Moonshiners Reunion & Mountain Music Festival

From Moonshiners Reunion & Mountain Music Festival Website:

The 2018 Moonshiners Reunion will be held
Thursday October 4th through Saturday October 6th
(Moonshiners Reunion & Mountain Music Festival is ALWAYS the first full weekend in October!)

Dedicated to keeping the moonshining spirit alive, the Moonshiner's Reunion and Mountain Music Festival is one of the Appalachian region's most authentic annual folk music celebrations. The reunion is a 3 day event, beginning on Thursday and ending on Saturday. The gates open at noon on Thursday, with music beginning at 8:00 pm Thursday night, 6:00 pm on Friday night and 1:00 pm on Saturday. Tickets are $75 per person for Thursday, Friday, Saturday pass and are just $55 per person for Friday/Saturday weekend pass. If you can just make it for one day (you will want to stay the entire weekend trust us)those tickets are $30 per person. All ticket prices are per person and for all ages.

This event is the inspiration of musician Barney Barnwell, whose career path is as winding and steeped in local color as the Moonshiner's trail leading to the copper pot corn whisky still. Listening to tales of the Moonshiners of the 30's and 40's, many of them relatives, Barney saluted these outlaws of yesteryear by writing and performing songs about their ways, myths, and unique contributions. Barnwell was also instrumental in getting South Carolina Educational Television to film a documentary on moonshining in the foothills, featuring none other than the Barnwell Clan. We are dedicated to keeping his memory, his music and his tales alive with this festival, so join us for a weekend you will never forget!

Plum Hollow Farm (also known as Woodstick), which lies near South Carolina's "Dark Corners", one of America's moonshining hot spots, provides a unique and beautiful setting for the festival. A covered bandstand and gentle hillside sets the stage for laying on a quilt and getting comfortable when the music begins. Bring your lawn chair, your tent, your RV. Just remember no glass of any kind is allowed!