The 13th annual Fall Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will feature more than 50 bands and performers on two big outdoor stages, a large dance tent and a more intimate Cabaret Tent on Oct. 6-9 in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band celebrates 50 years with new album release on Sept. 30, first-ever IBMA performance
I have always found it a bit ironic that one of the most iconic American bands that plays bluegrass has its roots, not in the verdant hills of Appalachia, but in the shifting sands of sunny Southern California.
Note that I said “band that plays bluegrass” rather than “bluegrass band.” Because that’s what Nitty Gritty Dirt Band leader and co-founder Jeff Hanna calls them.
Suwannee Roots Revival set for Oct. 13-16, 2016, at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida
From the good folks at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park who are hosting the inaugural Suwannee Roots Revival on Oct. 13-16, 2016, in Live Oak, Florida:
Jim Lauderdale releases ‘This Changes Everything’ with performances at IBMA, Muddy Creek Music Hall
Jim Lauderdale, a longtime ambassador of the Americana genre, has released his 28th album, “This Changes Everything,” which was largely recorded during a single day in Austin while on a break from his summertime tour. Lauderdale is supporting the new album release with appearances on Saturday, Oct. 1, at the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) World of Bluegrass annual event in Raleigh, North Carolina, and on Sunday, Oct. 2, at Muddy Creek Music Hall just outside Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Continue reading
Annabelle’s Curse, Will Overman Band heading to Charlotte’s The Evening Muse on Saturday, Oct. 22
Two of Virginia’s hottest up-and-coming alt folk rock bands — Annabelle’s Curse and Will Overman Band — will light up the stage at Charlotte’s The Evening Muse in NODA on Saturday, Oct. 22. Tickets for the late-night show that begins at 10:30 (Doors open at 10) are only $5. Trust me when I say you need to catch these bands at this price while you still can because you won’t be disappointed.
BJ Barham, frontman for American Aquarium, to debut solo album, ‘Rockingham,’ at free show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, in his hometown of Reidsville, North Carolina
BJ Barham is returning to his hometown of Reidsville, North Carolina, to debut his solo album, “Rockingham,” at a free show at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1, in Market Square, downtown at the corner of Settle and Scales streets. A sampling of his new album on YouTube reveals that this one show you don’t want to miss.
Rockingham County natives can spot familiar sites in this video as well as relate to what can only be assumed are also familiar sentiments:
“Won’t you take me back to where I am from, where the air’s as thick as tobacco gum, where I was born, where I was raised, on broken promises and glory days.
“It’s the town where I became a man, it’s the place that made me who I am, right there on the river Dan … Rockingham.”
The frontman for the band, American Aquarium, released the album on Aug. 19. No Depression writes, “Teeming with the dark realism of lost hope, small towns and shattered dreams, Rockingham’s authentic stories are absolutely felt by the listener (whether or not you are a farmer, parent or elder), cementing Barham’s place as a songwriter with an ability to capture depth and emotion that is on par with few others.”
Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs but not pets or coolers.
Stonefield Cellars celebrates 10th Anniversary Harvest Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, with Swamp Nots
From the good folks at Stonefield Cellars Winery in Stokesdale, North Carolina:
Join us for our 10th Anniversary Harvest Festival is Saturday, Sept. 24, from noon to 7 p.m.
UPDATE: Steep Canyon Rangers head indoors to the Rives Theatre to headline Brewster Walk on Saturday, Oct. 8
WEATHER-RELATED UPDATE FROM ROOSTER WALK FOLKS: Hurricane be damned, we’re throwing a keg party with a Grammy winning band! Brewster Walk is moving INSIDE the Rives Theatre. Beers, bands and buddies all under one roof! Also, VIPs now get unlimited pours!! Schedule remains the same (see pic below). Tix still avail VIP $50 / GA $30 / grab em locally at Rising Sun Breads, Daily Grind Coffee House & Cafe – Martinsville or online at www.roosterwalk.com. See ya Saturday!
From the good folks at Rooster Walk Music and Arts Festival:
The second annual Brewster Walk Craft Beer Festival & Concerts will take place Saturday, Oct. 8, in uptown Martinsville, Virginia, on the street in front of the Rives Theatre, 215 E. Church St.
The event will feature more than 60 craft beers, plus live performances from the Steep Canyon Rangers, The Trongone Band and Relacksachian.
Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival set for Sept. 17-18 in downtown Winston-Salem featuring tasty treats, live music
From the good folks over at the Winston-Salem Journal, who have made the annual Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival their “hot” pick — pun intended — in this week’s Relish:
The Texas Pete Culinary Arts Festival: Food, Music, Fun, Friends will be from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday between Fifth and Seventh streets on Trade Street and on Sixth Street between Liberty and Cherry streets. Admission is free.
Finnigan’s Wake, Sweet Potatoes, Hutch and Harris, 6th & Vine, Bib’s Downtown, Mozelle’s, Mellow Mushroom, Meridian, The Porch, Dewey’s, Atelier on Trade, Black Mountain Chocolate, Providence, Millner’s and Local 27101 will have food for sale.
Local and nationally known bands will play; the full schedule, including such acts as Patrick Ferguson of Vel Indicia, Carolina Music Ways and The Dead Tongues among many others, can be found at www.texaspetefest.com.
— Lynn Felder
On Huffington Post: Five reasons you don’t want to miss 2016’s Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion on Sept. 16-18
This also ran on The Huffington Post blog here.
Head down The Crooked Road for the 2016 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion on Sept. 16-18, 2016, in Bristol, Virginia/Tennessee.
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