Event

The Sunny Mountain Serenaders

Sat, Jan 21 @ 7:30pm

The Sunny Mountains Serenaders bring traditional songs, stories and tunes from the Appalachian highlands of the Crooked Road.

The Sunny Mountain Serenaders feature three of the most accomplished, steeped-in-the-tradition old-time musicians youll find anywhere. Mark Campbell, who was raised in Virginias Shenandoah Valley, has won countless ribbons at fiddle contests throughout the South, including 1st Prize at Clifftop in 2001. He's an unrepentant booster of Virginia music and a long-time musical mentor to scores of folks in the Richmond area. When he's not playing with the Serenaders, Mark enjoys playing with his wife and daughters, known collectively as The Campbell Family Band. Native Virginian Mac Traynham, who plays banjo and harmonica and sings lead with the Serenaders, is probably best known for soulful tight-harmony duets with his wife, Jenny. Hes another guy whos papered his walls with fiddlers convention prize ribbons. Mac lives in Floyd, Virginia and is a full-time musician, banjo builder, and cabinetmaker. John Schwab is the guy who literally wrote the book on playing old-time backup guitar. Hes anchored the rhythm sections of several fine bands, including The Hoover Uprights, who took the blue ribbon in the traditional band contest at Clifftop in 2001 and again in 2003. John also sings harmony with the Serenaders.