Live Stream and Live Concert with Dori Freeman and The Wildmans
Venue: Dogtown Roadhouse, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Dori Freeman, The Wildmans
Date: Saturday, January 9, 2021
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Donations appreciated

Description:
Dogtown Roadhouse presents Live Stream and Live Concert with Dori Freeman and Nick Falk with Eli and Victor from The Wildmans on Saturday, January 9, 2021.

Beloved local artists Dori Freeman, Nick Falk and Eli and Victor from The Wildmans are coming together on our stage for a night of music you won’t forget!

Dori Freeman’s was raised among a family of musicians in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the most authentic vocalists to emerge from the hills of southwestern Virginia in recent years,” she’s a bonafide Appalachian artist, while simultaneously shattering the archetype by empowering the characters in her songs with personal strength and homegrown wisdom. Through this process, she both defies and expands notions of what it means to be from the region.

Dori comes from a family rooted in art and tradition. Her grandfather is an artist and guitar player, and her father, a multi-instrumentalist and music instructor. While her style subscribes to no one genre, the influence of her Appalachian upbringing lies at the core of her music - heard especially in the lulling mountain drawl of her voice. She sings without affect and with striking clarity, delivering each song carefully and earnestly.

Dori's style was shaped by American Roots music: Bluegrass, Rhythm and Blues, and Old Country. Her early introduction to musicians like Doc Watson, The Louvin Brothers, and Peggy Lee have heavily influenced her modern yet timeless sound. Dori learned how to play the guitar at fifteen and began writing her own material a few years later, citing Rufus Wainwright and his haunting melodies and achingly honest lyrics as the spark that inspired her to pen her first song. Her songs often center on heartache and pining; unrequited and sometimes unconventional love common muses for her melodies and lyrics.

Links:

• http://www.dorifreeman.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/dorifreemanmusic
• https://www.instagram.com/dorifreeman/

The Wildmans, an acoustic string band hailing from the hills of Floyd, VA, in the heart of the Appalachian mountain music tradition, take inspiration from the old masters like Bill Monroe, Kenny Baker and Doc Watson, as well as many modern and non-traditional artists such as Chris Thile and Lake Street Dive.

With a base firmly in old-time roots music, The Wildmans push the genre boundaries with acoustic electric instruments and effects to create a bigger sound, with original jam vibes, modern classics and jazz standards, Bob Dylan and Tedeschi Trucks covers, all alongside favorite old time and original fiddle tunes.

The band has been performing regionally since 2011 and features the award winning talents of siblings Eli on mandolin and Aila on fiddle and vocals, joined by young banjo phenomenon Victor Furtado and backed up by bandmom Deb Wildman on bass. Highly skilled instrumentals and soulful vocals applied to traditional bluegrass tunes with a smattering of old time, blues, and jazz combine to create a fresh new sound, old tunes fueled by young spirit.

From campsite jamming at festivals and fiddler's conventions and classical music education comes the foundation for musical exploration that sets this group apart, taking the audience on a musical journey that reflects the growth and passion of these talented young musicians.

Links:

• http://www.thewildmans.net/
• https://www.facebook.com/TheWildmans

Join us for local music handcrafted right in front of you streaming live from the Dogtown Roadhouse stage. Customers can also enjoy the music live inside socially distanced and outside on the patio.

To view the Facebook Live stream, visit: https://www.facebook.com/DogtownRoadhouse/.

Tips are appreciated.

Masks are required if you are on your feet for any reason.

For more information on the event, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/3517750808346108/.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/39NK4WZ.jpg.

For more information, visit: http://www.dogtownroadhouse.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/DogtownRoadhouse or call 540-745-6836.

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