Events
Traditional Series: Sheila Kay Adams
Friday, November 20, 2026 · 7:30 – 8:45pm
Organization:
Davidson College
Venue: Tyler-Tallman Hall
General Public: $34.37 | Senior (65+): $26.58 | Non-Davidson Student: $12.12 | Youth (8 and under): $0.00 | Davidson Faculty/Staff: $26.58 · Call (704) 894-2000
Few people embody the living traditions of the North Carolina mountains quite like Sheila Kay Adams. A seventh-generation ballad singer from Madison County, Sheila is also a wonderful clawhammer banjo player and an incomparable storyteller. This return visit will be an intimate conversation and life retrospective filled with songs, stories, memories, laughter, and a lifetime spent carrying Appalachian traditions forward.
Venue
Tyler-Tallman Hall
323 Concord Road
Davidson, NC 28036
Parking
Baker Sports Complex lot or along Concord Road