Musicians including Bob Byrd, Buz Cody, Ash Devine, John Ford, Dean Gates, Yves Giraud, Ron Greene and others gather to perform a benefit for Reconciliation House. The show takes place at Parkway Playhouse, on Tuesday, June 16.
Press release from event organizers:
A broad array of local professional and amateur musicians will perform at the Parkway Playhouse on Tuesday, June 16, 7-9pm, all proceeds to benefit Reconciliation House to support their mission of providing emergency and other assistance to neighbors in need in Yancey County. The theme of the concert is Hard Times, High Hopes, and Helping Hands: Celebrating the Everyday Working People of the Mountains, and features traditional, regional, folk, and popular genres and styles with various combinations of guitar, mandolin, banjo, harmonica, fiddle, bass, flute, and percussion accompaniment. The roster of performers includes Bob Byrd, Buz Cody, Ash Devine, John Ford, Dean Gates, Yves Giraud, Ron Greene, Elijah Gullak, Linda Jarvis, Deb Louis, Pete & Kim McWhirter, Smokey Joe Peoples, Ron & Minnie Powell, Susan Scoggins, Greg & Lucretia Speas, Cory Steinmetz, Kare Strong, David Wiseman, and Eric Witherspoon.
“We know that things are going to get tougher for working people and their families across the region before they get much better,“ commented Deborah Louis, who is managing the event and plays with the Micaville Jam on Saturday mornings. “This past winter was a hard one for a lot of our neighbors, and this is something we can do to create additional resources to help where help is needed.”
Tickets are @$10, general admission, now available at these locations:
• Parkway Playhouse: Box Office at 202 Green Mountain Drive, Burnsville, open 1-5pm Thurs-Sat; credit card purchases can be processed over the phone (828-682-4285) any time for mailing or will-hold.
• OOAK Gallery: On the Micaville Loop (where Rt 80S meets Rt 19E), open 10am-5:30pm 7 days a week. Home of the Micaville Jam, the hub of this concert’s musician network, Saturdays 10am-1pm, open to the public.
• PayPal.com: Send to drlouis@northmountains.org with note including address for mailing or will-hold instruction for pickup at Box Office on concert night.
If not sold out, tickets will be available at the door as well.
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