Press release:
Groundbreaking vocalist Shemekia Copeland will headline the Brevard Blues N’ BBQ Festival in Brevard on Friday, June 1, 2018. Her latest album is the Grammy-nominated album, OUTSKIRTS OF LOVE. Copeland won the 2017 Living Blues Readers’ Award for Blues Artist Of The Year (Female), the same distinction she won the year before. She also took home the 2016 Blues Music Award (BMA) for Contemporary Blues Female Artist Of The Year. OUTSKIRTS OF LOVE won the BMA for Best Blues Album Of The Year.
With a voice that is alternately sultry, assertive and roaring, the three-time Grammy nominee’s wide-open vision of contemporary blues, roots and soul music showcases the evolution of a passionate artist with a modern musical and lyrical approach. Whether she’s belting out a raucous blues-rocker, firing up a blistering soul-shouter, bringing the spirit to a gospel-fueled R&B rave-up or digging deep down into a subtle, country-tinged ballad, Shemekia Copeland sounds like no one else. The prestigious UK publication The Blues says OUTSKIRTS OF LOVE is “a mature masterpiece of modern blues,” and named it their 2015 #1 Album Of The Year. Copeland will release her new album in late summer 2018.
Concert information is as follows:
Date: Friday, June 1, 2018
Event: Brevard Blues N’ BBQ Festival
Venue: Brevard Music Center – Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium
Address: 349 Andante Ln.
City: Brevard, NC
Phone: 828-862-2105
Showtime: TBA
Ticket price: $20-$45
Website: www.brevardbluesfestival.com
*See website for complete festival line-up and detailed ticket information
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