For more info on this festival visit the PineCone: Piedmont Council of Traditional Music
Thur. Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.
An Evening of International Bluegrass Film &Music
Film: Banjo Romantika, American Bluegrass Music & the Czech Imagination (Documentary)
Music: Jan Johansson & Friends with Swedish folk singer Sofia Nornsäter
Page-Walker Arts & History Center
A special sneak preview of Shara K Lange’s documentary tracing the love of American bluegrass in central Europe. Producer Lee Bidgood presents this unusual cultural co-mingling and will provide an introduction before the screening. Following the screening, Swedish traditional musician Jan Johansson &Friends will play with Swedish folk singer Sofia Nornsäter.
Free. More info, call (919) 460-4963
Sat. Sept. 28 at 2 & 7 p.m.
Claire Lynch Band
Downtown Cary Performance on the Green at 7 p.m.
The band brings a seasoned sound that is simultaneously unpretentious and richly textured. It's a down-home, front porch sensibility—until you realize that it's a rare front porch, indeed, that has ever hosted musicians of this caliber. The band’s accolades include two-time winner International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year awards and two Grammy nominations for Best Bluegrass Album. Picnics and pets welcome.
For More info, (919) 469-4061 or http://www.townofcary.org
Fri. Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m.
The Gibson Brothers
Cary Arts Center
As IBMA's Entertainer of the Year in 2012, this band of musical brothers has been described as the "most impeccably fine-sounding traditional bluegrass band on the contemporary music scene" today. Brothers, Eric and Leigh blend bluegrass harmonies masterfully and, instrumentally the group plays with unmatched enthusiasm and sensibility. For the past two decades since nabbing IBMA’s Emerging Artist of the Year honors in 1998, the group has built a reputation through their memorable live performances and impressive recordings, drawing a deeply dedicated, nationwide fan base. Don't miss this evening of great original music and spellbinding harmonies right here on our mainstage!
Tickets: $26 Adults; $24 Seniors (55+); $88 Family &Friends 4-Pack (four tickets to one show at one low price)