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The Gina Clowes Project in Concert
Venue: Pine Tavern Restaurant, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Gina Clowes, Mike Mitchell Band
Date: Saturday, June 30, 2018
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $10.00

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Description:
The Floyd Music School presents The Gina Clowes Project in concert on Saturday, June 30, 2018 at the Pine Tavern Restaurant.

Gina Clowes will be joined by her sister, Malia Furtado, on fiddle and Chris Luquette (2013 IBMA Momentum Award winner and guitarist for the Grammy nominated Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen band) on guitar. Mike Mitchell will perform a solo set to open the show.

Gina Clowes’ innovative and unique musicianship and songwriting, although based in traditional music modalities, breaks free from the assumed constructs and makes a new musical statement that's influenced by emotion, is played with the highest skill, and expresses an enormous verve and vitality.

With an intent to use the banjo as a medium of personal expression, Clowes moves through varied modes of musical treatments. Although she's known mainly known for her work as the banjo player for Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, she has a long history with her banjo. Born and raised in Front Royal, Virginia, Gina began touring up and down the east coast in her tween years with her siblings, earning countless ribbons from fiddlers conventions, a strong reputation in the regional bluegrass scene, and a stamp from Bluegrass Today as “absurdly talented”. She later played in a number of regional acts (Blue Light Special, New Girls Nite Out, On the Run, Bud’s Collective) and has made her international touring exposure with Chris Jones and the Night Drivers soon after joining the group.

She is sought after as a teacher privately and at camps across the country. Her new album, True Colors, was released in September 2017 and debuted at #13 on Bluegrass Billboard Charts. Gina was featured on the cover of Banjo Newsletter in the December 2017 issue, along with her original tune "Saylor's Creek".

Links:

• http://www.ginaclowesbanjo.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/banjogina

Mike Mitchell is a singer and songwriter from Floyd, VA specializing in the fiddle and violin. Mike plays traditional and contemporary bluegrass music in the southwest Virginia area.

With his effortless vocals, distinctive songwriting, and instrumental prowess, Mike continues to capture audiences and carve out his own place in bluegrass.

Educated at the Western Conservatory of Music in Ontario, Canada, Mike Mitchell began playing the violin at the age of five. His passion for music led him to a string performance major at Youngstown State University, and more than 10 years of national touring with rock and acoustic ensembles.

Aditionally, Mike performs with the acclaimed mountain music group, Blue Moonshine, and Floyd Time.

Links:

• http://www.mikemitchellmusic.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/mikemitchellbandpage
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ5ECaC6dSC7_pgie85GbVw
• https://www.instagram.com/mike_mitchell_music/

Tickets are $10.00 at the door.

Doors open at 7:00 pm and the music starts at 8:00 pm.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/bQvgtKV.jpg.

For more information on the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/208005829938187/.

For more information on The Pine Tavern, visit: http://www.thepinetavern.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/historicpinetavern or call 540-745-4482.