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Free March Music Concert with Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder and Blue Ridge Girls
Venue: New River Community College (Dublin), Dublin
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder, New River Community College Concert Series, The Blue Ridge Girls
Date: Saturday, March 11, 2023
Time: 6:00 PM - TBD
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free

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Description:
The New River Community College's Concert Series presents their Free March Music Concert with Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder and Blue Ridge Girls on Saturday, March 11, 2023 inside 117 Edwards Halls on the New River Community College's Dublin, VA campus.

New River Community College's Concert Series brings you a night of music featuring Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder and Blue Ridge Girls!

Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder are from Southwest Virginia and the group is composed primarily of young bluegrass musicians with mandolin player Adam McPeak at the helm since the age of 13.

Adam didn't have to look beyond the Blue Ridge Mountains of his home for the sound he was searching for, the rich blend of harmonies from his dad, Mike McPeak, also on rhythm guitar. Steve Chrisley lending his deep rich baritone and picking the five string banjo, as Marlon Dean saws out the fiddle breaks and plays twin and harmony fiddle with Nikki Wright, as she is putting out the rich and powerful vocals on both lead and harmony and David Chrisley holds them all together on the bass fiddle.

Links:

• http://www.adammcpeak.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Adam-McPeak-Mountain-Thunder-312089105277

The Blue Ridge Girls, like their name, invoke a picturesque simplicity with their take on traditional mountain music. The trio features Martha Spencer, Jamie Collins and Brett Morris.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/blueridgegirls

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

All are welcome.

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

The Concert Series events are held the second Saturday of each month, October through April at New River Community College, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.

New River Community College is located in a region rich in music that has been passed down through generations. Traditional music is as much source of pride for many area residents as it is a family legacy. Talented musicians - both instrumentally and vocally, crafters of musical instruments and those with a deep appreciation of the music gather monthly at the college for its jamborees.

Held since 1991 on the second Saturday of each month between October and April, the free music events have become a gathering of like-minded people who are interested in enjoying, preserving and perpetuating the great old-time and bluegrass music of their ancestors.

Twice a year, the club hosts paid concerts that bring bluegrass and country greats like Rhonda Vincent, Doyle Lawson, Dailey and Vincent, Gene Watson and Marty Stuart to the college. Many of these performers have made multiple appearances and drawn record-breaking crowds.

Ralph Stanley, Olen Gardner, Big Country Bluegrass, John Viers, Whitetop Mountain, The Adam Larkey Band and many others have also performed here and entertained thousands of local music fans.

Note: The club was originally named the New River Community College Fiddle, Banjo & Dance Club, but was changed to better reflect what the club brings to the community and include concerts outside the bluegrass and old time genres.

Links:

• https://www.nr.edu/concerts
• https://www.facebook.com/NRCCConcerts/

New River Community College's Dublin, VA campus is located at 5251 College Drive in Dublin, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.nr.edu/concerts/ or https://www.nr.edu/news/more.php?id=1660 or https://www.facebook.com/NRCCConcerts or call 540-674-3600 or email Tim Jones at tjones@nr.edu.