John Cowan & The New Grass All-Stars in Concert (CANCELLED)
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Organizations: John Cowan
Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:

Description:
UPDATE: This concert has been cancelled. This show was rescheduled from an earlier date due to an ongoing health issue with John Cowan which has not yet been resolved. All ticket holders will get a refund.

The Floyd Country Store presents John Cowan & The New Grass All-Stars in concert on Saturday, January 18, 2025.

John Cowan, also known as the Voice of Newgrass, has been singing his heart out for thirty-seven years now, and his soaring vocals have only improved with time. A true innovator, John applies his powerful pipes to genres from country, bluegrass, and gospel to soul, jazz, and rock-and-roll – often within the space of a single concert. His ability to move fluidly through multiple styles, and carry mesmerized audiences on the journey with him, has set him apart as one of the most loved and admired vocal artists of his generation, not just by fans and critics but among fellow musicians as well.

His rise to fame began in earnest in 1974 when he auditioned to play bass for the then up-and-coming New Grass Revival. The audition went well, and John was offered the gig. It wasn’t until he’d accepted the job that the shy 22-year-old casually mentioned, “By the way, I can sing too.”

With his distinctive, rock-tinged tenor vocal and heart-thumping electric bass, John, along with fellow New Grass Revival band mates Sam Bush, Courtney Johnson, and Curtis Burch, and later Bela Fleck and Pat Flynn, introduced a new generation of music fans to an explosive, experimental and ultimately, eponymous brand of bluegrass. The “newgrass” sound spawned popular jam bands such as Leftover Salmon and Yonder Mountain String Band in addition to shaping the sensibilities of country megastars Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, the Zac Brown Band and Darius Rucker.

Over the years, he also has been in high demand as a session musician and boasts vocal and/or bass credits on some 140 recordings, including albums by Garth Brooks, Glen Campbell, Rosanne Cash, Ashley Cleveland, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Hootie and the Blowfish, Janis Ian, Hal Ketchum, Alison Krauss, Delbert McClinton, Reba McEntire, Tim O’Brien, Mark O’Connor, Poco, John Prine, Kenny Rogers, Darius Rucker, Leon Russell, Darrell Scott, Ricky Skaggs, Travis Tritt, Hank Williams Jr., Jesse Winchester, Wynonna, Zac Brown, The Doobie Brothers and the Will the Circle Be Unbroken albums.

John has been a member of The Doobie Brothers, helped form the country rock band The Sky Kings, formed The John Cowan Band and launched "John Cowan – I Believe To My Soul", an hour-long radio program that aired monthly for two years and featured John interviewing and playing the music of some of the giants and legends of contemporary music.

Links:

• http://www.johncowan.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/the.john.cowan.band

General admission are $40.00 and $45.00 for reserved seats. Kids 12 & under are $20.00. Advance tickets can be purchased in person, by phone or online.

To purchase online, visit: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/1g9g7kro98.

Doors open at 6:00 PM and the music starts at 7:00 PM.

Note: This concert was rescheduled from its original date of November 23, 2024.

The Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/D0K7VgZQ/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/john-cowan-the-new-grass-all-stars-1-18-25 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or https://www.facebook.com/events/2218896458493094/ or https://www.instagram.com/thefloydcountrystore/ or call 540-745-4563.