Balsam Range and Mountain Highway in Concert
Venue: Little River Bluegrass Barn, Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Balsam Range, Mountain Highway
Date: Friday, November 15, 2019
Time: 7:00 - 11:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Admission: $35.00 Reserved Seating: $45.00 Premium Seating: $50.00

Description:
Little River Bluegrass Barn presents the 2018 IBMA Entertainer of the Year Balsam Range with opening act Mountain Highway in concert on Friday, November 15, 2019.

The 2018 International Bluegrass Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year, Balsam Range, has become one of the genre’s most award-winning acts. Since forming in 2007, the group has garnered 13 IBMA awards on the heels of 8 critically-acclaimed albums. Balsam Range has left audiences spellbound while headlining major festivals from coast-to-coast, selling out venues across the nation and in multiple appearances at the Grand Ole Opry.

The band collaborated with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra Ensemble to record two albums, the second of which, "Mountain Overture, debuted on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart at #5 and the Classical Crossover Chart at #6. Their previous outing, "Mountain Voodoo", debuted at #4 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums Chart and remained on that chart for 45 weeks. Three singles from that album reached #1 on the Bluegrass Today Chart, including “Blue Collar Dreams,” which spent three consecutive months at the top. The band most recently claimed the #1 radio chart spot with their single “The Girl Who Invented The Wheel.” In addition to winning Entertainer of the Year, Balsam Range vocalist Buddy Melton won IBMA’s Male Vocalist of the Year and bass player Tim Surrett won IBMA’s Bass Player of the Year in 2018.

The members of Balsam Range are extremely proud of their home of Haywood County, NC and invite you all to come visit their beautiful part of the country!

Links:

• https://www.balsamrange.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/balsamrange
• https://www.twitter.com/BalsamRange
• https://www.instagram.com/balsamrange/

Mountain Highway® is a young family band that thrills audiences with classic traditional bluegrass songs they sing in crisp, family harmony. With music originally performed by Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and others, their performances assure audiences the bluegrass music they love will live on for at least another generation. The four sibling singers play banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar, while their father plays upright bass.

The family’s musical journey began at a bluegrass festival in Galax, Virginia, where they picked up instruments for the first time. While attending HoustonFest, the kids visited an “Instrument Petting Zoo” hosted by the Blue Ridge Music Makers Guild. There, they learned about chords and spent hours getting acquainted with a guitar, banjo, fiddle, and mandolin. Within months, they were accepting invitations to perform regularly at area venues.

Nowadays, the family travels at least weekly to perform for audiences that love traditional bluegrass. Their favorite places to go require lots of travel on mountain roads, which is why they chose the name “Mountain Highway” for their group.

Performances in 2018 include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Fest in Denton, NC; HoustonFest in Galax, VA; Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Festival in Beaver Dam, KY; North Barton Grange Bluegrass Festival in Waverly, NY; WindGap Bluegrass Festival in Wind Gap, PA; several churches, and iconic bluegrass venues like The Floyd Country Store in Floyd, VA and The Earle Theatre in Mt. Airy, NC.

Links:

• https://mountainhighway.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Mountain.Highway
• https://www.twitter.com/MountainHighway
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxDHX9BS6OUESB44G7NUFpg/videos
• https://www.instagram.com/mountainhighwayband/

Tickets are $35.00 for general admission, $45.00 for reserved seating and $50.00 for premium seating.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://littleriverbluegrassbarn.com/event/balsam-range/?tickets_process=#buy-tickets.

General admission tickets are available while they last at Due South BBQ, Radford Travel Center, Riner Food Center and The Sportsman. For reserved seating, call 540-320-6145.

Doors open at 6:00 pm and show starts at 7:00 pm.

The Little River Bluegrass Barn is located at 7800 Little River Dam Road in Radford, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/v3fz3Vv.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://littleriverbluegrassbarn.com/event/balsam-range/ or https://www.facebook.com/littleriverbluegrassbarnweddings or call Nick McNeil 540-320-6145.

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