Red June & The Black Twig Pickers
Venue: Blue Ridge Music Center, Galax
Date: Saturday, August 16, 2014
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $10.00
Description:
The Blue Ridge Music Center presents Red June and The Black Twig Pickers on Saturday, August 16th.

Like their namesake heirloom apple variety, Red June has strong roots in the Appalachian tradition while constantly forging new ground in American music. With a dynamic yet refined sound featuring striking three-part harmonies, electrifying instrumental work, and honest, soulful songwriting, Asheville NC’s Red June has been capturing the hearts of audiences all across the country. A power trio consisting of Will Straughan on dobro and guitar, Natalya Weinstein on fiddle, and John Cloyd Miller on mandolin and guitar, the three seamlessly blend country, bluegrass, and American roots music with a dash of indie rock sensibility to create something entirely original and inspiring.

For more information visit: http://www.redjunemusic.com

Banjos and fiddles, boards and bones in hand, the Black Twig Pickers dove into a living tradition of old-time music that surrounds their homes along the Virginia-West Virginia line and never looked back. Both scholars of the regional sounds and advocates of an ecstatic and highly personal approach to the music, the Twigs hold down local dance and bar gigs, play all manner of celebrations and every... so often, hit the road.

Along the way, Isak Howell, Nathan Bowles, Mike Gangloff and Sally Anne Morgan kept company with some of underground America's heavyweights and haunted the doorsteps of Appalachian fiddle and banjo masters. They've played for the National Council for the Traditional Arts and for audiences overseas. And they've put out a string of acclaimed albums on VHF, Klang, and Thrill Jockey.

"The Black Twigs come from the tradition more akin to the previous generation of masters than from many of those plying the trade today ... wild and wooly playing, full out. What a refreshing sound, nothing fancy here! ... The Black Twigs recapture the golden age of old-time music with all the spirit intact." -- Sing Out! Magazine

"A peculiar and joyously dark sound ... It's a hoedown that never strays far from the most primitive roots, familial and earthbound. Calling all campfires, yr bare feet are stained with the dirt of a hundred years." -- Bigrockcandymountain

For more information, visit: http://www.klang.org/artists/2-black-twigs

Concert Notes:
-Children under 12 Free
-Patrons are encouraged to bring a lawn chair
-You are welcome to bring your own picnic basket (NO ALCOHOL please!)
-Free Parking
-Rain or Shine
-The Galax Smokehouse serving BBQ, sides and drinks at each concert

For more information, visit: http://www.blueridgemusiccenter.org/ or call 866-308-2773 at extension 213.