The summer concerts are free, usually excellent music, and there's at least one vendor who sells some kind of food before it starts.
Whether you sit on a blanket or bring one of those fabulous folding chairs, it's warm, twilight goes on for hours, and you may meet a friend or two. Parking is limited, but if you can walk a block, not impossible. (Incidentally, the lake is on the other side of the blue tented stage.)
Here's the lineup for this summer!
Beginning June 20, every Thursday evening from
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. on beautiful Lake Tomahawk, we'll offer an awesome evening of entertainment.
June 20 Kellin Watson.
A
nationally-touring singer-songwriter, whose award-winning sound blends
elements of blues, pop, folk, and soul, Kellin hails from Asheville.
Drawing on her Appalachian roots, she brings both power and rawness to
her music. Hedrick Industries is the sole sponsor of this show.
June 27 Mipso.
Rooted in the music of North Carolina's mountains and Piedmont,
Chapel Hill-based Mipso gives these traditional influences a distinctly
modern twist. With an old-school combination of fiddle, mandolin, bass,
guitar, and four voices in close harmony, Mipso's Jacob, Wood, Joseph,
and Libby mix bluegrass ingredients with a healthy dose of 21st century
energy.
July 11 Citizen Band Radio.
Citizens
Band Radio is not a nostalgia band - they are the good ole days. With
pedal steel guitars, mandolin and drums, harnessed together they light
up the night with powerful harmonies, homegrown tunes, and positivity.
CBR is a good time band, and they are serious about it - serious about
making their fans happy, keeping them smiling, dancing, moving!
July 18 Barefoot Movement.
The
Barefoot Movement is a quartet of immensely talented musicians from
North & South Carolina and Tennessee whose music successfully melds
Americana influences with the invigoration of acoustic modern rock and
jazz. Their sound simultaneously captures the rustic beauty of old
Southern front porch Bluegrass improvisation while being immediately
accessible to the modern era.
July 25 Packway Handle Band.
This
alternative bluegrass band emerged from the music scene in Athens, GA,
finding national acclaim first as finalists at the Telluride bluegrass
competition in 2002 and 2003, then taking 2nd place in 2004. In early
2006 the band went on the road full time, wowing audiences across the
country with close 4-part harmonies and their dance around two
tightly-spaced condenser mics. Thought provoking songwriting, clever
choice and arrangement of bluegrass traditionals, and totally unexpected
(even totally inappropriate) covers, are all delivered with a crackling
energy.
August 1 Cedric Burnside Project.
Cedric
Burnside is the grandson of North Mississippi blues legend R.L.
Burnside. He is the winner of the Blues Music Awards "Best New Artist
Debut" for the record: 'The Two Man Wrecking Crew' in 2009 and "Drummer
of the Year" in 2010. After many successful years of touring the world
with Lightnin' Malcolm as 'the Juke Joint Duo', Cedric has started a new
band: The Cedric Burnside Project. His first debut album 'The Way I am'
is coming soon, and he is touring the country bringing you new,
original foot-stomping hill-country blues music.
August 8 A Social Function.
Based
out of Asheville, this popular Top 40 and dance band has entertained
thousands and traveled all over the southeast, becoming one of the most
sought after party bands.
August 15 Swayback Sisters.
An
all-female, close harmony trio based out of Asheville, NC, the Swayback
Sisters specialize in old-school country soul, Appalachian-style folk
ballads, and dirty acoustic blues. Drawing heavily on the music that
came before, and they pay loving homage to musicians such as Memphis
Minnie, Ola Belle Reed, and Bessie Smith, to name a few. Their shows
bridge the past with the future, with one foot firmly planted in the
here and now.
For more information, please contact
Deanna Stone (828) 669-8610
deanna.stone@townofblackmountain.org
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