11TH ANNUAL “MUSIC ACROSS THE SOUND”
The incredible annual “Music Across the Sound” concert at the Mattamuskeet High School gym was a first for me and for my editor and friend Tim Nielsen, but it may very well be our last. Unfortunately this event, which began after Hurricane Isabel devastated Hyde County’s inland, is losing future funding from the State. Presented by the Hyde County Mainland & Ocracoke
Arts Committees, East Carolina Bank, Hyde County Government, Tideland Electric, Beaufort County Arts Council, and the North Carolina Arts Council, this concert was well worth the trip from Columbia. Featured, and in no particular order were: Molasses Creek, Joe Spencer, The Flatland Zingers, Ray-Gun-Ruby, Coleman Davis (one of our teen writers), Jamie Tunnell ( “bi-coastal” living on Ocracoke, the daughter of Tunnell Farm’s and bed & breakfast) , Gloria Burrus, Captain Rob, The Warp Riders, Sundae Horn, Ann Blythe Davis (our other teen writer and
The Flatland Zingers
author of the ”fungus" story) and Philip Howard. Coming all the way from Columbia, Tim and I stopped at Harrisons’ for dinner, and running a little late we found Mattamuskeet High School’s parking lot nearly packed. A greeter at the door welcomed us, and we took seats in front the house. The Flatland Zingers served as the warm-up before the headliners--Molasses Creek. The Zingers are traditional musicians that enjoy entertaining folks by performing lively acoustic string-band music while having fun!