BRODY HUNT & THE HANDFULS play classic honky tonk country music, both originals and covers... they even cover their own originals. Can you believe it? There'll be plenty of great dance tunes and songs to cry in your beer. Come out for a swell time, lots of dancing!
Check out this YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65GLTUfchFA
$10.00 at the door.

The Asheville Balboa Community will be meeting on Third Thursdays at Cork and Keg Bar!
Drop in lesson from 7:00-7:30 $5.00
DJ’d social dance/ guided practice from 7:30-9:00 $5.00
10 minute mini privates $10
Venmo and Cash only, please!
Also, please make a purchase from Cork and Keg so they’ll continue to host this much needed offering!

'Soul Blue' is a charismatic and entertaining Classic Soul/Blues/R&B band whose 5 members hail from both Atlanta GA and Asheville NC.
These seasoned musicians come together from a variety of bands such as Daddy's Money, The XL's, Banks & Shane, and a good many more, enabling them to create an authentic approach to the music of many best loved classic artists such as Otis Redding, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin; as well as current artists and bands such as Taj Mahal, John Meyer, Jimmy Hall, Delbert McClinton, The Tedeschi Trucks band, and many others.
Soul Blue's combined love for the music and each other as long-time friends creates an all-around good chemistry and good time sure to draw you in.
So, if this music describes you, grab a friend and come on out to join Soul Blue for this event and other up-coming events. They'd love nothing better than to spend these good times with you.

Come ready to play some great tunes with “Big Ig” Brian DeMarcus coming down from Alaska. Helping out will Trent Van Blaricom and other local cajun musicians.

Free!

7:00 Start time.

Old Time Moderate Jam – (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month) This moderate-paced jam is the continuation of the OT Jam at Laurey’s Catering where a leader will present tunes for folks to play along and learn. Various OT musicians will lead the jam.
Free!
5:00 – 6:30.

Asheville’s original Gypsy jazzers!
Come on out and hear, dance and enjoy this energetic swing music the original acoustic way, with old world flair and panache.
Formed in 2003 as a “String Swing” band in the style of famed French gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. Based in Asheville, One Leg Up performs a vibrant mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing and original jazz compositions and is a favorite of club, concert, and festival stages throughout the southeastern United States.
$10 at the door.

Get ready for MILONGA DEL BARRIO - Asheville's "4th Sundays" afternoon Milonga. Dance to Karen’s stellar tunes on one hundred year-old oak floors. The music will be mostly traditional golden age, perhaps with some modern orchestras sprinkled in. Chocolate provided. Wine, beer and snacks available for purchase. Free on-street parking.
MILONGA DEL BARRIO strives to be a respectful, safe and inclusive environment where all are welcomed. If you see or experience behavior that feels unsafe, is disrespectful or makes you uneasy, please connect with the organizer and verbalize your concerns so the issue may be addressed.
PLEASE follow these "Community Milonga Guidelines"
• To invite a partner to dance, use the “Cabeceo” (the traditional eye contact/head nod) or simply ask. If a partner declines, take the “no thank you” politely and refrain from inviting that person for the remainder of the event.
• Respect the line of dance.
• When not dancing, stay clear of the dance floor.
• If a minor collision happens, politely acknowledge the person and check to be sure they are not hurt.
• Do not teach or correct anyone. Classes and Practices are the place for exchanging information and practice.
• Avoid using strong perfumes and colognes.
Resident DJ: KAREN JAFFE
Cover: $10 cash

Based in Breaux Bridge, Gina Forsyth is an award-winning singer/songwriter, who is known for her wizardry on fiddle and guitar. With an alto as unique as it is soulful, unpretentious songs that cut straight to the heart, and a wicked sense of humor, her live performances are legend. She is considered one of the best Cajun fiddlers in Louisiana (no small feat).
An experienced performer, she has played at festivals and club gigs such as: New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Folk Alliance International, Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Tipitina’s, The Living Room, Rockwood Music Hall. She has toured and recorded with some of Louisiana’s greatest Cajun bands, including the legendary, Bruce Daigrepont. Also, not that long ago with the Mid City Aces, as part of a trio with 18-year-old Cameron Dupuy on accordion and his father, Michael Dupuy, on guitar.
For this evening, she is joined byher wife, Jan Boney, who plays guitar and "a mean triangle". Jan also teaches French, so be ready for some great Cajun French songs. Together they'll bring soulful sounds and Cajun flair. Music on the bayou is a celebration of south Louisiana’s vibrant musical heritage. Let the rhythms of Cajun culture carry you away!
$10.00 cover.
8:00 start.

Red-hot rhythms fire up your feet with hard-driving two-steps & waltzes. “Laissez les bon temps rouler!” It’s always a zydeco party with the Ya Yas in the house
$10.00 cover at the door.
8:00 start.

If you like true, classic country music – Porter Wagoner, Ray Price, Dave Dudley, Stonewall Jackson, Conway Twitty, Ernest Tubb, Red Foley, Carl Smith, Buck Owens and Yes, Hank Williams, then you are going to love The Uptown Hillbillies.
Veteran musicians Russ Wilson (Snare & Vocals), Hank Bones (Guitar & Vocals), Vollie McKenzie (Rhythm Guitar and Vocals), Cary Fridley (Bass Fiddle & Vocals), Silas Hamilton (steel guitar) and Steve Trismen (fiddle) are the hillbillies.
This will be the Uptown Hillbillies final show of 2024.
You don't want to miss it.
$10.00 cover at the door.

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Old Time Moderate Jam – (1^st & 3^rd Tuesdays of the month) This moderate-paced jam is the continuation of the OT Jam at Laurey’s Catering where a leader will present tunes for folks to play along and learn. Various OT musicians will lead the jam.
Free!
5:00 – 6:30.

'Soul Blue' is a charismatic and entertaining Classic Soul/Blues/R&B band whose 5 members hail from both Atlanta GA and Asheville NC.
These seasoned musicians come together from a variety of bands such as Daddy's Money, The XL's, Banks & Shane, and a good many more, enabling them to create an authentic approach to the music of many best loved classic artists such as Otis Redding, Al Green, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Howlin' Wolf, Wilson Pickett, James Brown, Aretha Franklin; as well as current artists and bands such as Taj Mahal, John Meyer, Jimmy Hall, Delbert McClinton, The Tedeschi Trucks band, and many others.
Soul Blue's combined love for the music and each other as long-time friends creates an all-around good chemistry and good time sure to draw you in.
So, if this music describes you, grab a friend and come on out to join Soul Blue for this event and other up-coming events. They'd love nothing better than to spend these good times with you.