From a press release:
Sheila Kay Adams, Carol Rifkin, Jeanette Queen at the White Horse, April 17
Three lifetimes of tradition and knowledge meet in the string band made up of nationally known performers Sheila Kay Adams, Carol Rifkin and Jeanette Queen. The trio make music with fiddle, banjo, guitar and footwork, with voices blending in sweet harmony or taking flight in soaring melody. All three are noted performers in their own right, and together they’re a concentrated package of talent, authenticity and fun.
Sheila Kay Adams is a seventh-generation ballad singer, storyteller and clawhammer banjo player born and raised in the Sodom Laurel community in Madison County, an area renowned for its unbroken tradition of unaccompanied ballad singing. Adams began performing in her teens, and has built a loyal and appreciative following through her frequent appearances at festivals, special events, music camps and workshops around the country and overseas. Her easy, natural storytelling style, sense of humor, and deep connection with her mountain song heritage have earned her a prestigious 2013 National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Carol Rifkin’s voice is familiar to WNCW listeners as a host of the long-running “This Old Porch” old-time music show. An authority on Appalachian music, she’s authored over 1,000 newspaper and magazine articles and has years of experience sharing traditional music, exploring the role of women in mountain music, teaching dance and getting people singing. In addition to being an early member of the Green Grass Cloggers, the multi-instrumentalist also performers with the band Paul’s Creek.
A member of the legendary Queen Family of Jackson County, NC, guitarist Jeanette Queen was one of eight children who grew up surrounded by music. She learned to play and sing as a member of the family band, and her powerful, clear voice carries the echo of generations of mountain musicians. Together with Adams and Rifkin, she embodies the the vital role that women have played in shaping and carrying Appalachian traditions.
Show begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 in advance/$18 at the doordoor
Tickets available online at
http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com
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