The Lexington Gathering 2025
Enjoy a day of music, poetry, dance, workshops and traditional arts featuring performances by Grammy-nominated Amythyst Kiah, Betse & Clarke, The Horsenecks, Travis Stuart, Empty Bottle String Band, Brett Ratliff, Hogtown, Rose & Vine, Joseph Allred, John Haywood, The Codgers, Carla Gover, George Gibson, Cornmaiz, Possum Queens, Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley M. Jones, Loka Ashwood, Rebecca Gayle Howell, Cal Freeman, Michael L. Jones, & many others.
FULL SCHEDULE:
Recital Stage
11:00 AM - Shape-Note Singing w/Dr. Ron Pen
12:30 PM - Rare Kentucky Fiddle Tunes w/John Harrod & Blakeley Burger
1:30 PM - Africa to Appalachia w/Joan Brannon & Randy Wilson
2:30 PM - Kentucky Mountain Banjo Styles & Repertoire w/George Gibson & John Haywood
4:00 PM - Kentucky Wild Horse
5:00 PM - Joseph Allred
6:00 PM - CornMaiz String Band
7:00 PM - The Horsenecks
8:00 PM - Amythyst Kiah
Main Stage
11:30 AM - Songs of Struggle and Resistance from the East Kentucky Coalfields w/Brett Ratliff
12:30 PM - Appalachian Flatfooting and Clogging w/Carla Gover
1:30 PM - Betse & Clarke
2:30 PM - Youth Showcase
4:00 PM - Square Dance w/Caller: Joe Burdock, Band: Empty Bottle String Band
5:00 PM - Square Dance w/Caller: Will Bowling, Band: Hogtown
6:00 PM - Square Dance w/Caller: Randy Wilson, Band: The Possum Queens
9:00 PM - Saturday Night Square Dance
President’s Room
11:00 AM-1:00 PM - Open Jam Sessions
1:00 PM - Appalachian Ballad Swap w/Sue Massek & Rich Kirby
2:00 PM - Presentation: “For-Profit Democracy” w/Loka Ashwood
3:00 PM - Presentation: “What Things Cost: An Anthology for the People” w/Ashley M. Jones & Rebecca Gayle Howell
4:00 PM - Presentation: “The Soulful Sounds of Derbytown” w/Michael L. Jones
5:30 PM - Travis Stuart
6:30 PM - John Haywood & Leo Shannon
9:00 PM - The Codgers
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