Folkmoot Festival Runs Deep Through Waynesville

BPR News | By Matt Bush

Published July 19, 2017 at 4:00 PM EDT

The 34th annual Folkmoot Festival gets underway Thursday in Waynesville and runs until July 30th. What started more than three decades ago as a showcase for folk dancing has transformed into a 'meeting of people' designed 'to build global relationships, foster cultural understanding and develop community prosperity.' Smoky Mountain News reporter Corey Vaillancourt joined BPR's Matt Bush to discuss the festival's history and evolving mission, as well as what to expect at this year's gathering. (Blue Ridge Public Radio is a media sponsor of the event, and the festival does air underwriting on both WCQS and BPR News)

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Matt Bush joined Blue Ridge Public Radio as news director in August 2016. Excited at the opportunity the build up the news service for both stations as well as help launch BPR News, Matt made the jump to Western North Carolina from Washington D.C. For the 8 years prior to coming to Asheville, he worked at the NPR member station in the nation's capital as a reporter and anchor. Matt primarily covered the state of Maryland, including 6 years of covering the statehouse in Annapolis. Prior to that, he worked at WMAL in Washington and Metro Networks in Pittsburgh, the city he was born and raised in.

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