Free Bluegrass and Old-Time Concert with Zephyr Lightning Bolts and Mountain Breeze
Venue: New River Community College (Dublin), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Mountain Breeze, New River Community College Concert Series, Zephyr Lightning Bolts
Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

Description:
New River Community College's Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club brings you a night of bluegrass and old-time music featuring Zephyr Lightning Bolts and Mountain Breeze Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 117 Edwards Hall at New River Community College's Dublin, VA campus

Founded about 18 years ago, the “Zephyr Lightning Bolts” have enjoyed performing around the areas of Northwest North Carolina and Southwest Virginia. Steve Bowen is the bass player. His wife, Diane plays clawhammer banjo, and their son, Jacob Bowen is the fiddler. Friend, Chester McMillian is the guitarist. The band has reconfigured over the years with several guitarists, but now has a strong musician in Chester.

A somewhat unique feature of the band is that all the four musicians contribute to the vocals. Originally the Bowens lived in the small Surry County Community of Zephyr (Hence the Band’s name), but about eight years ago, they moved across the Mitchell River into the Wilkes County Community of Pleasant Ridge, Steve’s Homeplace.

Links:

• http://www.zephyrlightningbolts.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ZephyrLightningBoltsOldTimeBand

Mountain Breeze is a band from the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia. The group, started by Reid Hiatt, plays a variety of old-time and bluegrass music.

Members include Reid Hiatt, guitar, mandolin and vocals; Brad Hiatt, bass; Billy Hawks, fiddle; and Danny Boyd, banjo and vocals. Hawks and Brad Hiatt perform with Mickey Galyean and Cullen’s Bridge, and last year had a number one hit on bluegrass charts.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Mountain-Breeze-131506540379824

Doors open at 5:00 pm and the music starts at 6:00 pm.

Admission is free. Donations will be accepted to help with travel expenses for the musicians.

All are welcome.

Jamborees are held the second Saturday of each month through April at NRCC, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.

For more information, visit: https://www.nr.edu/news/more.php?id=1305 or https://www.nr.edu/fiddle/ or call Tim Jones at 540-674-3683.

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