April 17, 2008 issue
Mike Cross To Host Inaugural Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame Induction in Wilkes
Tickets On Sale Now
Fiddler and guitarist Mike Cross will serve as host and emcee for the inaugural Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony to be held at the Walker Center at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro on Friday, June 13.
Cross, originally from Lenoir, is a regional favorite with 13 albums who has performed hundreds of concerts from Boston to California. After 20 years of performing, Cross continues to call North Carolina his home while traveling the country sharing his music and stories. His performances have been described as filled with “backwoods humor characteristic of a Mark Twain.”
George Childers, member of Old Wilkes, Inc. and the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame committee, said, “Mike would be an asset in making the induction ceremony for the charter members extra special as he understands the heritage of the Blue Ridge.”
The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame was created in 2006 to recognize and honor musicians and others who have contributed to the special heritage of the Blue Ridge Mountains, sharing and maintaining it as it has evolved—since the first American Indians performed their own musical traditions through today. The Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame will be housed in the Wilkes Heritage Museum located at 100 East Main Street in Wilkesboro. Wilkesboro is located less than 20 miles from Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 235.
Charter inductees include Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, The Carter Family, Tommy Jarrell, Dolly Parton, David Johnson, Ralph Rinzler, Ralph Epperson, Wayne Henderson and Sam Love Queen Sr.
Nancy Watson, chair of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, said, “We are making every effort to ensure that each inductee is honored in the very special way they deserve.”
Tickets are on sale now from the Walker Center box office at www.walkercenteronline.org or by phone at 336-838-6260. Dinner will start at 6:00 p.m. and the induction ceremony at 8:00 p.m. A limited number of dinner tickets are available with a cost of $75. Tickets for the Induction Ceremony are $25. For more information or to inquire about Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame sponsorships or advertising, contact Jennifer Furr at 336-667-3171.
Want To Go?
Date: Friday, June 13
Time: 6:00 p.m. dinner/8:00 p.m. ceremony
Location: Walker Center, Wilkes Community College
Cost: $75 dinner/$25 ceremony
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