Wayne Henderson & Friends, Linda & David Lay, Elizabeth Laprelle, Phil Wiggins, and the Jeff Little Trio at The Blue Ridge Music Center
The Blue Ridge Music Center Galax, VA
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Wayne Henderson & Friends, Linda & David Lay, Elizabeth Laprelle, Phil Wiggins, and the Jeff Little Trio at The Blue Ridge Music Center
A Show For Joe: Joe Wilson Memorial Concert featuring performances from Wayne Henderson & Friends, Linda & David Lay, Elizabeth Laprelle, Phil Wiggins, and the Jeff Little Trio at The Blue Ridge Music Center.
Wayne Henderson is a National Heritage Award recipient honored for his craftsmanship as a luthier and his renowned finger-style Appalachian guitar playing. His lightning fast, articulate playing style was influenced by the late Doc Watson and E.C. Ball, who were both close friends. He has won more awards at the Old Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Virginia, than any other competitor in its 77-year history.
waynehenderson.org
Raised in Rural Retreat, Virginia, Elizabeth Laprelle grew up in a home where there was always singing, and a community with many fine old-time musicians. She has developed her repertoire from neighbors like Jim Lloyd, under the tutelage of powerful female ballad singers Ginny Hawker and Sheila Kay Adams, and from a wealth of field recordings of legendary mountain singers. LaPrelle has performed at festivals and concerts all over the country, toured on the East and West coasts as part of the National Council for the Traditional Arts Music from The Crooked Road Project, and won prizes at countless fiddlers conventions.
elizabethlaprelle.com
Phil Wiggins is arguably Americas foremost blues harmonica virtuoso. While rooted in the melodic Piedmont or Tidewater blues of the Chesapeake region of Virginia, his mastery of the instrument now transcends stylistic boundaries. Born in Washington, D.C., in 1954, Wiggins achieved worldwide acclaim over three decades as one half of the premier Piedmont blues duo of Cephas and Wiggins. Since the death of guitarist and singer John Cephas in 2009, Higgins has brought his harmonica wizardry to bear in a variety of musical collaborations.
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Vocalist Linda Lay heads an all-star ensemble of award winning instrumentalists. She spent her early childhood playing music with her father in a family band and spent alot of her time on Saturday nights at the Carter Fold in Hiltons, Virginia. Linda played fifteen years with the group Appalachian Trail before forming Springfield Exit with her husband, David. They have toured nationally and was a featured vocailst on the Masters of the Steel String Guitar tour. She is recognized as a Master Artist in traditional singing for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Linda has performed with singers across several genres of music, from country's Vern Gosdin and Carl Jackson to Piedmont blue singer, John Cephas.
http://www.springfieldexitband.com/
Like Doc Watson who famously adapted traditional fiddle tunes to the guitar, Jeff Little has adapted traditional fiddle tunes to the upright piano. His distinctive style, is highly influenced by the flatpicked guitar tradition. The trio also features two-time national banjo champion Steve Lewis (also on guitar) and upright bass master Josh Scott.
http://www.jefflittle.net/home.html
Location
The Blue Ridge Music Center (View)
700 Foothills Road (Mile Marker 213 - Blue Ridge Parkway)
Galax, VA 24333
United States
