WNC Music Venues Alley Kats Tavern Waynesville 828.226.1657 Facebook.com/AlleyKatsTavern Balsam Mountain Inn and Restaurant Balsam 800.224.9498 • BalsamMountainInn.net BearWaters Brewing Waynesville 828.246.0602 BWBrewing.com Great Smoky Mountains Railroad Depot Bryson City 800.872.4681 • GSMR.com City Lights Café Sylva 828.587.2233 CityLightsCafe.com
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Filled with the musical attitudes of bluegrass, old-time country and early rockn-roll, the band is influenced as much by Bill Monroe as The Band, by Johnny Cash as The Grateful Dead. It’s about creating something bigger than yourself, about embracing the deep roots of mountain music and incorporating it into modern times, and sharing it with those family and friends you care about most. “It’s half heritage, half cutting edge,” said banjoist Joey Fortner. “It’s the culmination of the modern Appalachian mountains meeting the mountains of the old days. This area is the greatest place on Earth, and this music is deeply rooted in its history.” Alongside Fortner is Caleb Burress (vocals/acoustic guitar), Chance Kuehn (electric guitar/mandolin), Jeff Mendenhall (fiddle), Rick Shore (drums) and Zack Edwards (bass). Each member is a resident of Haywood County, each as passionate and determined to spread the serene sounds of a landscape that mesmerizes its inhabitants.
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Nantahala Brewing Bryson City 828.488.2337 • NantahalaBrewing.com Nantahala Outdoor Center Nantahala Gorge 888.905.7238 • NOC.com Nick and Nate’s Waynesville 828.452.0027 Facebook.com/Pages/Nick-and-Nates-ofWaynesville No Name Sports Pub Sylva 828.586.2750 • NoNameSportsPub.com Salty Dog’s Seafood and Grill Maggie Valley 828.926.9105 Facebook.com/Pages/Salty-Dogs-Seafoodand-Grill
Classic Wineseller Waynesville 828.452.6000 ClassicWineseller.com
Signature Brew Coffee Roasting Company Sylva 828.587.6300 Facebook.com/Pages/Signature-BrewCoffee-Roasting-Company
Colonial Theatre 53 Park Street Canton 828.235.2760 • CantonNC.com
Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts Franklin 828.524.1598 • GreatMountainMusic.com
Frog Level Brewing Waynesville 828.454.5664 • FrogLevelBrewing.com
Smoky Mountain Roasters Waynesville 828.452.1212 Facebook.com/SmokyMountainRoasters
Guadalupe Café Sylva 828.586.9877 GuadalupeCafe.com Harrah’s Cherokee Cherokee 828.497.7777 • HarrahsCherokee.com
t’s the sound of the ancient mountains, the unique people and rich culture of Southern Appalachia. It’s the sound of Soldier’s Heart.
Mulligan’s Bar & Grille Franklin 828.349.3183 • Mulligans-Bar.com
Maggie Valley Festival Grounds Maggie Valley 828.926.0866 MaggieValleyFestivalGrounds.org Maggie Valley Opry House Maggie Valley 828.648.7941 or 828.926.9336 RaymondFairchild.com
Soul Infusion Sylva 828.586.1717 • SoulInfusion.com Stompin’ Ground Maggie Valley 828.926.1288 Facebook.com/Pages/Stompin-Ground Tipping Point Brewing Waynesville 828.246.9230 • TippingPointTavern.com The Strand at 38 Main Waynesville 828.283.0079 • 38Main.com
Maggie Valley Rendezvous Maggie Valley 828.926.0201 • MaggieValleyHotel.com
Tuck’s Tap & Grille Cullowhee 828.293.5400 Facebook.com/Pages/Tucks-Tap-Grille
Mickey’s Pub Bryson City 828.488.9308 Facebook.com/Pages/Mickeys-Pub
Tuckasegee Tavern Bryson City 828.488.9880 • facebook.com/pages/tuckasegee-tavern
Mixers Bar and Nightclub Franklin 828.369.9211 • MixersBarandNightclub.com
Water’n Hole Waynesville 828.456.4750 • WaynesvilleWaternHole.com