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Compton & Newberry in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Compton & Newberry
Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Admission: $20.00 Reserved Seating: $25.00

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Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents Compton & Newberry in concert on Saturday, May 13, 2023.

Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, masters of old-time mandolin and banjo / guitar, dig deep into early country music and blues. Their duet-singing, two-man string band ranges between traditional songs, instrumentals, 'mother' ballads and original tunes. It’s not about the number of notes with Compton and Newberry, but telling the truth and respecting the song.

A Compton & Newberry program features a familiar combination of tunes and songs from the great American songbag mixed with their own newly composed numbers which are already taking their rightful place in the new tradition. They are just the artists to bring fans together for a multi-generational celebration of music we all can love.

Mike Compton is a Grammy award winner, IBMA Mandolin Player of the Year nominee, a steady sideman for John Hartford from 1994 until Hartford’s death in 2001, and mandolinist for the Nashville Bluegrass Band. Mike is inarguably the world expert on Bill Monroe-style bluegrass mandolin, and is also steeped in old-time fiddle tunes, early string band music and Delta blues. He’s entertained from Carnegie Hall and the White House.

Known far and wide for his powerful banjo playing, Joe Newberry is a prizewinning guitarist, songwriter, and singer to boot. In addition to his work with Mike, Joe plays with fiddler and step-dancer April Verch. He was a frequent guest on Garrison Keillor’s "A Prairie Home Companion", and was a featured singer on the Transatlantic Sessions. He won the songwriting prize for “Gospel Recorded Performance” at the 2012 IBMA Awards for his song, Singing As We Rise, and was co-writer, with Eric Gibson, of the 2013 IBMA Song of the Year for They Called It Music.

Links:

• https://www.mikecompton.net/
• https://www.facebook.com/comptonandnewberry

General admission is $20.00 and reserved seating is $25.00.

Tickets are available online at: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/l3x3d1z9dv or in-person at the store.

Doors open at 6:00 PM and the music starts at 7:00 PM.

The Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/compton-and-newberry-live-2023-05-13 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.