Friday Night at the Barn: Continuing the Tradition

In March of 2024 I was asked to do a quilt for the Barn at Montreat, as part of a major renovation of the building. Here’s the result; it measures 4.5′ x 4.5′ and hangs above the fireplace. Below is the text from the label that provides some explanation. Private Collection

“In 1970, and inspired by the traditional dancing at Bascombe Lamar Lunsford’s Mountain Dance and Folk Festival, callers Glenn Bannerman and Larry Wilson founded Friday Night Dance at the Barn in Montreat, North Carolina. With house band The Stoney Creek Boys, Glenn and Larry led the dances together in the early years and Glenn continued calling for close to fifty years. The community dances endure as a beloved summer tradition in the Montreat community.

With gratitude to the Bannerman Family, who commissioned this quilt, and to Greybeard Graphics and the Southern Appalachian Digital Collections.”