Old World Ballads & The Mountain Dulcimer
July 27, 2025 @ 2:00PM — 4:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Sinking Spring Presbyterian Church: 136 East Main St. Abingdon, VA 24210 Get Directions
Showcasing the remarkable legacy of Abingdon ballad singer & dulcimer player, Andrew Rowan Summers
Sunday, July 27, 2025, the Virginia Highlands Festival presents “Old World Ballads and the Mountain Dulcimer,” a special concert featuring four of the Appalachian region’s foremost ballad singers. Elizabeth LaPrelle of Rural Retreat, Sarah Kate Morgan of Hindman, KY, Corbin Hayslett of Floyd, and Jack Hinshelwood of Abingdon perform individually and together to showcase the remarkable legacy of Abingdon ballad singer and dulcimer player Andrew Rowan Summers. These artists have a combined total of over 125 years recording and performing the rich heritage music of the Appalachians and will ballads from Summers’ repertoire as well as from their own.