Every Saturday night, the mountains of southwest Virginia come alive with the sounds of some of the best old time and bluegrass music around at the Carter Family Fold in Hiltons. Founded in 1979, the Carter Family Memorial Music Center was established to honor the Original Carter Family and to preserve the music which earned them worldwide recognition. The Carter Family A.P., Sara, and Maybelle first recorded in nearby Bristol, Tennessee, in 1927. The trio went on to record over 300 songs, laying the foundation for what we know today as country music.
The Carter Family Fold is a rustic music theater that seats nearly 1,000 folks indoors and more during the summer, when doors open onto the surrounding hillside. Only acoustic instruments are played. The dance floor fills as young and old alike clog and buck dance to hoe-down tunes. Audience members come from the surrounding area, nearby states, and from across the nation and overseas.
Located next to the Fold, the old A.P. Carter Store houses the Carter Family Museum. Lots of family memorabilia is on display including awards, instruments, and personal items. Also located on the grounds of the music center, the A.P. Carter cabin birthplace gives visitors a glimpse of what life was like in the Appalachian Mountains when A.P. was a young man growing up in Maces Springs.
Please re-hide the cache back just like you found it. This is a high muggle area. This cache has been placed by permission from Rita Forrester, daughter of the late Janette Carter. Enjoy the hunt and happy caching!