Welcome to the homepage of the Charlie Poole Music Festival. Many of today’s legends in American roots music have graced our stage – Mike Seeger, Norman & Nancy Blake, Tony Trischka, The Osborne Brothers, J.D. Crow, Bryan Bowers, Tony Rice, Alice Gerrard – all in honor of a true icon in American music, Charlie Poole. The past few years have seen exciting developments for our festival, as we hosted the official release of the critically acclaimed and three-time Grammy nominated “You Ain’t Talkin’ To Me: Charlie Poole and the Roots of Country Music” (Columbia Legacy) and the preview of the upcoming feature length documentary about Poole being filmed by George Goehl of Straight Six Films.

Louise Price
Marianne Aiken
Jennifer Griffin

The Thirteenth Annual Charlie Poole Music Festival is scheduled for
June 13-15, 2008 at the Eden Fairgrounds on Oakland Avenue/Old Hwy
87 in Eden, North Carolina. A special kick-off concert and jam will
take place at Chinqua Penn Plantation in Reidsville on Sunday, June 8.

Friday evening’s concert features The Freighthoppers, Uncle
Henry’s Favorites, Waking Up Tillie, The New North Carolina Ramblers and Martin & Johnson. Competitions are scheduled all day Saturday, with Grammy Award winner Jim Lauderdale appearing in the evening concert.