Laurel Folk School – Scandinavian Dance

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Bill Gooch and Meg Mabbs will discuss and demonstrate the relationships between traditional music and dances from Scandinavia.  Participants will also have the opportunity try out dances from Denmark, Norway, […]

The Cassell Family Band

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Having individually played at the Laurel with many established ensembles including the Tennessee Shieks, the Dismembered Tennesseans, Circus No. 9, Don Don & Po, and Strange Company, the various Cassells […]

Thirteen Strings

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Loretta Kelley and Andrea Haag are featured in a special edition of Scandinavian Dance night, in collaboration with the Trollkretsen Dancers. Loretta is one of the foremost performers and teachers […]

Kevin Burke

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

From early days with The Bothy Band to his celebrated solo performances, Kevin Burke is considered one of Irish music’s luminaries. The recipient of a National Heritage Fellowship from the […]

Admiral Radio

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Inspired by their 1941 wooden Admiral radio, this South Carolina-based husband and wife duo creates an Americana sound with tight vocal harmonies, endearing storytelling and authentic energy. Admiral Radio has […]

Nora Brown

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Nora Brown started learning music at the age of 6 from the late Shlomo Pestcoe. From his tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, Pestcoe instilled in her the belief that music […]

Ed Snodderly

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Eddie Lynn Snodderly was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, to a father who was a Fuller Brush salesman and a mother who was, in his words, a “housewife extraordinaire.” […]

RB Morris

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville’s first Poet Laureate, singer and songwriter, playwright and band leader RB Morris returns to his “pulpit” at the Laurel Theater. RB Morris is a poet who writes emotionally intense […]

Stillhouse Junkies

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Stillhouse Junkies are on the forefront of breaking through the genre with their free-flowing musical interplay that weaves roots, classical, texas-swing and blues into a high-energy, intricately composed yet expansively […]

Roux du Bayou

Laurel Theater 1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville, Tennessee

Roux du Bayou Cajun Band plays authentic cajun, zydeco, swamp pop, mardi gras music. The band can also incorporate some select style music from Oldies, Rock n Roll, R&B and […]