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Event/Site:: The Nunn Brothers Bluegrass
Festival
Date:
The last full weekend of July.
Thursday: 6:30-midnight
Friday: 5:00-midnight
Saturday: 3:00-midnight
Sunday: 1:30-5:00
Type:
Bluegrass festival with food and crafts. Lawn chairs and/or blankets are
recommended.
Opportunities for Participation: True to
the festival atmosphere, audience members may dance and sing along.
Attendees are welcome to bring instruments and participate in informal
jams on the festival grounds.
Location: Nunn Brothers Music Park
354 Woodville Rd.
Mount Airy, NC 27030
DIRECTIONS: The Nunn Brothers’ Farm is on
Woodville Rd, which is off Westfield Rd. (Highway 89), east of Mount
Airy. From US 52 north or southbound, take Business 52. At Bannertown,
turn east on Westfield Rd. (Highway 89). Travel about 5 miles to
Woodville Rd. Turn left on Woodville Rd. The Nunn Brothers Music Park is
about a mile up Woodville Rd.
Click here for a map.
Cost:
Thursday and Sunday: Free
Friday and Saturday: $8 per person
12 and under are free
Parking: Free on site, with plenty of room
for bus tours
Special Needs Access: The event is
accessible to all.
Signage: Large sign at Woodville Rd.
and Westfield Rd. (Highway 89)
Sponsors: Several
local businesses sponsor the festival, including
Joe
Cockerham & Son Construction, Surry Chemical,
and
Mount Airy Oil Company.
Web
Site:
www.nunnbrothers.com
Contact: Arnold or Alden Nunn
Phone: (336) 351-5543
E-mail: Through web site
Description of Event: The Nunn Brothers Band
is the host band for this four-day bluegrass and gospel festival. Arnold
and Alden Nunn, twin brothers who learned to play music from their
father, have played in bands since they were teenagers. The festival
features regional acts from North Carolina and Virginia. Gospel music is
featured on Sunday. There are crafts, clothes, and food and drinks for
sale by local vendors.
History of Site/Event: The Westfield
Fiddlers Convention used to be held at the old schoolhouse in Westfield,
a community near Mount Airy in Surry County, NC. The Convention was
discontinued and the schoolhouse torn down around the same time that the
federal government introduced strict regulations on tobacco. Arnold and
Alden Nunn decided the time was right to begin their own festival on
their farm nearby. The Nunns had often held large musical gatherings at
their farm, and in 1998 they held the first Nunn Brothers Bluegrass
Festival.
Description of Site/Facility: The festival
is on the site of a former tobacco farm. Audience members bring chairs
and blankets and sit in a field surrounded by a crystal clear creek.
Performers play on a stage in front of an old tobacco barn in a
beautiful setting. Some people camp on the property during the weekend.
There are no hook ups. It's basic camping with no running water or
electricity, and most campers bring campers with generators or tents.
Significance of Site/Event to the Community:
Since the Westfield Fiddlers Convention was discontinued, the Nunn
Brothers Festival has given people from the local community and beyond
an event to look forward to. People come from all over to enjoy
authentic music in a relaxing atmosphere.
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Photos by Roy Nunn as featured on
www.nunnbrothers.com
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