| Date: | February 13, 2015 |
| Time: | 5:00 - 9:00 PM |
| Venue: | Draper Mercantile and Trading Company |
| Cost: |
Music is free. Price of dinner and/or drinks depend on items purchased.
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| Description: |
Draper Mercantile presents their Wine Down Friday with music by Ron Ireland on Friday, February 13, 2015. Ron Ireland is a folk singer from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. He was a shy and lonely kid until he found an old Silvertone guitar with three strings and taught himself to play. He started writing songs in the late 1960s, but the necessities of life interrupted his music until 2007, when he picked up his resonator guitar and started writing and performing again. Ron's voice is a gentle, time-worn instrument, with hope and cynicism coexisting in every note. He is also a fine fingerpicking-style guitarist with wide musical range. An admirer of the guitar style John Fahey called "American Primitive", Ron calls his own style "American Clumsy." His lyrics are punctuated with literary references and jokes. His melodies and chord choices are beautiful, and often surprising. Ron says his songs feature “a touch of country, a little blues, a pinch of rockabilly, and some old fashioned finger picking folk songs. Links: • http://www.ronirelandmusic.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ron-Ireland/116893711689612 Enjoy live music, appetizers and our chef’s inspired choice of entrees created specifically for each Friday night. We also feature a large selection of Virginia wines and craft beer at our cash bar. A great place to unwind on a Friday night. Reservations are strongly encouraged. For more information, visit: http://www.drapermerc.com or call: 540-994-5659. |