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Live at the Merc: Jim Lloyd with Trevor McKenzie
Venue: Draper Mercantile and Trading Company, Draper
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Friday, November 4, 2011
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Premium Seating: $15.00 General Seating: $10.00

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Description:
Jim Lloyd and Trevor McKenzie will appear on stage at the Draper Mercantile & Trading Company on Friday, November 4th. The performance is part of a new concert series called “Live at the Merc.”

Jim Lloyd’s musical roots extend back to at least four generations of fiddlers, guitar players, dancers, and singers from the Appalachian mountains of Virginia and West Virginia. Rooted in a strong oral tradition, he shares his heritage through stories of his own experiences as a boy growing up in southwest Virginia and through family lore that has been handed down, stories of coal mining, hunting, farming, trading, and family life. He also has a store of the traditional Jack Tales, Grandfather Tales, ghost stories, and Civil War stories of his region.

Jim is an excellent instrumentalist whose work has been documented by the Smithsonian Institution as representative of Southwest Virginia mountain storytelling and music. While accomplished on many instruments, he is known especially for his skills on guitar and banjo. His guitar playing has won prizes at the Galax and Union Grove Fiddler’s conventions for many years, and he is widely respected as one of the best old-time rhythm guitarists in the country. Jim excels in clawhammer and two-finger picking styles on the banjo.

Growing up just outside of Rural Retreat, Virginia, Trevor McKenzie began studying traditional Appalachian Music at Lloyd’s Barbershop in 1998. Beginning with guitar at the age of nine he eventually became interested in picking up several other instruments associated with southern mountain music including clawhammer banjo and the musical saw.

In recent years he has become noted for his singing abilities claiming prizes for folk singing at the Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention and various other regional music festivals. McKenzie has played with several regional string bands including the Round Peak Ramblers, a hard-driving square dance ensemble from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. As a member of the Skyliners, McKenzie adds his vocal talents as well as his skills on guitar, banjo, and mandolin into the musical mix.

For more information on the musicians, visit: http://mountainroadsrecordings.com/index.php/artists1/jim-lloyd-and-the-skyliners/

“Live at the Merc” intends to bring quality music to the region at a reasonable price. The series was inspired by a collaboration between Debbie Gardner, owner of the Mercantile, and Jim Lloyd, a musician who has been actively involved in the Southwest Virginia music scene for nearly 30 years as a performer, teacher, and advocate.

Doors open at 7 pm. Come early, seating is limited. The show begins at 7:30 pm.

Call for tickets at 540-980-3048 or 1-800-916-9346.

The Draper Mercantile is located less than a mile from Exit 92 on I-81 at 3054 Greenbriar Road in Draper, Virginia.

For more information, visit: http://www.drapermerc.com/plan.html