The City of Mebane, Mebane Historical Museum (MHM), and volunteers from throughout the community are getting ready to host the inaugural Hook & Line: Thompson Music & Arts Heritage Festival on October 10-11, 2025, which will feature live performances by Grammy Award-winning artists Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson.
The festival celebrates the legacy of Joe and Odell Thompson, first cousins and lifelong Mebane residents who are widely known for being pioneers of “old-time music”, a string-based genre with roots in African American folk tradition.
In addition to a day of live old-time music on the Fiddler Stage at Mebane’s Community Park, the Hook & Line Festival lineup will feature:…