Music scene · Franklin
Franklin sits in the western North Carolina mountains, where folk and bluegrass jams anchor festivals and Asheville players drive west for intimate mountain gigs.
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Franklin sits in the western North Carolina mountains, where folk and bluegrass jams anchor festivals and Asheville players drive west for intimate mountain gigs.
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Franklin, a small mountain town in western North Carolina, has a modest music presence tied to folk, bluegrass, and community festivals. Asheville-area musicians sometimes drive west for intimate mountain gigs.
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