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The Jeanette Williams Band with opening act Zoe & Cloyd at The Blue Ridge Music Center
Jeanette & Johnny Williams and their band plus the husband and wife duo Zoe & Cloyd will take to the Blue Ridge Music Center Stage for a wonderful night of Americana, Bluegrass, Jazz, and Folk music
Since her debut solo release in 1994, Jeanette Williams has become one of the most successful and celebrated women in bluegrass music. Williams leapt onto the national scene in 1999 with her Doobie Shea Records release Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime, which spent nine months on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Album Chart. She has received more than 10 award nominations from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, including three wins for Female Vocalist of the Year, plus two IBMA awards and two songwriting awards. Her husband and partner on stage is Johnny Williams, an award-winning singer, songwriter, and accomplished guitarist. He has been named Virginia State Champion Male Vocalist, and was the bluegrass division winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at MerleFest in 1998 and 1999.
jeanettewilliams.com
Zoe & Cloyd is a husband-wife duo from Asheville that combines a foundation in traditional bluegrass and old-time Appalachian music with a modern sensibility. Natalya Zoe Weinstein and John Cloyd Miller are known for their haunting mountain voices, instrumental mastery, and keen songwriting. They have been making music together for 10 years, including with MerleFest favorite Red June. Weinstein played in the band Polecat Creek with Laurelyn Dossett. Miller is the grandson of famed fiddler Jim Shumate, who played with Bill Monroe & the Blue Grass Boys and introduced banjo legend Earl Scruggs to Monroe..
zoeandcloyd.com
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LocationThe Blue Ridge Music Center (View)
700 Foothills Road (Mile Marker 213 - Blue Ridge Parkway)
Galax, VA 24333
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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