Straight from the Crooked Road

Those who joined us this past Saturday night at the Virginia Historical Society for warm and wonderful performances by  Wayne Henderson & Helen White along with the Dixie Bee-Liners may still be sporting indelible smiles thanks to witnessing Wayne's mastery up close and hearing (maybe again) his delightful story of the day Billy Graham drove a limousine.  Or sharing in mom Melinda's pride as 15-year-old Danielle Sargent confidently filled Casey Henry's banjo slot with the Bee-Liners after only a brief green room rehearsal.  Here she is taking her victory bow with co-founder Buddy Woodward.  Thanks to Jennifer Guild and all the VHS crew for sharing their elegant space with us.  We hope to do more music there down the road.  Thanks to Bob Brown and Page Dowdy for the above photos.

You may have enjoyed Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at FloydFest this past summer...if you were left hungry for more, she graces the National this Thursday night.  She's a powerhouse.

 

The IBMA Awards handed out earlier this month saw last year's sweepers Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent take Vocal Group and the big one...Entertainer of the Year once again.   And I hear they blew the lid off the Ryman at the award show with their a cappella rendering of "Don't You Want To Go To Heaven."  If you've never supped from this duo's cup of soaring gospel harmony, your most pressing opportunity is this Friday as they make a return trip to Richmond's West End Assembly of God on Parham Road...thrills and chills guaranteed.

Our next JAMinc/In Your Ear Studio Concert promises to be another gem, as past MerleFest/Chris Austin songwriter winner Wil Maring and her duo partner Robert Bowlin join us on the eve of Halloween, Friday, October 30th.  They've toured Europe extensively and played the Opry.  Reservations only $15 in advance (no surcharges) and $20 at the door.   And we're happy to have our talented young friend Harper Speagle-Price, accompanied by her dad Terry and Barry Lawson on bass as musical appetizers. Harper's the former Mary Munford mandolin student who's now at Lucille Brown Middle School.  Come hear how far she's come.  Better not procrastinate on this one.

Lots more to come this fall...an embarrassment of riches, as they say.  Do pace yourself but catch as much as you can...the music matters.

(Bowlin & Maring photo from her Website)

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