Enjoy a show IN THE SMOKIES
Free Concerts at the Depot Every Saturday Night
June Through October
Every Saturday night from June through October, you can enjoy a FREE concert in Bryson City. Join us at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Sit in one of the old church pews on the covered depot deck or bring a lawn chair to enjoy the show.
We've got local and regional favorites playing everything from old-time country to bluegrass, to rock and roll. And Elvis will even make an appearance as our final show in October.
So come to the mountains to enjoy the fresh air and the scenery by day and plenty of entertainment at night.
Printable 2012 Music in the Mountains Schedule (pdf).
For other entertainment in Bryson City and the surrounding area, visit our Entertainment page.
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 Saturday, June 2
BOOGERTOWN GAP
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Named after an actual place in the Smoky Mountains, this duo string band specializes in the music that was played and sung by early pioneers and settlers of the Southern Appalachian mountains.
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 Saturday, June 9
FRANK LEE, ISAAC DEAL, BRADLEY ADAMS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Old country music from the rural south of long ago, country blues, bluegrass and even a little honkytonk are the sounds that these boys provide when they get together. Drawing from a deep well of music and performed with a profound love and appreciation of the various forms of southern music they play from the heart.
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 Saturday, June 16
JUNIPER
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Includes such diverse styles as traditional Celtic and old-time Americana tunes, haunting airs and waltzes, and bluesy-jazzy original songs. Sprinkle in some fiery rhythms and compelling vocals and you have the unique sound which transports Juniper's fans to an ancient time with jigs, reels & airs then brings them back with their original alternative folk compositions.
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S aturday, June 23
MOUNTAIN DEW-ET
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. The name says it all - country duo singing old-time acoustic music including some Patsy Cline. |
 Saturday, June 30
THE BAREFOOT MOVEMENT
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Drawing from the styles of bluegrass, folk, acoustic rock, and Americana, The Barefoot Movement, with their original songs, impressive instrumentation, and interweaving harmonies, converge the old and new, into a style all their own that is certain to be appreciated by all generations.
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Saturday, July 7
to be announced
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. |
 Saturday, July 14
THE JOSH FIELDS BAND
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Blending Southern Rock, classic and contemporary country and bluegrass leanings to make a sound all their own. With tight three part harmonies and high energy live shows, the Josh Fields Band prides itself on being one of a kind.
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 Saturday, July 21
JAKLEG
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Jakleg plays an Appalachian-influenced version of Southern Rock & Roll. Mountain born and raised band members Mike, Scot, Darrell, and Allen play a mixture of rock and roll, rock-a-billy, hard-driving blues, rock ballads, and some other stuff that's just not real easy to pigeon-hole. For Music in the Mountains Jakleg will be performing a toned down acoustic style.
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 Saturday, July 28
THE ELDERLY BROTHERS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. A wide range of music from the fifties, sixties and seventies from these Sylva musicians.
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Saturday, August 4
THE RYE HOLLER BOYS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Bluegrass and gospel by local Bryson City boys. Songs inspired by older bluegrass traditions as well as newer sounds.
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 Saturday, August 11
LARRY BARNETT & FRIENDS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Traditional old-time and bluegrass music. Larry Barnett of Grandpa's Music has been a staple of the music scene in Bryson City for over a decade. He plays a variety of instruments including guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle and squeeze box and was a co-founder of the Sawmill Creek Porch Band. The friends are Push McCann, on guitar, and Sarah Ogletree, a talented young fiddler with a beautiful singing voice. |
 Saturday, August 18
LIZ NANCE
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Liz Nance is an american folk singer, songwriter and musican playing acoustic guitar and banjo, living in Swain County. |
Saturday, August 25
BLUE (JARED SMITH)
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Folk and bluegrass. |
 Saturday, September 1
THE CARIBBEAN COWBOYS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. The Caribbean Cowboys Band will provide you with a wide variety of music from Jimmy Buffett to the best of classic rock along with the Caribbean Cowboys originals! Their original tunes bring you an island-sound consisting of reggae, calypso, and good old rock 'n roll.
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 Saturday, September 8
SMOKY MOUNTAIN MELODIES
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Classic country and gospel music performed in an acoustic setting. The Smoky Mountain Melodies consist of Ron and Julia Thompson and Ron Smith. Ron Thompson plays rhythm guitar and Ron Smith plays lead slide electric guitar, dobro and banjo. Julia does most of the lead singing with Ron T helping out once in a while.
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 Saturday, September 15
THE HEAVEN SEEKERS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Award-winning southern gospel duo from Chattanooga TN. |
 Saturday, September 22
THE RIB TIPS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Acoustic blues and rockabilly music played on fiddle, washboard, guitar, and washtub bass.
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Saturday, September 29
To be announced
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. |
 Saturday, October 6
CAROLINA BLUEGRASS BOYS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Authentic bluegrass music with a hard driving sound that reflects the traditions of the mountains. |
Saturday, October 13
THE TUCK RAMBLERS
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. |
 Saturday, October 20
AVELINA
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. Avelina is made up of musicians from a variety of backgrounds and influences, from southern rock to post-metal, bluegrass, country, AAA and gospel.
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 Saturday, October 27
CHRIS MONTEITH AS "ELVIS"
Bryson City Train Depot
Free concert, 6:30 - 8 pm. If you are an Elvis fan you will find no one who will look or sound more like the King himself than Chris Monteith. Although Monteith bears an uncanny resemblance to the young Elvis, he goes for the King's fashion flair of the 1970's and keeps an ample supply of scarves for tossing into the audience or wrapping around the napes of fans seeking a souvenir.
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