Venue: Wildwood Farms General Store, Floyd
Organizations: Jack Hinshelwood, The Comptons, The Southern Gentlemen, Wound Tight
Date: Sunday, November 25, 2018
Time: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Charity
Cost: Free
Description:
Wildwood Farms General Store presents a Benefit Concert for Timmy Mills with The Comptons & Friends, Wound Tight, The Southern Gentlemen and Jack Hinshelwood & Friends on Sunday, November 25, 2018.
Band Schedule:
• 12:00 pm: Jack Hinshelwood & Friends
• 1:00 pm: Wound Tight
• 2:00 pm: The Southern Gentlemen
• 3:00 pm: The Comptons & Friends
Timmy Mills is a local musician and band member of Crossties, all-around good guy and friend to everyone in this area who enjoys bluegrass pickin’. Timmy now needs help with medical bills from his cancer battle. In his honor, we will be having live music throughout the afternoon. There will also be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, cake auction and more!
The Compton brothers, Darryl and Roger, began playing bluegrass gospel music in the 80's in church then was joined shortly after by their dad, Clinton Compton. The three make their home in Willis, VA in Floyd county.
The band just changed members about a year and a half ago. Tim Goins from Mt. Airy, NC now plays dobro and banjo with the group, whichever the song may call for. Tim in the past has played with such groups as the Easter Brothers, Mark Templeton and New Vision, Lynwood Lunsford and many more.
There are times when the Compton' friends consist of Doug Holly from Floyd on guitar and some vocals, also Jimmy Creed, cousin of the Comptons, on mandolin or guitar.
Links:
• http://comptonbluegrass.tripod.com/index.html
• https://www.facebook.com/The-Comptons-Friends-139296176140731/
Wound Tight is an award winning Bluegrass band comprised of dynamic musicians from western Virginia. Led by brothers Chris and Ray “Mike” Martin, Wound Tight’s unique sound brings forth innovative and sophisticated renderings of their traditional bluegrass roots.
Their energetic bluegrass style has captured the attention of fans and judges alike resulting in first place winnings at both the 20th Annual Maury River Fiddlers Convention and the 24th Annual Sedalia Bluegrass Festival. Wound Tight continues to excel in their musical genre taking ninth place at the 79th annual Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention.
In 2015, Wound Tight moved onto the bluegrass festival scene. Wound Tight graced the stage at Chantilly Bluegrass festival for the first time. The band kicked off the Wayside Bluegrass festival with their unique hard driving style of bluegrass.
Many band members have won individual awards and have many musical accomplishments. Wound Tight is always ready to deliver a high energy foot tapping performance. Their shows feature bluegrass classics, gospel standards and tight vocal harmonies.
Link: https://www.facebook.com/Woundtightbluegrass
The Southern Gentlemen from Collinsville, Virginia is one of The premier bluegrass and bluegrass gospel bands entertaining today. They preserve traditional bluegrass music along with original new material composed within The band. Dedicated and driven, The Southern Gentlemen provide the true bluegrass experience.
Links:
• http://www.southerngentlemenband.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Southern-Gentlemen-Band-196612823697535
• https://www.reverbnation.com/southerngentlemenband/
Jack Hinshelwood has been playing folk, bluegrass and old time music seriously since 1972. He sings and plays guitar and fiddle. He is also a member of the band the Celtibillies.
He is also the Executive Director of the Crooked Road and was a civil and environmental engineer for a number of years prior to that.
Donation buckets will be available to help with Timmy’s medical bills. ALL of the money raised goes to help Timmy. The bands are volunteering their time and paying their own travel expenses.
Admission is free and any and all donations will be greatly appreciated.
To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/2d2pf6h.jpg.
For more information, visit: http://www.wildwoodfarmsdaylilies.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/WildwoodFarmsGeneralStore or call 540-745-5155.
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