| Date: | June 15, 2019 |
| Time: | 7:30 - 9:30 PM |
| Venue: | Floyd Country Store |
| Organizations: | Kenny & Amanda Smith |
| Cost: |
Advance Tickets: $12.00 Day of the Show: $15.00
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| Description: |
The Floyd Country Store presents Kenny & Amanda Smith in concert on Saturday, June 15, 2019. Winners of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s prestigious Emerging Artist of the Year award in 2003, the Kenny and Amanda Smith Band combines gutsy, heartfelt vocals, brilliant instrumental talents and a powerful, contemporary sense of song choice and arrangement into one of the most compelling new sounds in bluegrass today. A creation of the intensely personal musical and romantic connection between Kenny and Amanda, the band shares an all-too-rare sense of intimacy and cohesion where each musician feels an almost telepathic connection. Musicians call it being in the groove, where the group collectively accents each beat in precisely the same way. With Kenny leading the way on guitar, this band never has trouble finding the groove. Originally from Nine Mile, Indiana, Kenny is widely considered one of the most important and influential flatpicking-style guitarists of his generation. A two-time IBMA Guitarist of the Year award winner, his professional credits include six years with the popular Lonesome River Band and an exceptional solo CD, Studebaker, released on Sugar Hill Records in 1997. Kenny is in great demand at guitar workshops and master classes, teaching at the renowned Roanoke Bluegrass Weekend series and at guitar workshops at major events such as IBMA. He has just released a two-DVD instruction set on AcuTab Publications. Born in the small town of Davisville, West Virginia, Amanda grew up singing in church choirs and participating in talent contests at local fairs. “I always sang, my mom and dad said, even before I can remember,” she says. She started playing guitar in high school to accompany herself, and soon discovered bluegrass music through female artists such as Rhonda Vincent and Alison Krauss. Links: • http://www.kenny-amandasmith.com/ • https://www.facebook.com/kennyandamandasmith Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 the day of the show. To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/kenny-amanda-smith-live-2019-06-15. To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/BXlhKEN.jpg. For more information, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563. |