Pacolet Junior Appalachian Musicians wrap up second fantastic fall semester

Published 10:06 pm Thursday, November 12, 2015

Mandolin and banjo students Kamron, Micah, Ellis, Neil, Gabriella and Katrina.

Pacolet Junior Appalachian Musicians at Tryon Fine Arts Center finalize their second fantastic fall semester next Wednesday, Nov. 18 with a student concert and dance demonstration at 5:30 followed by a potluck dinner.

“This semester has been great!  The students are learning guitar, fiddle, banjo, mandolin and singing, along with visits from folklorists Marilyn McMinn McCreedy and Todd Elliott, and our dance instructors, Claude and Elaine Graves,” program director, Rebecca Osteen says. “Student attendance is almost always 100 percent and their smiling faces give me a good measure of success of this program.  I am so glad to be a part of PacJAM.”

Submitted by Becky Osteen