KFC Member Resources
Jam Sessions
Old North Bar, Lexington, KY
Every Monday, 6:30-9:00 PM
Mortimer Bibb’s Pub, Frankfort, KY
First Thursday of the Month
Partner Festivals
Stidham Old Time Gathering
Tomahawk, KY
Elliott County Fiddler’s Convention
Sandy Hook, KY
Traditional Music Degree Programs & Ensembles
Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
at Morehead State University
(Morehead, KY)
UPIKE Bluegrass Music Ensemble
(Pikeville, KY)
Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble
(Berea, KY)
UK Bluegrass/Old Time Ensemble
(Lexington, KY)
Kentucky School of Bluegrass & Traditional Music at HCTC
(Hazard, KY)
Berea College Mariachi
(Berea, KY)
Collections
Slippery-Hill by Larry Warren
(Online)
Kentucky Center for Traditional Music
at Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
Folk Streams
(Online)
Berea College Special Collections
(Berea, KY)
Digital Library of Appalachia
(Online)
The Association for Cultural Equity
(Online)
Funding Opportunities
NEA - Folk Arts Program
(Washington D.C.)
South Arts
(Atlanta, GA)
Kentucky Arts Council
(Frankfort, KY)
Mid-Atlantic Arts - Folk & Traditional Arts
(Eastern USA)
Other Links
American Folklore Society - http://www.afsnet.org/
Folk School Alliance - https://folkschoolalliance.org/
Local Learning, The National Network for Folk Arts in Education - http://www.locallearningnetwork.org/
American Folklife Center - https://www.loc.gov/folklife/
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage - https://folklife.si.edu/
Kentucky Oral History Commision - https://history.ky.gov/resources/kentucky-oral-history-commission/
American Folklore Society Advocacy Toolbox - https://americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/folklore-advocacy-toolkit/
Folklore Wiki - http://www.afsnet.org/?page=FolkloreWiki