Map of Appalachian Music and Dance

Tallahassee has a rich Appalachian Music and Dance tradition that takes place throughout the city. From Old-Time jams and sessions to clogging and from Sacred Harp to Contra Dancing, Tallahassee contains many forms of music from Appalachia that have moved here with current residents and hold generational memory about Appalachian musicians and dancers that have come and gone.

Musicians gather to play Old-Time tunes in Blue Tavern

Contra Dancers swing and step to the tunes of an Old-Time band and the voice of a caller, giving the dancers instructions.

The Tallahassee-based Hot Pepper Steppers dance at the Florida Folklife Festival