August 21-27, 2013
Renowned Western North Carolina bluegrass/gospel band Balsam Range received seven nominations for the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Awards. They are nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Album of the Year (Papertown) and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year (“Row • Chuck Spencer & Dylan Riddle, LOCAL, Rory Kelly’s Triple Threat and Brett Wilson will perform at No Name Sports Pub in Sylva. Spencer & Riddle will be Aug. 22, with LOCAL on Aug. 23, Kelly Aug. 24 and Wilson Aug. 25. All shows are free. 828.586.2750 or www.nonamesportspub.com. • Singer/songwriter Eric Hendrix will play at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Macon County Public Library in Franklin. Enjoy an evening of original, lyric and story driven melodies full of harmony and great energy. Free.
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• Strung Like A Horse plays at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Water’n Hole Bar and Grill in Waynesville. $3. 828.456.4750.
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• Relient K hits the stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, in the Central Plaza at Western Carolina University. Free. ledavis@wcu.edu or 828.227.3622. • Singer/songwriters Liz & AJ Nance will play at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at City Lights Café in Sylva. Free. 828.587.2233 or www.citylightscafe.com. • Bluesman Blind Lemon Phillips plays the Groovin’ on the Green concert series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at the Village Commons in Cashiers. The series is sponsored by the Greater Cashiers Area Merchants Association. The event is free and open to the public. www.cashiersvalley.com. • A mountain jam, DJ Jessi, and Sean Leonard tap into Frog Level Brewing
Company in Waynesville. The jam is on Aug. 22, DJ Jessi on Aug. 23, and Leonard Aug. 23. Free. 828.454.5664 or www.froglevelbrewing.com. • A benefit concert for the Black Mountain Home will be at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin. Donations of money and material items accepted. • Porch 40 will play the Concerts on the Creek concert series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at Bridge Park in Sylva. The series is sponsored by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Sylva and Jackson County Parks and Recreation. Free. 800.962.1911 or www.mountainlovers.com. • Blue Ridge Music Band will perform as part of the Friday Night Live concert series from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23, at the Highlands Town Square. Free. www.highlandschamber.org or 828.524.5841. • The Music in the Mountains concert series continues with The Barefoot Movement at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot in Bryson City. The group brings together Americana, jazz and modern rock. The free concert series brings together local residents, visitors and musicians for an evening of melodies and mountains. www.greatsmokies.com. • The Pickin’ On The Square summer concert series continues with oldies group Sundown at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the lower level town hall in Franklin. At 6:30 p.m. the stage is opened to anyone wanting to play a few songs. Free. 828.524.2516 or www.franklinnc.com/pickin.html.
Jazz guitarist plays Sylva Library Local jazz guitarist Chad Hallyburton will present a musical program at 7 p.m. Tuesday, August 27, at the Jackson County Public Library Complex in Sylva. Hallyburton has played guitar for more than 20 years. At the library concert, he will share some of his favorite songs, discuss the mechanics of improvisation, and share what goes on in the mind of an unaccompanied performer. This event is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Jackson County Public Library. Free. 828.586.2016. Donated photo
Balsam Range receives seven IBMA nominations
By Row”). They have two songs nominated for Song of the Year (“Any Old Road” and “Papertown”). Buddy Melton is nominated for Recorded Event of the Year for his collaboration on “What’ll I Do.” Balsam Range’s fourth album, Papertown, spent five consecutive months as the #1 album on the Bluegrass Unlimited National Bluegrass Survey. Additionally, Papertown has produced four #1 singles: “Any Old Road,” “I Could Do You Some Good,” “Born Ramblin’ Man,” and “Row By Row.” Founded in 2007, Balsam Range consists of five friends who’ve blended their unique individual experiences and backgrounds to form a distinct sound. Together, Tim Surrett, Buddy Melton, Darren Nicholson, Marc Pruett and Caleb Smith creatively blend bluegrass, folk, gospel and jazz into a an acoustic music experience. The band was honored with the 2011 IBMA Song of the Year Award for “Trains I Missed.” www.balsamrange.com.
Folk Festival returns to Lake Junaluska
Guitarist to play Bryson library porch
The 43rd annual Smoky Mountain Folk Festival will be Aug. 30-31 at the Stuart Auditorium at Lake Junaluska. Each night will feature open tent shows on the lawn at 5 p.m., with the main stage show from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Main show tickets are $12 at the door, $10 in advance, with children under 12 admitted free. Advance tickets can be purchased at the Haywood County Arts Council in Waynesville or the Bethea Welcome Center at Lake Junaluska. 828.452.1688 or 800.334.9036 or www.smokymountainfolkfestival.com.
Guitarist Jared “Blue” Smith will perform an evening of traditional music at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Smith will perform on the front porch of the library if the weather is good or in the library auditorium if it rains. Free. 828.488.3030 or www.fontanalib.org/brysoncity.
WCU music faculty to present showcase
Eve Haslam and Satin Steel Jazz perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at The Classic Wineseller in Waynesville. Haslam will be joined by Brian Felix (piano) and Zack Page (bass). The evening’s music will consist of Bossa Nova, original compositions, and jazz classics. Tickets are $39.99 per person plus tax and gratuity and include a four-course dinner. 828.452.6000 or info@classicwineseller.com.
Faculty musicians from Western Carolina University’s School of Music will kick off the fall semester with a Faculty Showcase concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 27, in the recital hall of WCU’s Coulter Building. In recognition of this year’s campus-wide interdisciplinary theme, “The 1960s: Take It All In,” the concert will begin with a performance featuring jazz arrangements of the John Lennon and Paul McCartney composition “Eleanor Rigby” and the traditional tune “Scarborough Fair.” Other performances will include Mario Gaetano presenting “Cortege, for solo timpani” by Steve Grimo; P. Bradley Ulrich with two movements on the piccolo trumpet of the “Concerto in e minor” by Francesco Maria Veracini; and clarinetist Shannon Thompson presenting Leo Weiner’s “Peregi Verbunk, Op. 40.” 828.227.7242.
Eve Haslam, Satin Steel Jazz to play Waynesville
Shake a leg at community dance
The Waynesville Community Dance will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at The Gateway Club ballroom, Waynesville. Dancing will include circle, square and contra dances. All dances will be walked through before dancing. No previous experience is necessary and no partner is required. $5 admission per person. www.dancewnc.com.
Stray Birds bring Americana folk to Stecoah
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On the beat
The Stray Birds will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at the Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center in Robbinsville. A pre-concert barbecue dinner will be available in the Schoolhouse Café, with a dinner option to eat with the band. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for students grades K-12. 828.479.3364 or www.stecoahvalleycenter.com.