Sun 8/30 Montana Slim String Band at Town Pump Tavern

Sunday August 30

Montana Slim String Band

at Town Pump Tavern

8:30pm

Montana Slim String Band is an emerging newgrass string band from San Francisco. Combining diverse musical backgrounds and influences, they have succeeded in creating a sound all their own. Built upon invigorating live performances, peppered with dueling melodic fiddle, mandolin and acoustic guitar improvisation, Montana Slim will have the dance floor swaying. Passionate vocal harmonies, reflective lyrical tales, and solid foundational bass rhythms can all be found in Montana Slim's original youthful interpretation of bluegrass.


The original Montana Slim outfit began in the summer of 2006 with the completion of their debut EP which was produced by Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips. Montana Slim has since evolved into a high energy four-piece string band, and has just finished recording their first full length LP, to be released in March 2009. They will venturing into new territories in the spring and summer to promote the record.

http://www.myspace.com/montanaslimmusic

Sat 8/29 Bluestopia at Town Pump Tavern

Saturday Aug 29
Bluestopia Highway
at Town Pump Tavern
9pm

What is Bluestopia?
Bluestopia is a place, way back in your mind, where Blues, R&B and Rock and Roll all come together to share their roots. Bluestopia Highway is the medium to take you there.

Bluestopia Highway is a rocking blues band, playing high powered, fast moving blues and R&B and rock and roll covers and originals. If you can't dance to Bluestopia Highway then you just can't dance! Bluestopia Highway is a band to have fun with.
BLUESTOPIA HIGHWAY in existence since 2007, founded by lead vocalist Maria Lieteau. Bluestopia Highway comes at you with a strong driving rhythm and powerful lead vocals.

Add to that, the popping sound of Joey D' Bass player on bass guitar and the super serious sound of Joel "Crispy Cat” Schantz on lead guitar. Mix in a little "Fast Fingers" Kevin Scala tickling the ivories and Albert "Sticks” Norris " Beating out that beat, with his syncopated rhythm and the rap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap on the drums". Now you have Bluestopia Highway.

http://www.myspace.com/bluestopiahighway
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Sat 8/29 Now You See Them at White Horse Black Mountain

Saturday August 29

Now You See Them

at White Horse Black Mountain

8pm

Now You See Them is a three piece acoustic folk, indie band all originally from western Pennsylvania. It wasn’t until the three of them were living in New York City that they met each other. Time passed and fate intervened and they decided to travel the world together. They each saved $1,000 and headed off to Hawaii.

There, they worked hard in restaurants and coffee shops and were able get their bank accounts back up to a thousand dollars. They moved to Sydney, Australia. Again, picking up odd jobs to save travel money, they decided to put a positive use to their individual music talents…Now You See Them was born!

They played bars and clubs all around Sydney until, one at a time, immigration discovered them playing music and making money without the proper papers. They were all deported.
The next stop for them was Asheville, NC. Throughout their travels, strangers were approaching them saying that their sound belonged in Asheville. The strangers were right! With a stronger commitment to the band, and a newfound faith that this is exactly what they are supposed to be doing they’ve been playing their music just about anywhere to anyone who will listen.

Often described as a breath-of-fresh-air, NYST conveys an upbeat and beautiful sound…live, they supply an endless amount of fun and energy that transfers to everyone around…diving further into their music reveals slow burning lyrics that take shape, evolve, and become more personal with every listen. Sporting unique instrumentation while delivering beautiful harmonies, they’ve quickly turned their fan base from a few errant bar stragglers to perpetually packed houses.

Constantly writing new songs while arranging creative covers, NYST is trying desperately to be part of the wave of coming change in culture and music. Most likely due to their blue-collar backgrounds, the band members have a firm grasp on the struggles and victories of the middle class, and much like traditional American folk and oldies, the root of NYST’s music is in spiritual growth through life experience while appealing to the everyman’s constant search for quality of life.

http://www.reverbnation.com/nowyouseethem
http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/

Sat 8/29 Paul Edelman at Beacon Pub

Saturday August 29

Paul Edelman and the Jangling Sparrows

at Beacon Pub

8pm

Paul Edelman and The Jangling Sparrows feature roots rock and Americana at its finest: songs about cars, trains, road trips, and the Civil War, with hooks and melodies that haunt you like a housecat's eyes.

Paul Edelman originally came out of the Philly music scene. Paul was a Boxcar, a Butcher Holler Boy and lead guitar for Naked Omaha, three of the hottest tickets in town, simultaneously.Sharing bills with Big Sandy, Marah, Drive by Truckers, The Bottlerockets, The Sadies, Niko Case Edelman and his various bands developed a strong regional following.It was no surprise then when Paul busted out on his own with the Jangling Sparrows, he was selling out the World Cafe and sharing bills with James McMurtry, Robert Earl Keen and Langhorn Slim.

Since relocating to the Blue Ridge Mountains The jangling Sparrow's heavy hitting songwriting has already been met with an outstanding reception at some of the most respected venues in the area and radio in the region.

Fri 8/28 Every Mothers Dream at White Horse Black Mtn

Friday August 28
Every Mothers Dream
w/The Brilliant Inventions
8pm

Asheville folk rockers, Every Mother’s Dream release their new recording, Submarine at White Horse Black Mountain. Every Mothers Dream is rooted in the music of Jay and Mandy Carter of Black Mountain North Carolina. Amiee Sullivan will be joining them on sax and Rhodes piano, and Trevor Stoia will be bringing the noise with his upright bass for this special event.

Atlanta pop duo, The Brilliant Inventions (featuring Josh Lamkin and Eliot Bronson) will open the show.

Every Mother's Dream is a flexible ensemble shifting lineups and genres to create an ever-changing (and ever pleasing) blend of fresh music which defies pigeon-holing. Submarine, their second recording as a full band, showcases the band's heavier folk rock side along with its pop sensibility.

Since forming in 2005, Asheville's Every Mother's Dream has gained respect in the regional music community with their own fresh brand of roots music inspired by a blend of folk, funk, rock & roll, country, pop, and jazz musicians – a little something for everyone. The band's front duo, Jay Kaiser and Mandy Carter, bring intelligent and inspiring songwriting to a mix of impeccable acoustic guitar work, sweet vocal harmonies, and a tasty rhythm section.

Opening for EMD will be The Brilliant Inventions featuring Eliot Bronson and Josh Lamkin. Asheville and Black Mountain area music fans will remember Josh Lamkin as a central figure in the Asheville singer-songwriter scene for before he relocated to Atlanta where he teamed up with Bronson for the successful duo Brilliant Inventions.

About the new recording from Every Mothers Dream:
Every Mother’s Dream’s new release, Submarine, goes deep. While maintaining the folk rock band’s typical pattern of harmony-based, genre-mixing tunes, it dives into a heavier “pop rock with a cause” sound reminiscent of 1970’s singer songwriters. EMD’s vocal harmonies beg the listener to sing along, and the messages shared in their lyrics are easy to access and to connect to our lives. Songwriters Jay Kaiser and Mandy Carter address some pressing issues of the day without being overtly activist or preachy.

“Jay and I really tried to write specifically for this record. Once we had a couple of tunes to get started, we committed to making Submarine a more cohesive project than our last release which ended up bouncing around everywhere – so much that we had to title it, “Big Blend”. There has been so much interesting transition in the world in the last couple of years – both unsettling and hopeful – that we were flooded with reasons to write songs.


More about the band:
Jay Kaiser and Mandy Carter have been making music as a pair since 2001. Jay, who was trained in classical guitar at the University of Illinois, moved to Asheville to join a local rock band where Mandy was fresh on the singer/songwriter scene. Noticing the matching stickers on one another's guitar cases, the two found musical common ground. Jay and Mandy formed a duo and begin performing their own brand of alternative folk music around the region, blending Jay's fave's,60's rock and 50's jazz and Mandy's influence from more contemporary female folksters.In 2005, the band became EMD and grew to include Jeff Dewhirst/drums, Joe Bruno/bass, and as an occasional treat, Aimee Sullivan/sax.


Tickets: $8 at the door.


http://www.myspace.com/bigblend
http://www.everymothersdream.com/

http://www.thebrilliantinventions.com/
http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/

Fri 8/28 Woody Pines at Pisgah Brewing

Friday Aug 28
Woody Pines
at Pisgah Brewing
8pm

"How many artists, besides the late Johnny Cash, open with a prison song? Roots and blues musician Woody Pines probably found himself in an exclusive club when he started off a recent Orange Peel set with the song “99 Years.” The thing about Pines (whose band borrows its front man’s stage name) is that he’s such a consummate player, such an upbeat personality, that not only can he get away with such a stunt, he can turn the concept of hard time into party time. (All things considered, that style could well be prime for a resurgence.) Pines, when he’s not logging tour miles (and he tours near-constantly: His MySpace page boasts that “He left home with his guitar on his back and made it through 49 states before he was 19.") can often be found busking around downtown Asheville.

He brings that low-key street corner style of performance to his stage show, but with all the polish and seasoned professionalism of a tour-bus-and-green-room rock stardom. If Pines’ elegantly-disheveled fedora and vintage resonator guitar don’t set the mood (both are strongly suggestive of the musician’s mix of ragtime, country blues and lightning-speed folk), the backing band does the trick. Sometimes known as The Lonesome Two (standup bassist Zack Pozebanchuk and kit-drummer Rennie Elliot), the band was expanded for the opening slot at the Orange Peel—a local showcase—with the addition of Pisgah Forest fiddler Darrin Gentry and New Orleans multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nealand. Nealand’s accordion provided plenty of gypsy-eque ambiance, but it was her fiery turns on tenor sax—especially on a Depression-era number—that elevated the Woody Pines set to the next level.

Nealand, with recently cropped hair, looks like Bob Dylan’s love child and plays like an all-state band champ who took to hopping trains and frequenting speakeasies. In fact, every member of Woody Pines seems storied and steeped in the best of Americana (the culture, not the alt-country musical genre). While some classical training is likely, these musicians ooze authenticity and passion with each note. Crackerjack musicianship goes a long way toward a band’s greatness, but showmanship seals the deal. Pines, on stage, is an old soul and natural performer, unabashed on kazoo, easily engaging the audience ("Let us be the first band to play you your first Halloween song of the year,” he said—this was a January concert—before launching into spooky Appalachian tune “Red Rocking Chair"), and even managing to pull off a sing-along. A feat for any band; monumental for an opener. -Alli Marshall, Mountain Xpress

www.myspace.com/woodypines

Fri 8/28 Phuncle Sam at Beacon Pub

Fri 8/28
Phuncle Sam
at Town Pump
8:30pm

http://www.phunclesam.com/
www.beaconpub.info


Since their formation in October of 2004, Asheville NC based, Phuncle Sam has been firmly rooted in musical exploration. Phuncle Sam is Asheville's own Improv~ Americana, Dead~Centric "jam band" Over three years of intense jamming and rehearsing finds Phuncle Sam with an ever-expanding body of original music. The band will also serve up quintessential interpretations of Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead and many others.Phuncle Sam is known to play concert/ parties that last all night; such as Asheville’s "after~show" shows for Ratdog, Moe, Widespread Panic and Darkstar Orchestra fans.The band has played local venues as the Westville Pub, Stella Blue, the Emerald Lounge and The Town Pump in Black Mountain and festival venues such as The Harvest Bash in Mars Hill and The Pig Pull at Deerfields.Phuncle Sam has also worked with the Traveling Bonfires For Peace playing in Asheville’s Pritchard park many times and also playing acoustic shows in smaller venues such as Malliprop’s bookstore and Rosetta’s Kitchen..

Thu 8/27 Aaron Lafalce at Beacon Pub

Thursday Aug27
Aaron Lafalce
at Beacon Pub
9pm

Born in 1983. A baritone vocalist/songwriter from Asheville, NC and named after the King of Rock & Roll. He was born on the birthday of his writing hero, Billy Joel. Aaron learned to play in his early teens by taking the bus to the local music store where he could practice on the floor models in absence of an instrument at home. At this time, he also began writing songs. Local Producer/Grammy Winner Eddie Swann took notice and mentored Aaron on writing and working in the studio. In high school, he enhanced his ear being a Classical Bass vocalist, which allowed him to perform at Carnegie Hall in the spring of 2000.

The following year, Aaron was gigging Asheville’s club scene and playing
festivals, churches, restaurants, hotels, and street corners. Over the next few years, he expanded to Atlanta, Greenville, Knoxville, Johnson City, and Columbia.

In both 2006 and 2007 Aaron was invited to jam for a week in the British Virgin Islands. Since 2004 he’s maintained 150 + dates a year. 2008 marked the released of his first album featuring 7 original songs and his multi-instrumentalist skills. His writing influences come from Billy
Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers. “FABULOUS” is available on iTunes, CDBABY.com, and at the live shows. The songs are an eclectic mix of Aaron’s pop/rock style with clever chord progressions and commercial hooks. Currently he’s preparing the next album, playing regularly, and working part-time as a DJ on two of the hottest radio stations in Asheville

www.beaconpub.info
http://www.aaronlafalce.com/

Thu 8/27 The Humbuckers at Town Pump Tavern

Thursday Aug 27
The Humbuckers
at Town Pump Tavern
8:30pm

Humbuckers never finished what they started in 1997. After only playing 4 shows in 3 months, The Original Humbuckers called it quits after that last "Be Here Now" gig in Asheville. Now, with time served, The Humbuckers are slowly but surely putting together a few “ 3 min - 3 chord” songs influenced by the likes of Petty, Young , Parsons , Westerburg & Williams ( Hank and Matthew ) . West Virginia native - Singer/Songwriter Rudy Colombo - ( Asheville bands- The Gypsy Moths , NC Rail & Billy The Six ) has come out of his 11 year hibernation and is writing some new songs and re-writing some old ones. The Humbuckers were re-formed in late April of 2008

The Humbuckers emerged from Asheville, NC., with a serious knack for harmonies, pop hooks and stylistically diverse, feel-good folk, country -rock 'n' roll. Led by singer songwriter Rudy Colombo along with Stacy Moore on guitar, Scott “Junior” Murray on pedal steel, Scott Benson on bass and David Cohen on drums, the group made its first Orange Peel appearance JAN 10th to promote their "Meet The Humbuckers " EP. (Full-length release set for JUNE 2009)

www.myspace.com/rudyandthehumbuckers
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Thu 8/27 The LazyBirds at Pisgah Brewing

Thursday Aug 27
The LazyBirds
at Pisgah Brewing
7pm

www.pisgahbrewing.com
www.lazybirds.net

Billing themselves as a country, blues and jazz quintet, the Lazybirds have distinguished themselves with High County audiences throughout the last decade by playing real down-home roots music that brings together the best sounds from the American musical traditions of the first half of the 20th century.

From the original country music of the Carter Family and Hank Williams to the blues of Mississippi John Hurt and Big Bill Broonzy and the jazz of electric guitar innovator Charlie Christian, the Lazybirds are well versed in the bedrock of Americana. The band has also added a number of fiddle tunes to their extensive repertoire, even veering into Russian folk songs on occasion.

Story by David Brewer High Country Press

Wed 8/26 Tim Marsh at Straightaway Cafe

Wednesday Aug 26

Tim Marsh
at Straightaway Cafe
6pm

http://www.timmarshmusic.com/


Tim Marsh of the bands Chalwa, Wiseapple, and Get Lost will perform from 6pm til 9pm at the new Straightaway Cafe. Straightaway Cafe is located less than 6 miles south of downtown Black Mountain on Highway 9.

Tim Marsh grew up outside Trenton, NJ where he began playing guitar and singing around the age of 14. With interests in both acoustic and electric music, Marsh began writing his own music while simultaneously learning to play from his own influences. Marsh began performing in high school with his lifelong friend and music cohort Darrell Muller, now of Old School Freight Train fame. The two formed an acoustic duo known as Azure Calm before plugging in to form the rock band Little Gimmick. The acoustic Azure Calm eventually evolved into the psychedelic rock band Grass Dance with the addition of drummer Michael Keating. This band made the jump from New Jersey to Boone, North Carolina. After graduating from Appalachian State University in 2000 with a BS in psychology, Marsh traveled for a while before returning to Boone to revive Wiseapple, an earlier bluegrass project. This band along with the funk and soul band Get Lost remain Marsh's foremost projects.

Sat 8/22 Firefly Revival at White Horse Black Mountain

Saturday August 22

Firefly Revival

at White Horse Black Mountain

8pm

Firefly Revival was a refreshing surprise when they visited White Horse on July 4th. A unique melding of traditions with new material featuring guitar, fiddle, and bass....and the lovely sounds of the full-sized classical harp.

The Firefly Revival features Anna Bauman-Smith and Jane Edens(formerly of The Barrel House Mamas) on fiddle and guitar respectively, Eliza Sydney on concert harp and Michael Olivier on bass.

Tickets only 8.00

http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/

Sat 8/22 Juliana Finch and the Noonday Drunks at Town Pump Tavern

Sat 8/11

Juliana Finch at the Noonday Drunks

at Town Pump Tavern

8:30pm

Juliana Finch was raised in the South, in an Italian-American family, listening to Irish music. Her songwriting style reflects that bizarre cocktail.


She has most recently been compared to Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Natalie Merchant, which flatters her and never fails to make her want to keep it up.

"When she sings, her voice emerging in a hail of whispers and bellows, Juliana Finch shines. As with a lot of young singer/songwriters, much of Finch's music delves into that well-explored territory of heartbreak, falling for someone new, and those other turmoils de amor.
However, unlike a great many such musicians, Finch employs a diverse set of dramatic lenses for spotlighting these well-worn subjects. "
-- Steve Shanafelt, Mountain Express.



http://www.julianafinch.com/


www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Sat 8/22 Unity Village at The Watershed

Saturday Aug 22

Unity Village

at The Watershed

9pm

Formed in early 2009, Unity Village is a unique blending of talent, experience, and shared musical goals. Founding members Mark Lynch, Hamilton Wheeler, and Tom Henderson would seem an unlikely trio at first glance, but it is their diversity that creates the magic... Unity Village performs a mix of Classic, Modern, and Eclectic Rock Covers which are designed to get listeners on their feet and dancing.





http://www.myspace.com/unityvillage

Mark Lynch is a "seasoned" musician, in most senses of the word, having played guitar, bass, and keyboards in numerous projects since the mid-1970s on a consistent basis. During that time, he has learned a prodigious amount of music, as well as the dynamics of a working band and how to interact with other musicians. A rather quiet, unassuming gentleman, Mark is very content to be a team player; to burn in the shadows while accompanying the front vocalist.

Hamilton Wheeler... Almost a polar opposite of Lynch, Hamilton is young (mid-20s), intense, outgoing, and in-your-face sure of himself- the perfect personality for a lead vocalist. Attitude alone isn't enough, of course, but Mr. Wheeler has an amazing voice, tons of soul... and an encyclopedic knowledge of music both classic and modern, with lots of respect for the former.

Tom Henderson comes into the picture from an unusual angle, but may ultimately be what sets Unity Village apart... The senior member of the project, Tom is truly a phenomenon within himself. He and Mark met initially in a bass student/bass instructor setting, but it quickly became apparent that Tom learned so quickly, and with such enthusiasm, that he should be promoted into a more collaborative situation. Beginning by sitting in with Mark and Hamilton on some gigs, the trio's friendship and comraderie suggested an alliance of some sort... Tom has designed a unique light and video show for Unity Village that incorporates computer-controlled lighting cues and a screen behind the band for showing rear-projected photos, videos and visualizations (recalling the "psychedelic" light shows of the 1960s.) And oh yeah, he plays bass quite well!

Sam Filip is an excellent young bassist who is majoring in music at Appalachian State University and gigging frequently in a number of projects, including jazz bands, musical theatre, and orchestras. His musical influence ranges from metal to Indian classical music. He plays various other instruments for fun with his friends including African drums, viola da gamba, guitar, drums, and tabla.

Matthew Decker is a drummer, percussion educator, sound engineer, producer, and mentor. He has had the privilege of studying under Dom Famularo, the global drumming ambassador. Some of Matt's percussive roots lie in classical percussion ensembles, orchestras, machine drum lines, and traditional West African hand drumming. He brings grimy funk mixed with mathematical precision to the sounds of Unity Village, with influences from all corners of the drumming world. Music is his life, and Matthew has an insatiable need to perform.

Sat 8/22 Inner Visions at Pisgah Brewing

Saturday August 22

Inner Visions

at Pisgah Brewing

9:30pm

St. John in the US Virgin Islands is home to this unique sounding band with over twenty-eight years experience in reggae music. You may be asking yourself why you haven't heard of them before now.!
No longer billed as the Virgin Islands best kept secret, they have taken the the world with their brand of Reggae music and have taken their audiences captive through their energetic live performances.

It's been a journey filled with many changes over the years that has resulted in the strong foundation band you see now. In 1995 they recorded their first album and the rest has been historyDiscipline, respect, and a sincere love for humanity in a tight family bond are some of the things that stand out when people first meet this great group of fine young men.


Today Inner Visions is a mystical mix of the young and the mature performing together to form a sound that is sweet, danceable, well arranged yet thought provoking. The band has been joined by "Grasshopper's" two Sons who by themselves have driven the band to new heights previously unheard of.The group has now traveled extensively to neighboring sister Islands of the Caribbean including Puerto Rico and St Thomas. Their music has taken them to far away destinations such as Cancun Mexico, the USA and recently even across the Atlantic to Europe.



Performing at prestigious festivals and events such as SXSW Music and Film Interactive (in Austin TX where the BBC News found them so interesting they interviewed the band), Club Marley's (in Universal Studios Orlando FL, Musikfest (Bethlehem, PA), California World Music Festival (Grass Valley, CA), Sierra World Music Festival (Boonville, CA), Grassroots Festival (Truman, NY), Falcon Ridge Folk Festival (Hillsdale, NY) Hot Tin Roof (Martha's Vineyard), Antilliaanse Festen ( Hoogstraten Belgium), Reggae Summer Nights (Hamm Germany), Dios Latinos Festen (Amersfoot, Netherlands), Het Park Festen (Rotterdam, Netherlands) has truly introduced a slice of St. John to the world!The band's sound today is a cultural journey through the musical influences of yesterday and meshes quite smoothly with the sounds of today!



http://www.innervisionsreggae.com/home1.htm
http://www.myspace.com/innervisionsreggae
http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

Sat 8/22 Julia Ann & Laurel Ridge at Beacon Pub

Sat Aug 22
Julia Ann & Laurel Ridge Bluegrass
at Beacon Pub
9pm



The band consists of bluegrass, country/bluegrass and a bit of gospel! Strong lead vocals of Julia Ann give this band just what audiences are looking for! Songs range from ballads, hard-drivin' pure bluegrass, and country with a bluegrass twist. You'll keep wanting more and more after you first hear them!

JULIA ANN (LEAD VOCALS & MANDOLIN)
TYLER KIRKPATRICK (DOBRO & BANJO)
SHANE LAIL (GUITAR, BASS & VOCALS)
TRAVIS GENTRY (BASS, MANDOLIN, GUITAR, & SOUND ENGINEER)
MICAH HANKS (GUITAR, BASS & VOCALS)
CALEB HANKS (MANDOLIN, BASS & VOCALS)
GEORGE GIDDENS (FIDDLE,MANDOLIN & VOCALS)

julia ann ("julie) came into this world singing. she started when she was old enuff to make a sound in her church choir. she later took part in several musicals & talent competitions where she won several awards. she traveled w/ "the gospel travelers" while in high school then tried her hand @ country w/the band "tripple take" but found out a few years back while w/"mountain top express" that bluegrass was her passion. she has sang w/"flat broke", "leicester country grass" & her own band "laurelridge bluegrass." in 1995 she auditioned @ "dollywood" theme park in pigeon forge, tennessee & was 1 of 7 performers chosen from 1500.

caleb & micah hanks "the hanks brothers" (as named by del mccoury) add so much to this band w/their talent & wonderful personalities. both of the brothers play w/ "runners of the green laurel" & "buncombe turnpike." micah is a radio dj @ WWNC & also works as an engineer in a local recording studio. caleb has his own high-energy rock band "nova echo", while micah also plays w/"milestone", "blackhook" & "LEMUR," needless to say "They stay rocking!"

Fri 8/21 David Holt and Josh Goforth at White Horse Black Mtn

Friday Aug 21

DAVID HOLT & JOSH GOFORTH

CD RELEASE PARTY

at White Horse Black Mountain

8pm

David and Josh are masters of traditional mountain music and have carried our musical heritage around the world. It is a pleasure to have them release their new CD here in Black Mountain. Early arrival is encouraged as a large crowd is anticipated.

Four-time Grammy winner David Holt and acoustic music star Josh Goforth join together for their first live duo recording, Cutting Loose. The joy and spirit of old-time music and stories come to life in the hands of these two exceptional performers. Hear the virtuosic sounds of guitar, banjo, fiddle, slide guitar and mandolin blended with outstanding vocal harmonies. Throw in a world of irresistible rhythm created from hambone, spoons, bones, stump-fiddle, mouth bow, even paper bag and you have quite a collection of songs, stories and amazing musicianship that thrills listeners of all ages.

About David:

Every young man dreams of a life of adventure. In 1968, David Holt found his life’s journey in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains. With a passion to become an old-time banjo player, David traveled to remote mountain communities like Kingdom Come, Kentucky and Sodom Laurel, North Carolina searching for the best traditional musicians. Holt found hundreds of old-time mountaineers with a wealth of folk music, stories and wisdom. Holt learned to play not only banjos, but many unusual instruments like the mouth bow, the bottleneck slide guitar and even the paper bag.
For over three decades, David’s passion for traditional music and culture has fueled a successful performing and recording career. He has earned four Grammy Awards and performed and recorded with many of his mentors including Doc Watson, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, Roy Acuff and Chet Atkins. Today he tours the country perfoming solo, with Doc Watson and with his band The Lightning Bolts.


About Josh:

His family roots lie in Madison County, North Carolina, filled with rural communities steeped in old-time and religious music. So it was natural that Josh had such a gift and interest in this art form. In the sixth grade, he was introduced to old-time music through Sheila Kay Adams, a Madison County native and seventh generation ballad singer and storyteller. From that time, he devoted his life to learning and preserving the heritage of his Appalachian ancestry.
Josh has performed in 9 foreign countries and most every state in the eastern United States. He has appeared at Lincoln Center, Gstaad Country Nights Festival in Switzerland, The Austrian Alps Performing Arts Festival, and many other festivals and concerts around the world. He is in high demand as a brass clinician at area high schools and has also taught numerous workshops such as the Blueridge Old-Time Music Week at Mars Hill College. He appeared in the Trimark Feature Film Songcatcher starring Aidan Quinn and Janet McTear as Fiddlin’ Will and contributed several fiddle pieces to the soundtrack. In the year 2000 and 2003, he was named Fiddler of the Festival at the nationally acclaimed Fiddler’s Grove competition.

http://www.davidholt.com/
www.myspace.com/davidholtmusic
www.joshgoforth.com/
http://www.joshgoforth.com/www.whitehorseblackmountain.com

Fri 8/21 One Leg Up at Pisgah Brewing

Friday Aug 21

One Let Up

at Pisgah Brewing

8pm

One Leg Up from Asheville, NC, plays a vibrant mixture of upbeat Gypsy Jazz, Latin, Swing, and original Jazz compositions that has made them favorites of club, concert, and festival stages throughout the southeast US. Performing together scince 2003, One Leg Up---John Stineman(guitar, vocals), Jim Tanner(guitar), Mike Guzalak(clarinet, sax, vocals), and Steve Trismen(violin, vocals) formed as a "string swing" band in the style of famed gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt and immediately won acclaim for their "hot club" prowess, being tapped to back up award winning spanish gypsy guitarist Pere Soto on his 2005 US tour. One Leg Up was honored to do a concert/book show that same year with Michael Dregni: author of DJANGO: the Life and Music of a Gypsy Legend.

One Leg Up's second and latest CD, "Pere LaChaise" has them breathing new life and verve into the 30s-40s french gypsy jazz tradition with fresh arrangements of Django Classics, vocal harmonies, original compositions, and innovative adaptations of classic jazz pieces to the french "hot club" and american "big band" styles. It's a mix that's danceable and accesible---and it always swings! One Leg Up continues to attract a growing, enthusiastic fan base of music lovers and dancers to their entertaining shows.



http://www.onelegupjazz.com/


http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

Fri 8/21 The Gin Fits at Town Pump Tavern

Friday August 21

The Gin Fits

at Town Pump Tavern

8:30 pm

Emitting a sound that blends seamlessly the best elements of rock's last four decades with overtones of punk rock spite and the occasional display of chaos theory through a fuzz box, the group emerges from the new underground by way of D.I.Y. with know-how and remarkable musicianship.


Formerly a primary songwriter in the Atlanta-based latin/punk/reggae powerhouse, ..MANDORICO.., ..JIMBO HARMON.. now takes to front and center, shining a new light on the glam-punk/progressive with his latest brainchild,



www.myspace.com/theginfits
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Fri 8/21 Solito at Ja Vin

Friday Aug 21

Solito

at Ja Vin

8pm

Solito is an art punk duo that blends the styles of metal, punk, prog, and jazz into 3 - 6 minute songs about love, death, elitism, politics, partying, and humor.

Solito's live shows have been compared to: Flaming Lips meets Blondie, Zappa meets Butthole Surfers, Janes Addiction, Sonic Youth, the No No's, Ween, and Metallica. The most common comment after Solito lays down a blistering set is "I can't believe you are only two people".

Shawna Solito, lead guitar, and Moose, lead drums, have been playing with each other (literally) for over ten years. They have played shows together in North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Tennesee, and New York.

So what can you expect from Solito at Ja Vin? .....An original mix of rock/punk/metal and jazz along with a couple of covers by Fugazi, Primus, Black Sabbath, Motorhead, and Talking Heads with a few jazzier originals/covers by Thelonius Monk, Miles Davis, and Herbie Hancock.....and who knows where all that might lead. Buy you can bet it'll all lead to a heck of a fun evening of music.



www.solitomusic.com/


www.myspace.com/youhavetheshitz


www.myspace.com/javintage

Fri 8/21 Kevin Scanlon at Straightaway Cafe

Friday August 21st

Kevin Scanlon

at Straightaway Cafe

6pm

www.myspace.com/klscanlon

Kevin began his journey into song-writing in his early teens, and has been a prolific lyricist ever since. The first instrument Kevin played seriously was the guitar, and has since developed a refreshingly traditional finger-picking style that is suited to the songs he writes and performs. Whether it's an original piece or the works of Elizabeth Cotten to Townes Van Zandt, Kevin is able to perform a very authentic sound, especially when his harmonica is hanging from his harness.

Thu 8/20 Hay Sugar at Beacon Pub

Thursday Aug 20

Hay Sugar

at Beacon Pub

9pm

"They combine funk, jazz, blues and rock...Matt Leech's sick guitar skills and Madison Flego's southern-gal vocals (that accent just gets me every time), they're making an impression". -Rich from Snap, Crackle, Pop- an entertainment blog maintained by the Collegian staff

Hay Sugar, a relatively new band to the local music scene has a unique style that separates themselves from most bands in local areas. They aren’t strictly bluegrass and play a lot of southern rock covers.

Hay Sugar started out as a group of friends wanting to play music together. After a few months and a few road trips, Hay Sugar grew into a band with a love of music and a need to play it and mold it into their own. A few shows led to other opportunities to play popular venues in the State College, Pennsylvania area as well as the Movin’ On Music Festival after winning a competition for a spot on the bill.
Outside influences and friends helped to shape their sound and after graduating from college, Matt Leech and Madison Flego decided to migrate to Asheville to pursue their music in an eclectic and nurturing environment.
With the move came the collaborative energy of Matt’s brother, Tall Paul, who is no stranger to the Asheville music scene, often playing with local favorites as well as teaching music. The three formed a musical sound that encompasses a variety of tastes and styles to weld their love of music to each song that they play.
While getting their feet wet in the local circuit, they met Salley Williamson, a wonderful artist and aspiring musician. She became a talented addition to Hay Sugar.

Madison Flego- vocals, guitar
Matt Leech- guitar, banjo, vocals
"Tall" Paul Leech- mandolin, vocals
Salley Williamson- bass

www.myspace.com/haysugar
http://www.haysugar.com/
http://www.beaconpub.info/

Thu 8/20 Martha Bassett at Town Pump Tavern

Thursday Aug 20

Martha Bassett

at The Town Pump Tavern

8:30pm

You might describe their music as cocktail country or sultry southern swing. Martha's voice is the centerpiece of a fine ensemble of veteran musicians. Acoustic and dance sets nestle together in a genre-defying mix. Their originals and slinky takes on standards engage the listener from the first note! They recently opened for Lyle Lovett and His Large Band and continue on their run of festivals and concert venues throughout the Southeast.

North Carolinians have known Martha's music for some time now, but in the past couple of years, she's been finding a new audience throughout the southeast due to increased touring, her work on the Sony Classics film JUNEBUG, festival appearances, and numerous articles in the press.

Although they are known for their ability to incorporate jazz, country, traditional, and rock standards into the live shows, it is their original music that fans appreciate most.

http://www.marthabassett.com/
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Wed 8/19 County Farm at Pisgah Brewing

A 4-piece string band whose sound ranges from the ridiculous to the sublime, from '20s blues to traditional bluegrass, newgrass and beyond.

Get there early to enjoy the best Seafood in Buncombe County from our friends at The Lobster Trap . Seafood starts at 5pm

http://www.weaversites.com/cf/
http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

Doctor" Jay Mullenax - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals. From Franklin, WV, Jay Mullenax is the founder of County Farm. Jay has a remarkable ability to remember more tunes than you or I have ever heard. He sings many of the leads for County Farm, and is a formidable picker on mandolin and tenor banjo, among other things. Pickin’ an’ hollerin’ on the Asheville jam scene, Jay brought the “Inmates” together through his musical talent and old-fashioned hard work. Jay does not like work.
Tommy "The Gun" Dudley - Guitar, Vocals. From North Haven CT, Tom Dudley first got into bluegrass as a teenager, frequenting "the Enormous Room" in New Haven, a venue that played host to Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and others. Tom gravitated toward jazz, and went on to study music at Berklee College in Boston. Tom moved to Asheville in 1995, joined the Asheville bluegrass jam scene, and found a supportive community of musicians. Tom opened Hoot Holler Music in 2007 to promote his CD, "Walkin' to the Bridge", which features Jay Mullenax and Paul Leech, along with a host of WNC pickers and singers.
Neal "Igneous" Crowley - Fiddle, Banjo, Vocals. From Lexington, KY, Neal Crowley has played with The New Kentucky String Ticklers, and Kentucky Wild Horse, among many others. After moving to Asheville, Neal joined County Farm in September, 2001. Neal teaches banjo and fiddle in Asheville. There is no truth to the rumor that Neal's vision is deteriorating.

Don “Easy D” Rawson- Upright Bass, Fiddle, Vocals. Hailing from Georgia and Ohio, inmate number 060872 has thumped the upright bass with County Farm since 2005. Don enjoys playing grass, old time, Cajun, country blues and Western Swing. He blames public radio and obscure record labels from the 1920’s and 1930’s for his musical tastes. Don can also be found fiddling and singing as the founding member of The Cisco Playboys, an Asheville-based Western Swing, honky-tonk, Cajun and rockabilly band.Don arranges his music collection autobiographically and has been known to repeat his mantra often at shows - “When do we get to eat again?”.

Wed 8/19 County Farm at Pisgah Brewing

Wednesday Aug 19

County Farm

at Pisgah Brewing

6pm

http://www.weaversites.com/cf/
http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

A 4-piece string band whose sound ranges from the ridiculous to the sublime, from '20s blues to traditional bluegrass, newgrass and beyond.

The COUNTY FARM repertoire includes tunes by artists ranging from the Stanley Brothers to John Prine to R. Crumb.

Doctor" Jay Mullenax - Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals. From Franklin, WV, Jay Mullenax is the founder of County Farm. Jay has a remarkable ability to remember more tunes than you or I have ever heard. He sings many of the leads for County Farm, and is a formidable picker on mandolin and tenor banjo, among other things. Pickin’ an’ hollerin’ on the Asheville jam scene, Jay brought the “Inmates” together through his musical talent and old-fashioned hard work. Jay does not like work.
Tommy "The Gun" Dudley - Guitar, Vocals. From North Haven CT, Tom Dudley first got into bluegrass as a teenager, frequenting "the Enormous Room" in New Haven, a venue that played host to Bill Monroe, Ralph Stanley and others. Tom gravitated toward jazz, and went on to study music at Berklee College in Boston. Tom moved to Asheville in 1995, joined the Asheville bluegrass jam scene, and found a supportive community of musicians. Tom opened Hoot Holler Music in 2007 to promote his CD, "Walkin' to the Bridge", which features Jay Mullenax and Paul Leech, along with a host of WNC pickers and singers.
Neal "Igneous" Crowley - Fiddle, Banjo, Vocals. From Lexington, KY, Neal Crowley has played with The New Kentucky String Ticklers, and Kentucky Wild Horse, among many others. After moving to Asheville, Neal joined County Farm in September, 2001. Neal teaches banjo and fiddle in Asheville. There is no truth to the rumor that Neal's vision is deteriorating.

Don “Easy D” Rawson- Upright Bass, Fiddle, Vocals. Hailing from Georgia and Ohio, inmate number 060872 has thumped the upright bass with County Farm since 2005. Don enjoys playing grass, old time, Cajun, country blues and Western Swing. He blames public radio and obscure record labels from the 1920’s and 1930’s for his musical tastes. Don can also be found fiddling and singing as the founding member of The Cisco Playboys, an Asheville-based Western Swing, honky-tonk, Cajun and rockabilly band.Don arranges his music collection autobiographically and has been known to repeat his mantra often at shows - “When do we get to eat again?”.

Sat 8/15 Wink Keziah at Beacon Pub

Saturday August 15th

Wink Keziah and Deluxe Motel
at Beacon Pub

8:30pm

www.winkkeziah.com/
http://www.beaconpub.info/

Wink Keziah is old-school honky-tonk and outlaw country at it's finest. But dont expect to just relive the past. Wink gives new life to the outlaw spirit with orginal music rooted in the smoky barrooms and roadhouses which once dotted our American landscape. Honky-Tonk music is alive and well from Texas to New York and is in good hands with the likes of Wink Keziah.

On his second CD, "Working Songs for the Drinking Class", on the Charlotte, NC based independent Great South Records, Keziah and his band, Delux Motel serve up a double shot of hooch, a potent blend of country and rock that's as hot as a hill country honky tonk on a scorching summer night. Distilled through years of playing and paying his workingman dues, Keziah's "Working Songs for the Drinking Class" is a 10-track tour de force of pure outlaw country, with plenty of passion on tap and a frothy head of Southern soul. Since the release of "Working Songs for the Drinking Class", Keziah is on the go, like a bootlegger at midnight, ready to transport his 100-proof, high-steppin' honky tonk rock to the masses.

Produced by Mark Stuart of The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, the album was recorded and mixed by engineer Mark Williams at Fidelitorium Recordings in Kernersville, NC. On it, Keziah delivers a truly down-home perspective on the essential human experience, more often than not with a rye sence of humor and raucous fun that belies his hardscrabble upbringing in Charlotte's "redneck ghetto". Wink Keziah and Delux Motel are quickly becoming a favorite among fans and media alike with their high powered, super tight brand of scorching outlaw country. The diverse background of the highly talented musicians in Keziah's band is as broad and long as an open Texas highway.

This years "Fast Women & Hard Whiskey Tour" promises to be the best to date with shows at some of the best venues, honky tonks and festivals the country has to offer. One thing's for sure, this is a band that won't take no for an answer and won't have it any other way than their own... Full Bore and Coast to Coast! The train has left the station and is heading to a town near you. When you hear the thunder, you'll know they're in town. Wink Keziah and Delux Motel are proud members of The Americana Music Association, The Roots Music Association and ASCAP.

Sat 8/15 Menage at White Horse Black Mountain

Saturday August 15

Menage

at White Horse Black Mountain

8pm

Luscious and original, Asheville's own 'Menage' delivers a contagious mix of soul, swing, pop, country and blues that will steal your poor heart! Sweet harmonies and distinct song writing are the backbone of this band's novel style. Menage presents an exciting and powerful live show that began in a small neighborhood pub in West Asheville, NC in 2002. Since that time, much of the positive and widespread buzz about Menage can be attributed to the support of local newspapers, television and news stations that keep Menage in regular rotation.



Tickets only $8 bucks.



http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/


www.myspace.com/menage

Sat 8/15 Lance Mills at The Town Pump Tavern

Saturday August 15

Lance Mills

at The Town Pump Tavern

8:30pm

Truditional music is new music that sounds old. authentic, genuine, sincere and heartfelt. a fresh pour of coffee in your grandad's favorite cup, a well worn pair of jeans with a brand new patch on the knee, real songs that lend a little comfort.Lance Mills is Truditional Music and tonight he'll be playing songs from his recent release Worn Out Shoes.
Lance is a coveted writer and performer in North Carolina and has had his songs recorded by a who’s who of rising starts in Roots, Country and Bluegrass music including The Steep Canyon Rangers, Songs From the Road Band, The Biscuit Burners and Town Mountain just to name a few

www.myspace.com/lancemillstunes
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Sat 8/15 Music Benefit for Blk Mtn Ctr for the Arts

On August 15 a day and evening benefit by local bands will be held for the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Local musicians want to assist the Arts Center in raising money for operating expenses and are volunteering their time and talent for the effort.

Playing in the afternoon concert from 2-5 pm at the Center, located at 225 W. State Street in the original City Hall, are Nick Coker on swing banjo, Linda Mitchell, a blues and jazz singer, and Jeff Robbins, a Union Grove fiddle champ and master of many instruments.

Linda Mitchell, a singer/songwriter and guitarist, sings a wide variety of genres, including blues and jazz. Her CD is “Out of the Blue.”

Jeff Robbins grew up with authentic mountain music and learned to play fiddle, banjo, mandolin, bass, and guitar. A music major at Warren Wilson College, he has continued to use his musical gifts and training to bring the southern Appalachian music tradition to others.

Music continues in the evening at The Watershed with Velvet Truckstop, High Windy, Jimmy Landry, Wooden Toothe, Dan Johnston and The Swills.

Jimmy Landry has an illustrious musical history, playing with many icons, from Stevie Ray Vaughn to David Crosby to Richie Havens to David Wilcox, John Gorka, Patty Larkin and more. Now a fixture in the burgeoning Asheville, NC music scene for over a decade, Jimmy sings great songs with a memorable voice, and a passionate enthusiasm for what he does.

High Windy draws from a combination of contemporary and traditional bluegrass styles while adding old-time themes and an original approach. They won 1st Place at the Fiddler’s Grove Bluegrass Band Competition 2006, 1st Place at the Western North Carolina Bluegrass Band Competition 2005, and Featured Artist on the Song of the Mountains syndicated PBS series
The Swills are a local group composed of Dave Miles, Bass Guitar and Vocals, Kurt Schumacher, Drums, Rob Stimson, Guitar and Vocals, and Greg Terkelsen, Keyboard and Vocals.

Velvet Truckstop members are Jamie Dose, vocals/electric and acoustic guitars, Dorsey Parker, electric and acoustic guitars, Brad Curtioff, piano/electric piano/organ, Jerry McNeely, vocals/bass, and Chris Coomes, drums.

Dan Johnston, former owner of The Town Pump, grew up in a musical family, and is now launching a career as a solo singer, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar.

Wooden Toothe has rapidly risen to the top of the local, creative rock scene. Unpredictable, catchy, aggressive, this band creates a kind of southern indie punk that delivers a signature sound. Band members are Pierce Harmon, Jeremy Odom, Jed Willis, and Rett Murphy.

A $10 donation at the door will all go to the Black Mountain Center for the Arts., a local non-profit organization whose mission is to “bring arts to the people and people to the arts.”
For more information, contact the Center at 828/669-0930 or http://www.blackmountainarts.org/.

Fri 8/14 Actual Proof at Pisgah Brewing

Friday Aug 14

Actual Proof

at Pisgah Brewing

8pm

www.myspace.com/actualproof3
www.pisgahbrewing.com/

Actual Proof is an original instrumental group whose music emphasizes rich grooves and rhythmic explorations. The group stands out from other bands since they blend mallet percussion (vibes and marimba), keys, funk bass, samples, and acoustic and electronic percussion. The group can perform a jazz-fusion set for jazz venues and a nastier funk set for clubs and bars.
The members of Actual Proof bring bring a wide array of influences, backgrounds, and skills to the group. Each member is a skilled soloist who strives to integrate their improvisations into the development of the groove. The band is currently performing regularly in the Charlotte NC as well as in other cities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Actual Proof is proud to be a member of the Carolinas Live Music Society (http://www.carolinaslivemusic.net/).

Fri 8/14 Richard Shulman at White Horse Black Mtn

Fri August 14

Richard Shulman

at White Horse Black Mountain

8pm

www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/
www.richheartmusic.com/index.html


CD Release Party for "Sky Jazz"

Piano - Richard Shulman
Bass - Mike Holstein
Drums - Sonny Thornton


Keyboardist and composer Richard Shulman creates music intended to be a positive influence for himself, audiences, and society.
Richard has recorded 23 of his own albums as well as more than two dozen other recordings for which he has provided compositions, performances and/or musical production. Trained in the classical and jazz fields, he has developed a heartfelt language in these genres while focussing a significant amount of his output on music for meditation, healing and inspiration. He currently divides his concert schedule between performances of his meditation music and his original jazz as personified by the Richard Shulman Trio.

Shulman has performed at the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Art Park, the United Nations, the Kool Jazz Festival, The Amenia Peace Festival and a wide variety of other venues throughout North America and in Europe.

As a composer, Shulman has created over sixty pieces for jazz quartet as well as songs and pieces for chamber ensembles, choir, and symphony orchestra. In 1986 and 1987 he composed music for orchestra and jazz quartet during residencies at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. From 1986 through 1995, Shulman was the principal composer for "Theatre of the Heart," a cooperative of dancers, singers, and musicians dedicated to fostering community and the environment. Commissions include a piece for the Amherst Saxophone Quartet, and "May Peace Prevail on Earth" for singers, symphony orchestra, three choirs, and jazz quartet, created for the World Peace Prayer Society. In addition, he has created hundreds of 'Musical Soul Portrait' recordings for individuals, couples, and groups.

Sky Jazz” is Richard Shulman’s new genre of music. Recorded by his North Carolina trio, it combines the traditional jazz elements of harmony, pulse, and improvisation with the deliberate goal of soothing and inspiring the listener. Full of melody and swing, the music delights on its own, while helping people to relax, meditate, and even heal.
I’ve been reviewing jazz for two decades and listening for more than four. During this time I’ve probably heard it in every incarnation: mainstream, third stream, and slipstream; hot and cool; free, Latin, world, and fused with everything from Chopin to hip-hop. But I’ve never encountered jazz with such strong spiritual intent. The closest was the urgent questing of saxophone legend John Coltrane -- not surprisingly, one of Richard’s major influences -- although Sky Jazz inspires a much sunnier and more serene kind of reflection.

Tickets only 7.00

Fri 8/14 Pond Water Experiment at Town Pump Tavern

Friday August 14

Pond Water Experiment

at Town Pump Tavern

8:30pm

www.myspace.com/zornpond
www.myspace.com/townpumptavernllc

Pond Water Experiment could best be described as a funky, multi colored good for you smoothie, poured from a tri speed blender, into your own personal glass of your choice. Our music is truely experimental, combining signature sounds from the variety garden. Our roots grow deep in organic soils rich in reggae, bluegrass, funk, blues, jazz, and world fusion...

From Coastalbeat.com:
"Imagine The Red Hot Chili Peppers wearing overalls with dreadlocks. That, says percussionist Nathan Dyke, is a little like the sound of Pond Water Experiment.

In a musical era where bands running screaming from simplified genre classifications like rock, punk and pop, at least the guys of Pond Water Experiment are getting creative with their descriptions: “Clip the word funky from a newspaper and stretch it all different kinds of ways,” says Dyke, 32. “And you can stretch it to the reggae corner, to the calypso corner, to the blues, to the jazz to the world music. We collect stuff from all over the globe.”

He’s not exaggerating. Beyond listening to and drawing influence from musical styles from around the world, the Fort Myers-based group also incorporates exotic instruments into their repertoire. Along with the regular rock band cast of guitar, drums, bass and vocals, Pond Water Experiment also works cameos by instruments like mandolin and didgeridoo into their songs.
In fact, Dyke actually made the didgeridoo he plays out of locally grown agave cactus."

Fri 8/14 Dave Foraker at Black Mountain Inn

Friday Aug 14

Dave Foraker

at Black Mountain Inn

7:30pm

www.myspace.com/davidalanforaker
www.daveforaker.com/





Local favorite, Dave Foraker, will perform a variety of blues, pop, and soul on keyboards at the historic Black Mountain Inn prior to the showing of the Elvis Presley CLassic, BLUE HAWAII.


"I've sung with rock bands, country bands, blues bands & variety bands... & at one time or another, I've backed up The Coasters, The Drifters, Spyder Turner, Maurice Williams, Percy Sledge, Marcel Evans, Thomas "Guitar" Gable & Clifford Curry... & opened for Leon Russell, The Doobie Brothers, Rory Gallagher, Wayne Cochrane, Badfinger, Tracy Nelson & Edgar Winter, among others. In my "spare time", I played piano bars from Virginia to Georgia.


I am proud to be carrying on a long tradition... that of a story-tellin' singer of the blues. The blues is an old man . . . he's been around for a long, long time... and after we've gone our way, that wise old gent will still be a sittin' and a rockin' . . . and observin' life. The blues is a universal language that knows no boundaries... that transcends time. The blues is basic, and inherently honest. The blues is a story . . . of anguish, sadness, despair... a story about hard-won victories, stated with resolved humor and acknowledged ironies. A story with subtle, satirical overtones... and these tales spring from the secret heart of a few of the chosen disciples... the Blues Balladeers."

Thu 8/13 Wiseapple at Pisgah Brewing

Thu Aug 13

Wiseapple

at Pisgah Brewing

7pm

www.wiseappletree.com/
http://www.pisgahbrewing.com/

Wiseapple is an acoustic string band from Boone, North Carolina proudly continuing in the bluegrass tradition of Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, and Flatt and Scruggs. The band plays a mix of standard classics and original compositions featuring tight vocal harmonies and impressive musicianship. Formed in 1999, the group consists of Jon Hill on mandolin and vocals, Tim Marsh on guitar and vocals, Ben McPherron on bass fiddle, and Brian Swenk on banjo. In addition to bluegrass, the group enjoys arranging numbers by jazz greats such as Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, and Sonny Rollins as well as playing songs by important songwriters like Bob Dylan and Neil Young. No matter what style of music they choose to play, the group takes care to create fresh arrangements that have an original sound bearing their distinctive signature.

Wed 8/12 Ray Bonneville at White Horse Black Mountain

Wednesday Aug 12
Ray Bonneville
at White Horse Black Mountain
8pm

http://www.raybonneville.com
www.whitehorseblackmountain.com

Ray Bonneville calls himself a North American. Born in Canada, he moved to the Boston area in his early teens where he started playing guitar and harmonica. His last 30 or so years have seen him seeking adventure and playing music throughout the world. Being a dual citizen allows him the freedom to live between Montreal Canada, and Austin Texas.

Bonneville is a distinctive artist, a man who cooks up a deep groove, blending a unique percussive electric guitar style, a weathered voice, and soulful rack harmonica into image provoking songs that can be believed. His thumb pulses and thumps, his index finger hooks and brushes out a melody, and his hand slaps the guitar for a snare-like effect. He sometimes uses a slide, always plays through a Fender tube amp, and brings his foot down on an amplified piece of plywood on the floor for added percussion. It is a powerful and visceral sound with a lot of forward momentum.

"When I first heard good blues and country music I was very young, but I felt a deep stirring excitement within, which told me right then what to do with my life," says Bonneville, remembering his introduction to roots music in the Boston area during the early to mid 1960s. Over the next decade, Bonneville honed his sound up in the Northeast, Colorado and Alaska, and then moved around between Seattle, New Orleans, and Paris, France in the 1980s. He recorded his first album, On The Main, in 1993, and now has five albums out; his sixth is on the way.

In the streets and clubs of New Orleans during the eighties, is where Bonneville soaked up the prevalent back-side of the beat attitude that ran through a lot of the music being played down there. "There were so many great drummers to learn groove and time from, great piano and guitar players to be influenced by, and man, the singers and horn players just made your heart go wild with excitement! This was the place that influenced me the most," he says. "It was infectious. I learned that solid, but laid back rhythm is like a tightrope on which the notes and words can do their dance."

Ray won a prestigious Juno Award, the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy, in 1999, for his third album, Gust of Wind. His next release, Rough Luck, and his fifth album, Roll It Down, were also nominated for the coveted award.

Tues 8/11 Firecracker Jazz Band at Groovin on Grovemont

Tuesday Aug 11

The Firecracker Jazz Band

at Groovin on Grovemont

6pm

http://www.firecrackerjazz.com/
http://ilovethelibrary.blogspot.com/


The Firecracker Jazz Band revitalizes the energy of the roots of Jazz. In paying homage to the pioneers of early 20th Century Jazz, including that of Dixieland and New Orleans, the Firecracker Jazz Band carries the torch that was once lit by such greats as Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong & Bix Beiderbeck.

WHERE: Grovemont Square adjacent to the Swannanoa Library, 101 West Charleston Ave, Swannanoa, NC, 28778
The Friends of the Swannanoa Library and the Swannanoa Community Council present the 7th annual Groovin' on Grovemont summer concert series in Grovemont Square adjacent to the Swannanoa Library. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, frisbee, etc. and come enjoy these family-friendly evenings of great music! Series is free and open to the public. Pizza and baked goods available for sale; proceeds benefit the Friends of the Swannanoa Library and the Swannanoa Community Council.Admission to Groovin' on Grovemont is free, but donations are always welcome. Individual and business sponsorship opportunities are still available. To inquire, please email Groovin@iLoveTheLibrary.org or call (828) 250-6486.



JE WIDENHOUSE (trumpet and cornet) has been traveling the world andplaying professionally for 15 years. Previous projects include Squirrel NutZippers, Sex Police, and Hobex. This ensemble is especially rewarding andchallenging, and Je has endeavored to accept Jazz as his personal savior.

EARL SACHAIS (trombone) is a former music instructor and New York Cityhired gun for the performing ensembles such as Warren Covington and theTommy Dorsey Band. He has backed Barbara Streisand, Sammy Davis Jr, andmany others. Earl has a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Music Degree from theManhattan School of Music.

REESE GRAY (piano, banjo, ukulele and saw) is an amazing stride pianist in thestyle of Fats Waller. He embodies the early American jazz scene, dressing thepart and with raw enthusiasm for the music that keeps it fresh. Formerprojects include Squirrel Nut Zippers and Asylum Street Spankers.

JON CORBIN (guitar) adds a steady swing to the rhythm section on guitar andtenor banjo. He patterns his playing style with the Firecrackers after EddieLang and Django Rienhardt, the pre-eminent guitarists of the early jazz era.Former projects include The Rib Tips and the Eliza Lynn Band.

MICHAEL GRAY (drums) drives the rhythm with an energy and expressivenessrarely demonstrated in traditional jazz. A native of Baltimore, and the youngerbrother of pianist Reese Gray, Mike’s musical influences include Baby Dodds,Papa Joe Jones, and Buddy Rich.

HENRY WESTMORELAND (tuba) incorporates a funk, zydeco, and boogiewoogierock & roll influence to the heavy hitting rhythm section. Henryis a graduate from Brevard College with a degree in Music Theory/Composition and a degree in Music Performance. He also plays baritonesaxophone with the popular band The Squirrel Nut Zippers.

Sat 8/8 White Horse Black Mtn Sourwood Variety Show

White Horse Black Mountain

Sourwood Variety Show

8pm

A celebration of local music and musicians featuring classical vocalist (& White Horse co-owner) Kimberly Hughes, Lauri Brooks on piano, Adair Brooks on violin, Jordan Brooks on guitar, blues piano man Dave Foraker, and Americana singer Michael David!

The variety show is a family friendly event and an opportunity for Black Mountain to come out and celebrate our local music scene.

Tickets only $8

Kimberly Hughes, co-owner of White Horse, is an opera singer, sacred music specialist, and legit pop/soul singer. When living in New York she performed the lead roles in Madame Butterfly, Tosca, La Boheme, The Marriage of Figaro, and other roles. Kim also sang sacred music of many faiths, including Christian, Jewish, Hindu, and Native American.
The evening performance will include Irish and English folk songs, American songs and spirituals, as well as classical opera selections from Puccini.

Lauri Brooks will accompany on piano and will also present her own composition "Friday at Five". Lauri's incredibly talented children (Adair on violin and Jordan on guitar) will perform on the program as well. Local residents are familiar with Lauri and her husband Jon Brooks who is co-owner of Camp Rockmont.


Dave Foraker (www.myspace.com/davidalanforaker ) is the protypical "piano man" we are all familiar with from the Billy Joel hit song. He has a powerful affecting voice and can play any number of styles from blues to gospel to pop. He also sings standards gospel, R& B and tells wonderful stories of his musical journeys. Michael David is a local Black Mountain singer and storyteller, whose keen wit and words are sure to please and enthrall.

This White Horse Sourwood Variety Show is Black Mountain's answer to "Prairie Home Companion." and is certain to become an annual tradition.

http://www.whitehorseblackmountain.com/

Sat 8/8 Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio at Pisgah Brewing

Saturday August 8

Bobby Leed Rodgers Trio

at Pisgah Brewing

7pm

Bobby Lee Rodgers with Ike Stubblefield and Marcus Williams.

BOBBY LEE RODGERS

Picking up the double bass at age seven, Rodgers grasped that instrument with such ease that it was no surprise that he quickly moved on to the drums and then to guitar. In high school, a fortuitous relationship with the band teacher opened Rodgers’ eyes to the language of Jazz. Within five years of his H.S. graduation, he had landed a coveted teaching position at the Berklee College of Music where he taught in the Jazz Studies program while moonlighting all along the New England coast, one foot in Jazz, one foot in the world which would eventually lead him home, and to Atlanta’s so-called Jam Band world. That was a decade ago. Sharing the stage with(BLAH BLAH BLAH), Rodgers has managed to maintain his deep roots in Jazz while creating a brand of rock which is intelligent, innovative and absolutely addictive.



IKE STUBBLEFIELD:
After reaching for the piano as a three-year-old and soon playing his sister’s lessons by ear, Ike Stubblefield began a musical journey that has carried him across the globe and across the genres. He started his professional career in 1968 as a Motown session player, playing keyboard for The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. He has performed with such greats as George Benson, David Sanborn, B.B. King, Ike and Tina Turner, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, Eric Clapton, Rod Stewart, Billy Ocean, Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi. His versatility allows him to add his own flair to jazz, blues, rock, and funk; he’s a master of the B3 organ and isn’t afraid to show it. He has worked as a composer, songwriter and producer with artists like Quincy Jones, Phil Spector, Whitney Houston, Traffic’s Jim Capaldi, and others.


MARCUS WILLAMS:
Drummer extraordinaire, Williams has been a drummer in Tyler Perry’s productions over the years, and is also the founder of Modern Drummer Magazine. He has been a prolific presence in soundtracks for films and television as well as in commercials for TV and radio. His technique is as awe-inspiring as is the list of artists with whom he has worked over the years. Some of these include: George Howard, Issac Hayes, The S O S Band, Ronnie Laws, Anthony Lockett(Cameo), Eddie Kendricks,(Temptations), Gloria Gainer, Candi Staton, The Pointer Sisters, and The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.