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Newport Jamboree: The Black Twig Pickers and Fort Vause
Venue: Newport Community Center, Newport
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Family Friendly
Cost:
Adults: $5.00 donation preferred Children 12 & Under: Free

Description:
The Newport Jamboree kicks off the 2013 season with bands The Black Twig Pickers and Fort Vause on Saturday, June 29th at the Newport Recreation Center.

Banjos and fiddles, boards and bones in hand, the Black Twig Pickers dove into a living tradition of old-time music that surrounds their homes in Southwest Virginia and never looked back. Both scholars of the regional sounds and advocates of an ecstatic and highly personal approach to the music, the Twigs hold down local dance and bar gigs, play all manner of celebrations and every so often, hit the road.

For more information, visit: http://www.blacktwigpickers.org/

Fort Vause is a collection of musicians based in Montgomery County, Virginia, that performs in a variety of configurations. Depending on how they divide up, the band can play bluegrass, old time, gospel, traditional country and even what some folks call folk music. The options range from duos to a gospel quartet to the seven member big band.

For more information, visit: http://www.myspace.com/fortvause

The local Ruritan chapter will be selling concessions including hot dogs, popcorn and drinks and be sure to bring a lawn chair.

We will ask for a $5.00 donation from each adult to cover the bands and park fee. Kids under 12 get in free.

Rain or shine! Invite your friends and neighbors!

The Village of Newport Ruritan Park is conveniently located 1.4 miles down route 42--keep your eyes peeled for the signs off of 460 West.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Newport-Jamboree/329510825817