SEPTEMBER 10, 2009 ISSUE
Lost Ridge Band, Whitetop Mountaineers at Jones House Friday
The Whitetop Mountain Band’s Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham will perform at this Friday’s Concerts on the Lawn show at the Jones House at 5:00 p.m.This Friday’s Concerts on the Lawn performance at the Jones House features the Lost Ridge Band and the Whitetop Mountaineers. The September 11 show begins at 5:00 p.m., and admission is free.
Performing in the Boone area for seven years now, the Lost Ridge Band began with a traditional bluegrass sound but evolved into a hard-driving, eclectic, progressive bluegrass style with a beat. The band features Pete Washburn on banjo and vocals, Phil Washburn on guitar and vocals, Kim France on upright bass and vocals, Shane Crawford on mandolin and vocals, Lucas Moomaw on drums and Stewart Owens on fiddle.
“Lost Ridge Band includes a group of local boys that have been picking traditional, contemporary and original bluegrass together for nearly a decade,” said Mark Freed, folklorist at the Watauga Arts Council, which presents Concerts on the Lawn. “They have been regular performers in the summer Concerts series but haven’t performed for a couple years. We’re excited to have them back this summer.”
Well known for their high energy on stage, the Whitetop Mountain Band is a family-based band out of the Virginia mountains, performing old-time, country, bluegrass, ballads and gospel. The band recently performed at MerleFest.
Local favorites The Lost Ridge Band return to the Concerts on the Lawn series at the Jones House this Friday, September 11.
Two members of the Whitetop Mountain Band will perform at Concerts on the Lawn as the Whitetop Mountaineers—Martha Spencer and Jackson Cunningham. Spencer, who is serving as an instructor in the Arts Council’s Junior Appalachian Musicians program this year, plays the guitar, fiddle and banjo; sings and dances flat-foot style. Cunningham is also a singer and performs on mandolin and guitar.
Boone Acupuncture is the sponsor of this week’s performance. Concerts on the Lawn season sponsors are Alpine Storage, the Downtown Boone Development Association and Mast General Store.
The Concerts on the Lawn season, presented by the Watauga Arts Council, will continue through September 18. Concertgoers are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket.
For more information about Concerts on the Lawn, call the Watauga Arts Council at 828-264-1789 or click to www.watauga-arts.org.
Want To Go?
Date: Friday, September 11
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Jones House, downtown Boone
Cost: Free
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