NRCC Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club March Concert ft. Bluegrass Kinsmen and The Crooked Road Ramblers
Venue: New River Community College (Dublin), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: New River Community College Concert Series, The Bluegrass Kinsmen, The Crooked Road Ramblers
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2019
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
The New River Community College Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club presents the Bluegrass Kinsmen and The Crooked Road Ramblers in concert on Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Edwards Hall, Room 117 located within the New River Community College's campus in Dublin, VA.
The Crooked Road Ramblers are an old-time band from Southwest Virginia, steeped in the traditional music of the Blue Ridge. They have played at the Carter Family Fold, the Wayne Henderson Festival, HoustonFest, The Floyd Country Store & many other venues across Virginia and North Carolina.
They have won 1st place in the old-time band category at the Ashe County, Alleghany County, Laurel Bloomery, Fries & Union Grove Fiddlers Convention in addition to a 2nd place finish at the Galax Fiddlers convention. They were also named the old time instrumental group of the year at the 2014 Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising.
Links:
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https://crookedroadramblers.com/•
https://www.facebook.com/crookedroadramblersThe Bluegrass Kinsmen are a bluegrass band based in Southwestern Virginia and have been around for over 40 years picking bluegrass. The band performs a variety of bluegrass songs, mostly traditional, but also some folk and gospel music.
"I've been associated with Ebby Jewell and The Bluegrass Kinsmen off and on for almost 30 years. Ebby Jewell is such a pioneer of Southwest Virginia's bluegrass musical heritage, not to mention one of the most talented people I know." -- Darrell Webb
Link:
https://www.facebook.com/bluegrasskinsmenAdmission is free and all are welcome. Donations will be accepted to help with travel expenses for the musicians.
Jamborees are held the second Saturday of each month, October through April at New River Community College's Dublin campus, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.
Doors open at 5:00 pm and the music starts at 6:00 pm.
To view the event flyer, visit:
https://i.imgur.com/lwCGxQ0.jpg.
For more information, visit
https://www.nr.edu/fiddle/ or call Tim Jones at 540-674-3683.