Common Ground on the Hill

Common Ground on the Hill

Events

Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest 2026

Acoustic Roots Songwriting Contest 2026

Presented by Common Ground on the Hill

March 1 - April 30, 2026

Submit your original acoustic roots song. You could win cash prizes, plus the opportunity to perform the winning song during our Traditions Weeks program. Benefits scholarships at Common Ground on the Hill.

55th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention

55th Annual Deer Creek Fiddlers' Convention

Presented by Common Ground on the Hill

May 30, 2026

The 55th Deer Creek FIddlers' Convention includes BAND and INDIVIDUAL music competition, as well as the Eileen Carson Memorial Appalachian Clogging/Flatfooting Competition. Features TWO concert performances: Celtic music with The Livebox and bluegrass with The Black-Eyed Suzies. Clogging demonstration by the Carroll County Cloggers. Includes craft and food vendors and LOTS of shade tree picking on the beautiful grounds of the Carroll County Farm Museum.