{"id":3240,"date":"2015-06-13T18:17:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-13T22:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com\/blog\/?p=3240"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:56:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T19:56:57","slug":"tunes-tales-trolleys-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cabinsofthesmokymountains.com\/blog\/gatlinburg\/tunes-tales-trolleys-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunes, Tales and Trolleys: It’s Summer 2015 in Gatlinburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tunes & Tales in Gatlinburg<\/h3>\n
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Image & video courtesy of Kevin Tierney<\/p><\/div>\n

Summer begins for sure when Gatlinburg opens its season of Tunes & Tales, starting Friday evening, June 12, 2015, and lasting through August 1. This is a time when strolling the town becomes not just filled with wonder but also filled with surprises, and the casual stroller can run into music, song and street performance at any turn along downtown Parkway, every evening from 6 pm.<\/p>\n

Tunes & Tales started only in recent years, and has become immensely popular, turning the evenings into magic as characters in period costume, bluegrass musicians and storytellers celebrate the legacy of Appalachia and share it with all who care to gather ’round.<\/p>\n

Just to put an even bigger smile on your face, Zeno the Bear, Gatlinburg’s very own costumed character is usually around during these summer evenings – fun loving, street dancing, very furry, and always ready to give out hugs to children whose mothers have their cameras ready.<\/p>\n

See how far you can get in your stroll along Parkway, before you get caught up in a little cluster of people being entertained by demonstrations of fiddle and banjo, dulcimer and guitar, and the sweet sound of hill music. Don’t be surprised to see cloggers showing how it’s done, or to be spellbound by a story out of legend.<\/p>\n