A classic American roots band, the Lazybirds Band specializes in good time music, impossible not to move to. Pulling from blues, jazz, and good old ragtime, this band has a hillbilly flare that gets your toes tapping. With a talented ensemble that plays strings, piano, and harmonica, they cover all of the great sounds rooted […]
Bob Sinclair and the Big Deals is a North Carolina-based acoustic band with 15 years of performing original, upbeat, gypsy-jazz music. Using acoustic instruments this ensemble could be playing in a Paris café or a barn dance – comfortable, a little sophisticated, and more than a little fun! A thoroughly unique spin on country and […]
Renee Russell is a Charleston musician who recently moved to Waynesville, N.C. She has a percussive 12-string way of playing her music, which sparks the urge for her audience to dance. Her original Americana rock world music style cover tunes in a wide variety of genres from Fleetwood Mac to Johnny Cash. You will hear […]
Saturday, Feb. 3, 6-9 p.m. | South of Charlotte is a Spartanburg based, acoustic trio consisting of Steve Cantrell, guitar/vocals; Larry Wyles, guitar/mandolin/vocals; and John Hambright, bass/vocals. The band plays a wide and diverse range of songs, classic rock, 90’s rock and some country and R&B with a handful of original songs thrown in.
This Asheville-based quintet, fronted by the charismatic and electrifying Reggie Headen, features an all-star, highly sought after group of musicians: Jonathan Pearlman, Taylor Pierson, Connor Law, and Jay Hoots. Reggie Headen started his professional career as a featured performer at New York’s famous Broadway concert venue Town Hall, playing to giants and peers in the […]
Over the past 15 years, Seth Walker has become recognized as one of the most revered modern roots artists in the United States; a three dimensional talent comprised by a gift for combining melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true blue knack for getting around on the guitar. Having lived […]
A contemporary folk group that attempts to harness traditional sounds from around the world. Life Like Water is the creation of multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, David Matters. A communal effort to celebrate the human experience. The group takes its name from a Lao Tzu quote in the Tao Te Ching. One of the poems says, “Life […]
DogDay BlueJay is a low-key acoustic duo/trio based in Greenville, S.C. The band plays originals and singer/songwriter-type favorites of Dylan, Parsons, Willie, Waylon, Clapton and more. Acoustic guitars, standup bass, mandolin and Dobro create great entertainment by these veteran musicians. The trio consists of Mark McAfee, a Greenville native, on guitar/vocals; Joanie Sanders on bass/vocals; […]
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Saturday, Feb. 10, 6-9 p.m. | Roots and Dore is an American blues duo from Asheville. Riyen Roots and Kenny Dore have played music together for more than 16 years around the Western North Carolina mountains as well as abroad and are committed to keeping the blues alive “one show at a time.” They have […]
A tambourine totin' Blues Chanteuse named Peggy Ratusz and her Trio perform an infectious, sultry, multi-layered brand of original, traditional and modern Blues, Soul, R&B, and Jazz. She and her backing bands are particularly impressive during live performances where audiences witness her very core as it shines and is inspired by the rhythm, the melodies […]
Using the medium of Appalachian string band tradition, Anya Hinkle is a force when it comes to storytelling through song. With arresting honesty and a beautiful voice reminiscent of whiskey – smooth with an alluring hint of smoke – Hinkle straddles the bounds of bluegrass and country, resulting in some of the best Americana Roots […]
