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Across The Blue Ridge "Old Sounds, New Trails" Concert Tour @ Recital Hall, UNCG School of Music in Greensboro, NC
The Blue Ridge Music Center and 88.5 FM WFDD Public Radio for the Piedmont have teamed up with Across The Blue Ridge Radio Show host Paul Brown for a series of roots and traditional music concerts in cities around the NC Piedmont.
Concerts will be presented in Mount Airy, NC (Andy Griffith Playhouse), West Jefferson, NC (Ashe County Civic Center), and Winston-Salem, NC (SECCA - Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts).
The shows will be hosted and emceed by Paul Brown & His Piedmont Pals (Terri McMurray & Craig Smith) and feature special musical guests. The Piedmont Pals and the guests bands - some of the most highly respected and critically acclaimed performers carrying on Blue Ridge Mountain Musical traditions - will present a show that highlights the musical heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains while at the same time looking forward to how these musical traditions and musical styles are being adapted and carried on by a younger generation of mountain musicians. A variety of mountain music styles will be presented and interpreted, specifically Old-Time, Bluegrass, Country Blues, Americana, and Folk.
The Across the Blue Ridge "Old Sound, New Trails" Concert Tour is funded in part by a grant from the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
Performers include: host & emcee Paul Brown & His Piedmont Pals (Terri McMurray & Craig Smith) with musical guests Alice Gerrard & Friends (Laruelyn Dossett and Scott Manring) + Rich Hartness & Tolly Tollefson.
Alice Gerrard is a talent of legendary status. In a career spanning some 40-plus years, she has known, learned from, and performed with many of the old-time and bluegrass greats and has in turn earned worldwide respect for her own important contributions to the music.
Alice is particularly known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and '70s. The duo produced four classic LPs (recently reissued by Rounder on CD) and influenced scores of young women singers even The Judds acknowledge Hazel and Alice as an important early inspiration.
Alice's two solo albums, Pieces of My Heart, and Calling Me Home were released to critical acclaim in Billboard, Bluegrass Unlimited, New Country, and other publications. These superb recordings showcase Alice's many talents: her compelling, eclectic songwriting; her powerful, hard-edged vocals; and her instrumental mastery on rhythm guitar, banjo, and old-time fiddle.
Alice is particularly known for her groundbreaking collaboration with Appalachian singer Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and '70s. The duo produced four classic LPs (recently reissued by Rounder on CD) and influenced scores of young women singers even The Judds acknowledge Hazel and Alice as an important early inspiration.
Alice has appeared on more than 20 recordings, including projects with many traditional musicians such as Tommy Jarrell, Enoch Rutherford, Otis Burris, Luther Davis and Matokie Slaughter; with Tom Sauber and Brad Leftwich as Tom, Brad & Alice, with the Harmony Sisters, and with the Herald Angels. With her in-depth knowledge of mountain music, she has produced or written liner notes for a dozen more. She also co-produced and appeared in two documentary films.
A tireless advocate of traditional music, Alice has won numerous honors, including an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Distinguished Achievement Award, a Virginia Arts Commission Award, the North Carolina Folklore Society's Tommy Jarrell Award, and an Indy Award.
Rich Hartness and Deborah (Tolly) Tollefson are seasoned traditional music players from the Piedmont of North Carolina. They form a tight acoustic duet, fiddle/guitar, that play Old-Time American string music ranging from Tommy Jarrell's Round Peak tunes and spooky modal tunes of Rich Hartness's fiddling, to the spirited flat key rags of the East Texas Serenaders and Grinnell Giggers of Tolly Tollefson's fiddling.
Richard Hartness grew up in a musical family in Rocky Mount, NC, played acoustic guitar as a kid and was drawn to Black and White traditional music in his teens. inspiring guitar, fiddle and banjo sounds at folk festivals and fiddlers conventions in the mid 70's lured him into traditional music. He draws much of his bluesy/country rag finger style guitar from Piedmont blues players, and his distinctive Old-Time fiddling style directly from visits with old NC, VA and WV fiddle masters. He regularly performs and teaches at festivals and music camps across the USA and appears on many Old-Time recordings.
Deborah "Tolly" Tollefson, fiddled for dances around Portland OR in the 70's on a fiddle passed down to her by her Norwegian grandfather. She moved to the South with her daughter in the late '80's for work, and has kept her love of music alive fiddling Old-Time dance tunes, singing and playing a variety of string instruments. She's a revered fiddler of Old-Time Rags recorded early in the last century, and is sought for her rock solid rhythmic support on guitar and ukulele.
Tolly and Rich have spent much of the last 17 years exploring each other's passionate fiddle repertories on guitar. Tolly's stealth guitar style locks step with Rich's archaic fiddled reels and haunting modal tunes, while Rich's country rag finger style guitar synchronizes with Tolly's challenging rags and beautiful waltzes. They embody a vast range of early musical influences, and treasure every precious moment away from work, to unite to celebrate their union of playful fellowship and levitating music. Listen up today, and allow yourself to be transported through time and space to a variety of memorable destinations in the rich history of traditional music.
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LocationUNCG Music Building: Recital Hall (View)
100 McIver St,
Greensboro, NC 27420
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Can you still buy tickets for tonight's event at the door? |
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Yes. Tickets are still available and will be for sale at the venue tonight beginning at 6 pm. We stop online sales the day of the show for logistical reasons. |
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In this whole lengthy biography of the various musicians, why is there no information about the excellent playing of Scott Manring? At least you include his picture. |
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We would have been happy to put up a brief bio of Scott Manring if we would have been provided with one or could have found something online (we tried, but found nothing). Talked with Scott about this last night and he laughed. No doubt, that Scott is an excellent musician. |
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