NRCC Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club Jamboree: Upland Express and Buck Mountain Band
Venue: Edwards Hall (New River Community College), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, January 14, 2012
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
New River Community College’s Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club presents Upland Express and the Buck Mountain Band for their January Jamboree.

Upland Express began in 1974 as a bluegrass band. Over the years, the group has won numerous awards, experienced several personnel replacements and changes in musical tastes, but through it all there remains the tradition of quality performance generated by its members. The present incarnation of Upland boasts an eclectic song list, rendering the group unique reputation as a variety band, and reflects well the diverse musical influences of its members.

The Buck Mountain Band takes its name from the legendary band active in Grayson County, Virginia, in the middle decades of the last century, a band featuring the legendary musicians Charlie Higgins and Wade Ward. The current group, also based in Grayson County, Virginia, plays regularly for dancers at the Applewood Music Park in Cana, Virginia, and the Floyd Country Store, as well as at fiddlers' conventions in Virginia and North Carolina. We've also done live concerts on WBRF, broadcast from the Rex Theatre in Galax, and have performed at the Fiddle, Banjo, and Dance Club in Dublin, Virginia.

Corporate sponsors of the jamborees include CVS Pharmacy, Dublin; Pulaski County Patriot, Pulaski; Pepsi Cola Bottling Co.; King's Tire Service, Pulaski; WPSK Radio; Shoney's Restaurant, Dublin; Wade's Supermarket, Dublin; Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce and Trader's Emporium & Estate Jewelry Services, Dublin.

The doors open at 5 pm. There is no charge for admission; however, donations will be accepted to help pay travel expenses for the musicians. The jamborees are held the second Saturday of each month through April at NRCC.

More information about the NRCC Fiddle, Banjo, and Dance Club is available from Roger Adkins at 674-3600, ext. 4307, and online at http://www.nr.edu/fiddle

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