Uncle Dave Macon Days

Uncle Dave Macon Days National Championship for Ole Time Banjo, Buckdance, & Clogging.

UNCLE DAVE MACON DAYS SLATED FOR
JULY 10-12, 2009---MURFREESBORO, TN

Uncle Dave Macon Days 2008

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – One of an elite group of highly charged down-home old-time music and dance competitions, the 32nd Annual Uncle Dave Macon Days festival is set to kick off July 10th-12th, at Cannonsburgh Village in historic Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A purse of more than $15,000 is at stake during Friday and Saturday's Uncle Dave Macon Days competitions. The fun starts at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 10th; 9 a.m. on Saturday, July 11th and 12 p.m. on Sunday, July 12th. There is no admission charge. Free and paid parking is available.

In 1986 the US House of Representatives proclaimed these competitions to be the National Championships in Old-Time Banjo, Old-Time Clogging and Old-Time Buck Dancing. In 2008, the “House of Representatives” recorded Murfreesboro as a designated “National American Music Center for Traditional American Music”.

With continued success, talent and drive the festival draws musicians and dancers from across the nation. A new contest in store for 2008 is “Old Time Jug Band” an early 20th century style of music. Enjoying renewed and enormous success this competition promises to be a vastly entertaining and spirited event.

The festival was established to honor the memory of Uncle Dave Macon who lived near Murfreesboro and is considered one of the first Grand Ole Opry superstars. A master banjo player and entertainer he performed up to the week of his death in 1952, and elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966.

Witnessing passionate and powerfully generated performances of music and dance, the cultural preservation of old time traditions are the foundation of the event. Consecutively selected by the Atlanta-based Southeast Tourism Society as one of the Top 20 events in the Southeast, the American Bus Association also designated Uncle Dave Macon Days as one of the Top 100 Events in North America for 2005-08.

Considered one of America's premier summer festivals, the family-oriented event annually gathers more than 40,000 people for a hearty blend of music and dance southern style. Other family-oriented events taking place throughout the festival include: heritage activities for children, ethnic and southern style concessions, locally handcrafted arts, crafts & trades demonstrations, a historic photo exhibit, storytelling, and Sunday Gospel Showcase and Ministry Fair.

The celebration takes place in Cannonsburgh, a 1976 Bi-centennial pioneer village. The Village and greenway are located at 312 South Front Street in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Murfreesboro, one of the largest civil war campaigns, is 30 minutes southeast of Nashville on Interstate 24. The village is home to more than 20 restored log structures. Visit a working blacksmith or join in with some old-fashioned shape-note singing in the old time church.

Uncle Dave Macon Day’s Old Time Music & Dance
MISSION STATEMENT:
Uncle Dave Macon Day’s, Inc. sponsors an annual traditional (roots) music festival in July and exist for the preservation, promotion and education of Middle Tennessee culture in music, dance and the arts.

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Uncle Dave Macon Days
Post Office Box 5016
Murfreesboro, TN 37133-5016
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1-800-716-7560