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Kinnfolk Celtic
Christmas
Fri, December 13, 2024
Kinnfolk Celtic Christmas
Dec 13, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Since forming Kinnfolk in late 2018, the pair have played at festivals and listening rooms throughout Virginia and beyond. They released their self-titled debut album on March 7, 2020 (just one week before COVID-19 shut the state down) and a second album, The Knotted Circle, on October 14, 2022. As their notoriety has expanded worldwide, their music has been featured on podcasts and radio programs across the globe
Malpass Brothers
Fri, December 20, 2024
Malpass Brothers
Dec 20, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"Best known as modern-day troubadours who carry the torch for traditional country music.
Currently, Chris and Taylor bring their signature sound, lively personalities and passion for classic country to life with a new television series, “The Malpass Brothers Show.” Each episode features performances of traditional country music, celebrity guests, and insightful interviews. Their latest album, Lonely Street (released May 12, 2023), produced by Doyle Lawson alongside Ben Isaacs, may be their strongest project to date."
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Fri, January 10, 2025
Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
Jan 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
On May 26, 2017, Stanley Family Records released the self-titled album by Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys. This is the first recording released since Ralph II honored his father's wishes by taking over the Clinch Mountain boys name. These big shoes are being filled by the talents of Clinch Mountain Boys Curtis Coleman on banjo, Alex Leach on guitar, Randall Hibbitts on the upright bass, and Stanley Efaw on fiddle and mandolin.
Ralph II has had 2 Grammy nominations on previous albums he recorded with Rebel Records. In 2002 he earned his first Grammy along with his father. Dr. Ralph Stanley for their collaboration with Jim Lauderdale on "Lost in the Lonesome Pines."
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Sat, January 25, 2025
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
Jan 25th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Three time BMA nominee's The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band are "the greatest front-porch blues band in the world". They are led by Reverend Peyton, who most consider to be the premier finger picker playing today. He has earned a reputation as both a singularly compelling performer and a persuasive evangelist for the rootsy, country blues styles that captured his imagination early in life and inspired him and his band to make pilgrimages to Clarksdale, Mississippi to study under such blues masters as T-Model Ford, Robert Belfour and David “Honeyboy” Edwards. Their latest record Dance Songs For Hard Times went #1 on the Billboard, iTunes and Sirius XM Blues Charts and was produced by Grammy winner Vance Powell (Jack White, Chris Stapleton).
JD Simo & Luther Dickinson
Thur, February 6, 2025
JD Simo & Luther Dickinson
Feb 6th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Celebrated guitarists, producers, band leaders and sonic shamans Luther Dickinson and JD Simo join forces in a trailblazing collaboration. The duo, known for their individual successes, mutual admiration, and deep friendship, have finally come together to create a musical project that transcends genres.
Luther Dickinson, one half of the 5-time Grammy-nominated North Mississippi All Stars and former Black Crowes lead guitarist has extensive production and session credits for artists like John Hiatt, Cedric Burnside, and William Bell. JD Simo, the leader of his own solo project, boasts session and production credits for Jack White, Beyoncé, Chris Isaak, Stevie Nicks, Phil Lesh, and Baz Luhrmann's Elvis movie.
The Lonesome River Band
Fri, February 7, 2025
The Lonesome River Band
Feb 7, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Since its formation decades ago, Lonesome River Band continues its reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music. Five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year, and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Sammy Shelor leads the group that is constantly breaking new ground in acoustic music.
Missy Raines & Allegheney
Fri, February 21, 2025
Missy Raines & Allegheny
Feb 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Missy Raines is a trailblazer in bluegrass music. On her newest release Highlander, the bassist/ vocalist/songwriter returns to her bluegrass roots with a musical homage to the peaks and valleys of her na?ve West Virginia. Working again with producer Alison Brown, she delivers a set of 10 songs featuring her touring band Allegheny and including guest appearances from Laurie Lewis, Dudley Connell, Danny Paisley, Kathy MaKea, Michael Cleveland, Rob Ickes, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Darol Anger, Shad Cobb and Alison Brown. Raines explains: “Making this record and having this band has been sort of a homecoming. I’m at a point in my life where I’ve been able to look back at what I’ve gone through, what I’ve done, and the path I ultmately wanted to take.”
The Cold Stares
Thur, March 6, 2025
The Cold Stares
March 6th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
For almost ten years, The Cold Stares had toured the world relentlessly as a duo, blowing away audiences across the US and Europe with a fierce, blistering live show that belied their bare bones, guitar-and-drums setup. In 2023 the band began embracing a whole new kind of chemistry and launched into their next chapter, adding a third member and channeling the classic power trio sound they grew up on with their explosive acclaimed album, Voices.
The Cold Stares have created a buzz in the music world that has landed them on the road with the likes of Joe Bonamassa, Larkin Poe, Rival Sons, Reignwolf, Spoon, Grand Funk Railroad, and Thievery Corp, among many others.
Dar Williams
Sat, March 8, 2025
Dar Williams
March 8th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Dar Williams’ lyrics contain bouquets of optimism, delivered on melodies alternating between beguiling lightness and understated gravity. Williams strongly believes that all of us possess our own power and ability to achieve, and she rejects the exceptionalism that encourages us to “admire that yonder star,” while making us feel small and insignificant; unworthy of shining on our own but hoping to catch enough distant light to inspire some tiny accomplishment. Williams has always been very interested in how to control our future and this album has to do with the fact that at some point, you just can’t.
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Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Fri, March 21, 2025
Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley
Mar 21, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Take a 15-time IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Dobro Player of the Year and a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy called “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and you have Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, a powerhouse acoustic duo that has electrified the acoustic music scene around the world. Known for their white-hot picking and world class musicianship, as well as their soulful stone country vocals, the GRAMMY® nominated duo cleverly and uniquely melds bluegrass, country, blues, rock, jamgrass, and string band music of all kinds to create a signature blend of music that defies restrictions of genre.
Selwyn Birchwood
Sat, March 29, 2025
Selwyn Birchwood
Mar 29th, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter
"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World
Compton & Newberry
Sat, April 19, 2025
Compton & Newberry
April 19, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry mine a rich vein of country music - the period during the ‘30s and '40s when brother duet music was transitioning into what is now known as bluegrass. This two man band works well in the venues large and small that Presenters' Consortium members are looking to program.
As virtuosos of mandolin, banjo, and guitar, combined with their deeply rooted singing, their music has reached audiences at venues such as the Grand Ole Opry, A Prairie Home Companion, Merlefest, the Transatlantic Sessions, as well as the soundtracks of O Brother, Where Art Thou and Cold Mountain.