| Date: | February 11, 2017 |
| Time: | 6:00 - 9:00 PM |
| Venue: | New River Community College (Dublin) |
| Organizations: | Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder, New River Community College Concert Series, The Crooked Road Ramblers |
| Description: |
The New River Community College Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club presents a night of bluegrass and old-time music on Saturday, February 11, 2017 with music from Mountain Thunder and The Crooked Road Ramblers in 117 Edwards Hall at the Dublin, VA campus. Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder are from Southwest Virginia and the group is composed primarily of young bluegrass musicians with mandolin player Adam McPeak at the helm since the age of 13. Adam didn't have to look beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains of his home for the sound he was searching for, the rich blend of harmonies from his dad, Mike McPeak, also on rhythm guitar. Steve Chrisley lending his deep rich baritone and picking the five string banjo, as Marlon Dean saws out the fiddle breaks and plays twin and harmony fiddle with Nikki Wright, as she is putting out the rich and powerful vocals on both lead and harmony and David Chrisley holds them all together on the bass fiddle. Links: • http://www.adammcpeak.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/Adam-McPeak-Mountain-Thunder-312089105277 The Crooked Road Ramblers are an old-time band from Southwest Virginia, steeped in the traditional music of the Blue Ridge. They have played at the Carter Family Fold, the Wayne Henderson Festival, HoustonFest, The Floyd Country Store & many other venues across Virginia and North Carolina. They have won 1st place in the old-time band category at the Ashe County, Alleghany County, Laurel Bloomery, Fries & Union Grove Fiddlers Convention in addition to a 2nd place finish at the Galax Fiddlers convention. They were also named the old time instrumental group of the year at the 2014 Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising. Links: • https://crookedroadramblers.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/crookedroadramblers Admission is free. Doors open at 5 pm. For more information, visit: http://www.nr.edu/fiddle/ or call Roger Adkins at 540-674-3600 extension 4307. |