NRCC Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club Concert: The Country Boys and Dry Hill Draggers
Venue: Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin
Date: Saturday, April 11, 2015
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
The New River Community College Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club presents The Country Boys and Dry Hill Draggers in concert on Saturday, April 11th in Edwards Hall room 117.

The Country Boys have been playing traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel music throughout North Carolina and Virginia for over 40 years. The present band is made up of Johnny Joyce, Tim Bowman, J. A. Midkiff, Kevin Easter, Doug Joyce and Donald Clifton. Joyce joined the band in 1973 as the tenor singer and guitarist. Midkiff followed in 1984 as the fiddle player. In 1987, Bowman began as the banjo player and Easter became the mandolin player in 2003. Clifton, the youngest member, came on board in 2012. The band cites the Country Gentleman and the Osborne Brothers as some of their musical influences.

Video Sample of Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=af0PA0M_-xQ

The Dry Hill Draggers were originally established in 1981 by Jimmy Boyd and his brother Billy along with Carl Scott, Murphy Shively and Bob Trammel. The group cut their first album in 1982 and is currently working on their tenth project. The band has traveled up and down the east coast, performing from New York to Alabama. In 2011, they placed second in the Old-Time Band category at the Galax Fiddler’s Convention. Current band members include: Stacy Boyd on bass, Jamie Boyd on clawhammer banjo, Jason Hambrick on guitar and Billy Woods and Chris Prillaman on fiddle.

Link: http://www.dryhilldraggers.com

Admission is free and all are welcome.

The doors open at 5 pm.

The jamborees are held on the second Saturdays of each month October through April at Edwards Hall, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.

Note: Bands are subject to change.

New River Community College's Dublin location is located at 5251 College Drive in Dublin, VA.

For more information, visit: http://www.nr.edu/fiddle/ or contact director Roger Adkins at 540-674-3600, ext. 4307 or radkins@nr.edu.
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