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With continued success, talent and drive the festival draws musicians and dancers from across the nation. A new contest in store for 2008 is “Old Time Jug Band” an early 20th century style of music. Enjoying renewed and enormous success this competition promises to be a vastly entertaining and spirited event.
The festival was established to honor the memory of Uncle Dave Macon who lived near Murfreesboro and is considered one of the first Grand Ole Opry superstars. A master banjo player and entertainer he performed up to the week of his death in 1952, and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966.
Witnessing passionate and powerfully generated performances of music and dance, the cultural preservation of old time traditions are the foundation of the event. Consecutively selected by the Atlanta-based Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 events in the Southeast, the American Bus Association also designated Uncle Dave Macon Days as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2005-08.
Considered one of America's premier summer festivals, the family-oriented event annually gathers more than 40,000 people for a hearty blend of music and dance southern style. Other family-oriented events taking place throughout the festival include: heritage activities for children, ethnic and southern style concessions, locally handcrafted arts, crafts & trades demonstrations, a historic photo exhibit, storytelling, and Sunday Gospel Showcase and
Community Service Fair.
The celebration takes place in Cannonsburgh, a 1976 Bi-centennial pioneer village. The Village and greenway are located at 312 South Front Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Murfreesboro, one of the largest civil war campaigns, is 30 minutes southeast of Nashville on Interstate 24. The village is home to more than 20 restored log structures. Visit a working blacksmith or join in with some old-fashioned shape-note singing in the old time church.
For more information write:
Uncle Dave Macon Days
Post Office Box 5016
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-5016
or call:
1-800-716-756
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