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Fain House
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About
Annie Fain is native to the crafts/music/dance community of Brasstown, North Carolina, home of the John C. Campbell Folk School. She is a painter & book maker / Southern Highland Craft Guild member / banjo-accordion-uke player / instructor of American & European traditional dance / speaker of French / mother of two. She has lived and studied in Asheville/NC, Edinburgh/Scotland, Brønderslev/Denmark and Désaignes/France.
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Fain House Radio Podcast
Annie Fain interviews painters and gardeners, designers and musicians, photoraphers and cooks, creative livers of any kind, who have some how, in the middle of it all, continued on their creative paths no matter what.
Music & Dance
Annie Fain grew up in and married into families of traditional musicians and dancers. She now teaches and performs both regionally and in France. She has played both Appalachian old-time and traditional French tunes in various combos: Lucky Boy (Jamie Herrmann & Jessica Johnson), The Liden Family Band (David Liden, Martha Owen, Lindsey Liden, Emolyn Liden & Géraud Barralon) / Blue Eyed Girl (Pearl Shirley, Laurel Willoughby, Ellie Grace) / Accompanist to Géraud Barralon / Ida Red Trio (Polo Bulguière, Nadine Marianelli & Géraud Barralon) / Bal Itinérant Band (Paco Medina, Thibaut Preciat, Polo Bulguière, Nadine Marianelli & Géraud Barralon . She has danced with Rural Felicity Garland Dancers, Loafer’s Glory Clog Morris, Green Grass Cloggers and Dames Rocket Northwest Morris.
Music
- Clawhammer Banjo
- Banjo Uke
- Diatonic Accordion
- Singing
Dance
- Clogging/Flatfooting
- Bal Folk
- Northwest Morris
- English Waltz Clog
- Traditional Dance for Kids
Upcoming Performances & Dances
- July 7, 2023 / 6-8 pm / Liden-Barralon Sisters / Fain Alley Concert Series / Murphy, NC
- Sept. 16, 2023 / 12:00 / Heritage Day / Blue Eyed Girl / Folk Art Center / Asheville, NC
- Oct. 21, 2023 / 2:15 / Blue Eyed Girl / Southern Highland Craft Guild / Harrah’s Cherokee Center / Asheville, NC
- Oct. 27-29, 2023 / Fall Dance Weekend / Blue Eyed Girl & The Canote Brothers / John C. Campbell Folk School / Brasstown, NC
Workshops
Books on Fire
(Enameling & Book Making)
February 12-17, 2023
Instructors: Barbara Joiner & Annie Fain Barralon
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Folk School Roots Week
(Song & Dance)
March 5-11, 2023
Instructors: Bob Dalsemer & Annie Fain Barralon
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Nature Inspired Books
April 2-8, 2023
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Playing with Watercolor
April 24 & 25, 2023 / 10:30-1:30
Cherokee County Arts Council, 33 Valley River / Murphy, NC
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Dance, Music & Spice
June 18-24, 2023
Beginning Banjo + Bookarts Sampler + Clogging/Flatfooting Workshops w/ Annie Fain, Contra Dance & Song Society, Lexington, MI.
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Naturally Inspired: Handmade Books
July 22, 2023 / 9-4pm
Olive’s Porch, Murphy, NC.
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where to find fain house gift cards & calendars
- John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Shop / Brasstown, NC
- Black & White Market / Murphy, NC
- Malaprops Bookstore / Asheville, NC
- City Lights Bookstore / Sylva, NC
- Bridgton Books / Bridgton, ME
- Rare Bird Emporium / Murphy, NC
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