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Five Concert with Nathan Bowles Trio, Skylar Gudasz, Eight Point Star, A. Talmage & Bob Canter
Venue: Odd Fellows Building Lodge #20 (Wilson Avenue, Blacksburg), Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Eight Point Star, Nathan Bowles
Date: Friday, June 21, 2019
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
$10.00 Suggested Donation

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Description:
Enjoy a night of music with Nathan Bowles Trio, Skylar Gudasz, Eight Point Star, A. Talmage and Bob Canter in concert on Friday, June 21, 2019 at Odd Fellows Building Lodge #20 on Wilson Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.

Expect atmospheric journeys and spirit-raising new sounds in the lovely and venerable Odd Fellows Lodge #20.

Nathan Bowles is a multi-instrumentalist musician and teacher living in the mountains of southwestern Virginia. His work, both as an accomplished solo artist and as a sought-after ensemble player, explores the rugged country between the poles of Appalachian old-time traditions and ecstatic, minimalist drone. Although his recent solo recordings prominently feature his virtuosic banjo, Bowles is also widely recognized as a drummer, and he considers himself first and foremost a percussionist, with banjo as a natural extension of his percussive practice.

He and his bandmates in the popular and critically acclaimed old-time group the Black Twig Pickers steep themselves in local traditions of Appalachian folk music and dance, very much a vital part of cultural life in the region. As a member of the long-running improvisational drone outfit Pelt, Bowles focuses on the various sonic possibilities inherent in struck and bowed percussion—metal, wood, skin, or otherwise. When playing by his lonesome under his birthname, he prefers either minimal and hyper-nuanced percussive drone or tranced-out solo clawhammer banjo. Bowles has also recorded, collaborated, and performed with Steve Gunn, Jack Rose, Hiss Golden Messenger, Black Dirt Oak, Scott Verrastro, Pigeons, Spiral Joy Band, and others.

Links:

• http://www.nathanbowles.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/nathanbowlesmusic
• https://www.twitter.com/spiralgalaxies

Eight Point Star is a New River Valley-Roanoke collective gathered around old-time and improvisational fiddler Mike Gangloff and bluesy fingerstyle guitarist Matt Peyton that draws on traditional and international roots to create a sound all their own.

With hardanger fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, banjos, gongs, singing bowls and lots more, this is a mostly acoustic sound, but with Matt's theremin and other electronics occasionally rising to the surface sometimes from the Golden Age jazz or Great American Songbook classics that Cara grew up singing, sometimes from the urgent, raw blues that Matt has pursued and sometimes from pure, free improvisation aimed at creating an in-the-moment symphony. This is extended Appalachian music with a story of its own to tell.

Solid, bluesy fingerstyle guitar and soaring, scratchy hardanger fiddle combine for duo explorations; a search for beauty.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Eight-Point-Star-Band-2115905332014152/

A. Talmage: The long-awaited return to public performance for the Adam and Slade duo, with a new focus on Adam's singing and songwriting; cinema of the ear.

Bob Canter: A flood of songs that has overflowed the banks and need to be heard.

A suggested donation of $10.00 is requested. The donation goes to musicians, upkeep and improvements for the Oddfellows Lodge and is very much appreciated. There also will be recordings and T-shirts and such for sale.

Doors are at 7:00 pm, music starts promptly at 7:30 pm.

Parking at Odd Fellows is limited and should be used for those with mobility issues. There are many parking options nearby including the lots behind the Cellar.

The Odd Fellows Building Lodge #20 is located at 199 Wilson Avenue in Blacksburg, VA.

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

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/681110252343820/.