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RailFest rolls into Bryson City

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

art railfestThe 14th annual RailFest will be held Sept. 5-6 at the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad depot in Bryson City.

Activities include live craft and railroad demonstrations, train rides, live Appalachian music and dance, storytelling, railroad food, and more. Music will be provided on Saturday by the Mountain Youth Talent Contest (10 a.m.), The Cockman Family (1 p.m.), J. Creek Cloggers (2:30 p.m.) and Dusk Weaver (3:45 p.m). Sunday will feature The Boys From Tuskasegee (noon), Dakota Waddell (1:30 p.m.), Betty Brown (2:45 p.m.) and Highway 74 (3:30 p.m.)

The event is produced by Catch the Spirit of Appalachia, a nonprofit organization. For more information, visit www.gsmr.com. 

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