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John Cowan in Concert with Darin & Brooke Aldridge
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Darin & Brooke Aldridge, John Cowan
Date: Thursday, May 25, 2017
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $22.00 Day of the Show: $25.00

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Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents John Cowan in concert with Darin & Brooke Aldridge on Thursday, May 25, 2017.

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

Husband and wife duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge draw on the traditions of their native Cherryville, North Carolina, the savvy of a young, gifted band and their own dedication to ingenuity.

The duo has placed several tracks at the top of the charts on Americana/Roots, SiriusXM, Bluegrass and Gospel charts. They have received multiple nominations from the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPGBMA) and Inspirational Country Music (ICM). Their music videos “Wildflower” and “Tennessee Flat Top Box” were heavily featured on outlets including CMT, CMT Edge, GAC, Bluegrass Ridge TV and The Bluegrass Situation. TV appearances include PBS, Great American Gospel, The Bluegrass Road, Presley’s Country Jubilee, RFD-TV, Rural-TV, Daystar Network, Blue Highways TV, Songs of the Mountain, Woodsongs and Music City Roots.

Both highly acclaimed vocalists in their own right, Darin and Brooke combine rich harmonies with impeccable musicianship to create the unmistakable sound that has made them one of the hottest young acts in acoustic music and they’ve surrounded themselves with a band of equally amazing pickers. Darin spent 6 years as a member of the acclaimed County Gentleman and is a highly sought-after multi-instrumentalist. Brooke has been lauded for having one of the most powerful voices in music of any genre.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/darin.brooke.aldridge
• https://www.twitter.com/DarinandBrookeA
• https://www.reverbnation.com/darinbrookealdridge4
• https://www.youtube.com/user/darinbrookeFan/videos

To purchase your tickets online, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/john-cowan-with-darin-brooke-aldridge-live-may-25-2017.

For more information, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/john-cowan-with-darin-brooke-aldridge-live-may-25-2017 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.