Extra show by public demand on Thursday 27 October at Leichhardt Bowling Club, Lilyfield.
Tickets now on sale: www.trybooking.com/975949
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Welcome to the site of the
Whitetop Mountaineers,
Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham
Whitetop Mountaineers,
Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham
An old-time country music duo from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
News
2022 Australia Tour!
Howdy Folks!
We are excited to announce we are coming to Australia in October 2022! this will be our first Oz tour since 2017 and are looking forward to seeing everybody again! We've got some new songs and lots of the old favorites we cant wait to share. More info to be posted on our schedule page and on Facebook but here is a quick look at our schedule:
AUSTRALIA TOUR OCTOBER 2022
Fri 7 - Sun 9: Blue Mountains Music Festival, Katoomba NSW
Tue 11: Mountain Pickers Association, Ferntree Gully VIC
Wed 12: Yinnar Hotel, Yinnar VIC
Thur 13: Caravan Music @ Archies Creek VIC
Fri 14: St John's Anglican Church, Moruya NSW
Sat 15 & Sun 16: Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival NSW
Wed 19 - Fri 21: Dorrigo Old-Time Music School NSW
Fri 21 - Sun 23: Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival NSW
Tue 25: House Concert, Uralla NSW
Wed 26: Upper Lansdowne Hall NSW
Fri 28: Illawarra Folk Club, Diggers Club, Wollongong NSW
Sat 29: Leichhardt Bowling Club, Lilyfield NSW
This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International in partnership with the National endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Martha Spencer's self-titled CD
Hey Folks! Have a listen and purchase Martha's new CD and keep up with her projects on her WEBSITE HERE.
Cunningham Instruments
New Album- Fees Ridge is available!!
Exciting news: Our new album, "Fees Ridge" is now available for purchase!!! You can order a physical copy or download of album. Go to our store page to order!
Richmond Folk Festival!
The Whitetop Mountaineers Will be performing at The Richmond Folk Festival this weekend, October 10-12, We will be playing on various stages all weekend.
Be sure to stop by the Union/University of Richmond Virginia Folklife Area for Sharing Living Traditions: Celebrating 25 Years of the Virginia Folklife Program At the Richmond Folk Festival. Jackson will be demonstrating guitar and fiddle making on saturday, as well was many great virginia craftspeople and performers.
Be sure to stop by the Union/University of Richmond Virginia Folklife Area for Sharing Living Traditions: Celebrating 25 Years of the Virginia Folklife Program At the Richmond Folk Festival. Jackson will be demonstrating guitar and fiddle making on saturday, as well was many great virginia craftspeople and performers.
For details of our show times as well as all the the great performers check out the official festival schedule here. This is one of our favorite festivals, we hope to see you there!
Martha Spencer instructional dance DVD
Martha has put together an instructional Flat-Foot Dancing for Beginners DVD. Martha demonstrates a variety of flatfoot dance steps in an easy to learn method, with each step broken down into chapters, slow and fast, also features live music accompaniment and a brief history of the dance tradition of the area. You can purchase it at any of her dance workshops, at Whitetop Mountaineers, Whitetop Mountain Band shows, or, in our CD/downloads page.
Audrey on Matt Kinman's "The Back Porch of America" show
Here is a great short film about Martha's cousin, Audrey Hash Ham, on Matt Kinman's "The Back Porch of America"
Jackson work on display this year/New pictures
Jackson's work will be on display this year at The Albert Hash Memorial Festival, The BlueRidge Folklife Festival at Ferrum and The Richmond Folk Festival in Richmond, VA come by and check out his latest work.
Also, see some new pictures of guitars, fiddles and banjos in Jackson's shop page, and his Facebook page for the latest pictures of instruments that Jackson has been working on……
Also, see some new pictures of guitars, fiddles and banjos in Jackson's shop page, and his Facebook page for the latest pictures of instruments that Jackson has been working on……
