JULY 16, 2009 ISSUE
This Week in Free Music
With the start of Summer Sunday Concerts at Fred’s General Mercantile in Beech Mountain, this week represents the biggest week yet in free music in the High Country. After a crazy holiday weekend, pack a picnic, grab a blanket and head to the closest free concert!
Banner Elk
Banner Elk Chamber Summer Concerts in the Park
Thursdays, 6:30 p.m.
Tate Evans Park
828-898-8395
7/16 The Harris Brothers
Natives of Caldwell County, The Harris Brothers have been picking and singing since they were small children. Reggie and Ryan are what you might call songsters and can draw from a vast repertoire of songs and styles. Americana is a description often used these days, but The Harris Brothers just call it music. It’s blues crossed up with traditional Appalachian music, jazz, country and rock. The Harris Brothers most often perform with just an acoustic guitar, a bass and a suitcase used as a kick drum, switching between lead and harmony vocals.
This week’s concert is sponsored by Little Main Street Inn & Suites.
Beech Mountain
Fred’s Summer Sunday Concerts
Sundays, 6:30 p.m.
Fred’s General Mercantile
828-387-4838
7/19 The Cockman Family
The Cockman Family Bluegrass Gospel Group is made up of four brothers, their sister and their dad. The Cockmans have a unique bluegrass gospel style. Their harmonies, original songs and original arrangements of old gospel songs have been immensely popular with their audiences. Fans love their family-style entertainment as well. As the family continues to grow, they are writing more of their own music and coming into a style all of their own. They love to sing and they love the Lord. Their family ties are strong, and the warmth of that is conveyed in their performances.
Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock Concerts in the Park
Sundays, 4:00 p.m.
Memorial Park
7/19 The Minute Men of the 440th National Guard Band
Minute Men Rock Band of the 440th Army National Guard Band are a six-piece rock group who play classic rock, country and beach hits. The full 440th National Guard Band has played Concert in the Park many times and is a popular group to hear in the park. The 440th Army Band has served as North Carolina’s National Guard Band from the early 1900s. The band was activated in WWII as part of the 30th Infantry Division, serving with distinction during the beach landing at Normandy and earning honors from France and Belgium for their actions in the Battle of the Bulge.
Boone
Watauga Arts Council Concerts on the Lawn
The Jones House
Fridays, 5:00 p.m.
828-264-1789
7/17 The Harris Brothers/Swing Guitars
This Friday’s show at the Jones House will be a guitar player’s dream as The Harris Brothers team up with Boone’s Swing Guitars featuring Andy Page and Jay Brown for one of the series’ most anticipated shows of 2009. The Harris Brothers’ concoction of blues, traditional Appalachian music, jazz, country and rock has wowed crowds all over the region, while Swing Guitars focus on the inimitable style of jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt.
The 2009 Concerts on the Lawn series is sponsored by Alpine Storage and Mast General Store. This week’s concert is sponsored by Alex and Anne Bernhardt.
Valle Crucis
Music in the Valle
Fridays, 7:00 p.m.
Valle Crucis Park
7/17 Bob & Ellie with Patty
Todd
Todd Summer Music Series
Saturdays, 2:00 p.m.
Cook Memorial Park
7/18 Laura Boosinger
An award-winning performer and graduate of the Appalachian Music Program under the tutelage of David Holt at Warren Wilson College during the 1970s, Laura Boosinger has become one of the most respected names in acoustic roots music. She performs as a solo artist or with Josh Goforth and George Shuffler all over the Southeast at concerts, festivals and schools, and she tours the United Kingdom.
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