Free Bluegrass and Old-Time Concert ft. Truegrass and Friday Night Dance Band
Venue: Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin
Organizations: Friday Night Dance Band, New River Community College Concert Series, Truegrass
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2017
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
New River Community College Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club presents Truegrass and Friday Night Dance Band in concert on Saturday, March 11, 2017 in 117 Edwards Hall at the Dublin, VA campus.

Enjoy a night of bluegrass and old-time music.

Performing old traditional bluegrass tunes with a range of hard-driving energetic tunes to slow ballads and gospels as we know them from the Pioneers of Bluegrass such as Jimmy Martin, Flatt & Scruggs and others, with a strong emphasis on vocal harmony. TrueGrass has been performing at many venues in the Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and East Tennessee areas. TrueGrass incorporates musicians with many years of experience that bring a blend of traditional bluegrass alive that we all grew up with.

Link: http://truegrassband.com/

The Friday Night Dance Band is an old-time band from Callaway, Va. Over the years, the band has played at many different venues including jam sessions at Cannaday’s Store in Boones Mill and the Floyd Country Store in Floyd and regular fundraising shows at the Floyd Fire Department. The band also received a commendation from the Virginia General Assembly for their contributions to the community of Redwood and town of Rocky Mount, where they played for benefit dances.

There is no charge for admission however donations will be accepted to help pay travel expenses for the musicians.

Doors open at 5 pm.

The jamborees are held the second Saturday of each month through April at NRCC, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.

For more information, visit: http://www.nr.edu/news/more.asp?ID=1179 or http://www.nr.edu/fiddle/ or call Roger Adkins at 540-674-3600 extension 4307.