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The Homegrown Show
It's a mini-festival in a pool hall!
The Green Boys are a four-piece band based out of Richmond, Virginia. Equally mislabeled as bluegrass, folk, or honky-tonk, the boys sometimes mention the idea of being a part of a "country-revival". It's a half-serious notion that nonetheless approaches the crux of the band's complex sound.
The Green Boys are led by brothers Sean and Ryan Green, each a songwriter coming from and delivering their own unique lyrical and melodic styles. Yet like the Louvin, Delmore, or even today's Avett Brothers, the distinction between the two voices is grounded by a blood harmony, their edges blending towards a commonality.
Rounded out by the talented Mike Emmons and Zack Miller, the band's live show is a trek through low-tempo lap steel melancholies, banjo and mandolin barnstorming, and jug band sing-alongs. All the while, their well honed hooks tend to catch the ear. The Green Boys flirt with many genres, yet the focus never strays far from their goal. The melody, the lyric, and the feeling assembled into the band's small contribution to what they feel is a national revival of a simple ideal: the songwriter is the singer, the sound is the way it feels, the lyrics, simple too, are the way it was and is.
The Green Boys released a self-entitled EP in 2010 and released their first full-length album "Oh Delia" in May 2014. They have shared the stage with artists such as Southern Culture on the Skids, NO BS Brass, Jackass Flats, The Hot Seats, Frontier Ruckus, Spirit Family Reunion and Folk Soul Revival. They have played at The National, The Southern, and frequent the Virginia festival circuit including a 2012 first-place finish in the Watermelon Park Bluegrass Festival band contest.
http://thegreenboys.bandcamp.com/album/oh-delia
https://www.facebook.com/thegreenboys
Judi Jackson is a multi-talented artist and actor from Roanoke, Virginia. With a talent for pulling the emotional heartstrings as a musician, Judi has performed on a variety of stages with a myriad of world-class talent. At the Jefferson Center in Roanoke, VA she has opened for acts such as Mavis Staples, shared the stage with Lalah Hathaway and recorded her original piece "Only Love", last spring with Grammy award winning band Snarky Puppy. Most recently, she has been touring Greensboro, NC and Tennessee with UNCG soul/funk based band Dirty Laundry. Judi is also an actor who has stared in a variety of shows, including the University of Mary Washington's productions of Rent, Into the Woods, Spring Awakeningand Sunday in the Park with George. Jackson made her professional debut performance in Ithaca, New York where she played Sunny in Slashes of Light by Judy Tate at the Kitchen Theatre. Judi aspires to continue acting, performing, and using her skills whenever she can to tell a story, try new things, and share love to all who are willing to receive it.
Find Judi on bandcamp http://judijackson.bandcamp.com/ twitter @JudiLJackson Facebook https://www.facebook.com/judi.jackson.75 and Instagram JudiLynne_007
James Tweeddale is publicity-shy. He's not in this for the fame and glory, but for the love of the music. His American Primitive, acoustic guitar work is in the same vein as Jack Rose and Daniel Bachman. If you want to hear what I'm talking about, check him out on bandcamp. Download his music (for free!) while you're there. http://jamestweeddale.bandcamp.com/
http://dyingforbadmusic.com/blog/post/2014/05/james-tweeddale-passage-2013.html https://soundcloud.com/james-tweeddale
Eyes Like Birds is Emily Barker, Jay Kole, Jenna Kole, and Scott Wagner. This band was formed from the ashes of a few projects between these collaborative songwriters in early 2015.
Drawing from the influence of Early American folk and country and blending them with modern lyrical and textural sensibilities, haunting melodies, and beautiful harmonies, Eyes Like Birds paint sonic pictures that you won't soon forget.
The band is currently putting new songs and a new set together and making plans for some studio time in 2015. Look for them on Facebook, Twitter, etc... and follow their progress. https://www.facebook.com/eyeslikebirds https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeMBi9TY-2E1-1m1Uxq2kQ @EyesLikeBirds
Sound provided by Scott Wagner and Jay Kole of Big Nickel Audio. Need your event to sound delicious? bignickelaudio@cox.net or 540-220-3231
Tickets will also be available at the door at a cost of $15.
If you'd like to keep up with things via Facebook, RSVP to the event at https://www.facebook.com/events/614264792038509/
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LocationThe Recreation Center (View)
213 William St
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
United States
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Kid Friendly: Yes! |
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Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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