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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.
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.
Portfolio
01 Heart
04 Deep Dive
08 Luna
05 Weathervane
10 Great Gathering
15 Moon Trip
11 Star Harbor
13 Contemplating the Cosmos
21 Red Rose Long-stitch
20 Gardener’s Journal
16 Stitch Embellished Bird Nest Book & Chest
18 Little Bee Pocket Journal
17 Henry’s Work Book
19 Reclaimed Leather Longstitch
22 Stitch Embellished Coptic Dos-a-Dos
09 Nastirtium
07 Another Starry Night
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 1, 2022 / 7pm / Blue Eyed Girl Concert / Festival Barn, John C. Campbell Folk School / Brasstown, NC
- July 12, 2022 / 7pm / Annie Fain calls Tuesday Night Community Dance w/ Dance Musician’s Week Staff Musicians / Open House, John C. Campbell Folk School / Brasstown, NC
- Aug. 2, 2022 / 7pm / Annie Fain calls Tuesday Night Community Dance w/ Beverly Smith & T-Claw / Open House, John C. Campbell Folk School / Brasstown, NC
- Aug. 20, 2022 / 7pm European Dance Lesson / 8-10pm Bal Folk & Contra Dance / Annie Fain Barralon w/ Cailen Campbell Band / Cherokee County Arts Council Free Event / Open House, John C. Campbell Folk School / Brasstown, NC
- Sept. 17, 2022 / 10 am / Blue Eyed Girl Concert / Folk Art Center / Asheville, NC
- Oct 15, 2022 / 1 pm / Blue Eyed Girl Concert / Southern Highland Craft Fair, Harrah’s Cherokee Center (Formerly known as the Civic Center) / Asheville, NC
- Oct.21-23, 2022 / Bal Folk Dance Weekend / Instructors: Susan Kevra & Annie Fain Barralon / Music: Rachel Bell, Becky Tracey & Susan Kevra / John C. Campbell Folk School/ Brasstown, NC
Workshops
Beginning Clawhammer Banjo
4 Monday Sessions: July 11, 18, 25 & Aug. 1 / 3:30-5:30
Olive’s Porch, Murphy, NC
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Slow Jam Workshop
4 Mondays in September / Brasstown, NC
Details TBA
Instructors: Annie Fain & Geraud Barralon
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Bal Folk Dance Weekend
Oct. 21-23, 2022
Instructors: Annie Fain Barralon & Susan Kevra / Music: Rachel Bell, Becky Tracey & Susan Kevra
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Holiday Inspired Books
Nov. 4-9, 2022
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
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Books on Fire
(Enameling & Book Making)
February 12-17, 2023
Instructors: Barbara Joiner & Annie Fain Barralon
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Folk School Roots Week
(Song & Dance)
March 5-11, 2023
Instructors: Bob Dalsemer & Annie Fain Barralon
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
Nature Inspired Books
April 2-8, 2023
John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, NC
where to find fain house gift cards
- John C. Campbell Folk School Craft Shop / Brasstown, NC
- Lark & Key Gallery / Charlotte, NC
- Malaprops Bookstore / Asheville, NC
- City Lights Bookstore / Sylva, NC
- Bridgton Books / Bridgton, ME
- Rare Bird Emporium / Murphy, NC
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