Founded in 1991, we are Warren Wilson College’s educational program of summer folk arts workshops held on our campus in the Swannanoa Valley near Asheville in the heart of North Carolina’s beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.

Each year, we offer a variety of week-long programs in various forms of folk music and dance over a five-week period in July and August, taught by some of the finest folk artists and instructors in the world.

We invite you to join us.

Announcing

A Weekend Workshop

in

Songwriting

October 11 & 12, 2025

Spots are limited!

Register Here!

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Please only submit media that you are giving us (The Swannanoa Gathering & Warren Wilson College) permission to use in marketing and promotional efforts, such as social media. We will also need permission from the parent/guardians of any minors.

RE-NAME YOUR VIDEO or PHOTO’S FILE NAMES WITH YOUR FIRST & LAST NAME! (sometimes easier to do once you’ve uploaded it.) you can also include any subjects’ names and such.

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