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To: Entertainment Editor
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: March 3, 2008
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on April 5th will be bluegrass
sensations The James King Band with
local favorite opening band Sweet Briar
Jam
The concert will be Saturday, April 5th
at 7:30pm at the Valdese Old Rock
School. For tickets and more information
go to the web-site of
www.bluegrassattherock.com or call
828-879-2129.
Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $18.00
at the door and are available at the Old
Rock School, Beach's Music in Morganton,
Larry’s Musical Madness in Hickory,
Drexel Barber Shop in Drexel, Gold Mine
Jewelry in Hudson, The Music Center in
Lenoir, and East End Barbershop in
Valdese.
Jennifer Draughn
Community Affairs
Town of Valdese
Old Rock School
PO Box 339
Valdese, NC 28690
828-879-2129
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: February 3, 2008
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on March 1st will be bluegrass sensation
IIIrd Tyme Out.
The concert will be Saturday, March 1st
at 7:30pm at the Valdese Old Rock
School. For tickets and more information
go to the web-site of
www.bluegrassattherock.com or call
828-879-2129.
Tickets are $15.00 in advance and $18.00
at the door and are available at the Old
Rock School, Beach's Music and Salem
General in Morganton, Larry’s Musical
Madness in Hickory, Drexel Barber Shop
in Drexel, Gold Mine Jewelry in Hudson,
The Music Center in Lenoir, and East End
Barbershop in Valdese.
Jennifer Draughn
Community Affairs
Old Rock School
PO Box 339
Valdese, NC 28690
828-879-2129
Date: January 9, 2008 Contact:
Barbara Hefner, Valdese Community
Affairs
828-879-2129F
or Immediate Release
The New Familiars, a North
Carolina based Americana, “Folk-Core
From The Foothills” band will perform
at:
Old Rock School, 400 West Main Street,
Valdese, NC
Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 7:30 PM.
Tickets for the event are $10
and may be purchased in advance by
emailing Barbara Hefner at bhefner@ci.valdese.nc.us
or by calling 828-879-2129 or by mailing
a check payable to Town of Valdese to
Old Rock School, PO Box 339, Valdese, NC
28690.
The concert will be sponsored by The
Town of Valdese.
From the foothills of North
Carolina come The New Familiars, grown
from seeds of the folk, blues, and
bluegrass found abundant in their
homelands and nurtured by the phenomenal
breadth of genres and styles that have
bloomed and withered over the last 50
years in American music.
The New Familiars
originally started as a collaboration
between childhood buddies Justin Fedor
(mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Eric-Scott
Guthrie (harmonica, guitar, banjo);
however it was after pairing up with
Josh Daniel (resonator guitar, guitar),
James Stratford (bass guitar), and Ryan
Ramirez (drums) that The New Familiars’
sound started evolving. All together
they bring an infectious camaraderie to
the stage, while in the studio have
combined to produce a tantalizing
glimpse of their musical presence with
their debut studio EP, a six song disc
entitled ‘The Storm’.mbine
an amazing passion for harmony with
multi-instrumental talent and an uncanny
ability for storytelling.
Writing folk music from the core - of
the people, by the people, and for
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: December 30, 2007
Subject: Boulder Acoustic Society to
perform at the Old Rock School
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on January 31st will be The Boulder
Acoustic Society with The New Familiars.
Their music has been described as
American Roots music with the edge of
punk rock and the grace of chamber
music.From: Community Affairs Director
Date: December 30, 2007
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on January 26th will be bluegrass
sensation Lonesome River Band.
The concert will be Saturday, January
26th at 7:30pm at the Valdese Old Rock
School. For tickets and more information
go to the web-site of
www.bluegrassattherock.com or call
828-879-2129. From: Community Affairs
Director
Date: November 5, 2007
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on December 1st will be the bluegrass
group NewFound Road with local favorite
Three Mile Creek.
The concert will be Saturday, December
1st at 7:30pm at the Valdese Old Rock
School. For tickets and more information
go to the web-site of
www.bluegrassattherock.com or call
828-879-2129.
For Immediate Release
To: Entertainment Editor
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: October 15, 2007
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School
on October 26th will be the bluegrass
megagroups J.D. Crowe & The New South
and The Grascals.
The concert will be Friday, October 26th
at 7:30pm at the Valdese Old Rock
School. For tickets and more information
go to the web-site of
www.bluegrassattherock.com or call
828-879-2129.
Published: Oct 21, 2007 12:00 AM
Modified: Oct 21, 2007 01:48 AM
From the News Observer
The picker who set the beat
David
Menconi, Staff Writer
VALDESE - George Shuffler is the
first to admit he doesn't move as
fast as he used to. But he still
gets around his farm pretty well,
even though he has to lean on a
cane.
"My hips are just about wore out,
from going all over for so many
years," Shuffler says, showing a
visitor around the farm. He's lived
on this Burke County spread 180
miles west of Raleigh for all of his
82 years -- except for the decades
he spent on the road playing guitar
behind the Stanley Brothers, Don
Reno and other legends of bluegrass.
Shuffler pauses beside an old
tractor, which still runs despite
its rusted-out appearance. Time was
he would use the tractor to
cultivate corn and soybeans, but now
it mostly hauls hay for his horses.
A few of them come running as he
approaches, hoping for a snack.
"I got my first horse when I was
10 years old," he says. "Swapped my
possum dog for it. I've got 18
horses now, and about all I do is
spend money on 'em. Can't get a fair
trade for anything anymore, so I'm
stuck paying $12 a bale."
Standing here in the bright
autumn sunshine, lamenting a
farmer's hardships, Shuffler could
be any other old-timer. For long
stretches of his life, that's who he
has been. A visitor would likely
never guess that Shuffler is one of
the most influential bluegrass
guitarists to ever hoist a pick.
That will be discussed at some
length on Thursday in Raleigh, where
Shuffler will be feted with a North
Carolina Heritage Award.
He'll attend the ceremony, and
he'll probably enjoy it. But like
another famous Tar Heel guitarist,
Doc Watson, Shuffler isn't entirely
comfortable with people making a
fuss. It's fitting that he made his
name as an accompanist, playing in
the background.
"I was told that you have to brag
on yourself to get farther up the
ladder," Shuffler says, moving to
the porch of his modest house. "If
that's what it takes, I don't want
it."
Inside, Shuffler settles into an
easy chair in his den, which has
served as a recording studio in the
past. Bryan Sutton, a rising young
hotshot guitarist, came here a few
years back to record "The Nine Pound
Hammer" with Shuffler for Sutton's
2006 album "Not Too Far From the
Tree: A Collection of Guitar Duets
With Heroes & Friends," which also
features Watson, Ricky Skaggs and
Earl Scruggs.
It's not too hard to persuade
Shuffler to pull out his guitar and
show off a little. Does he play much
anymore?
"Oh, no more than I have to," he
deadpans, a twinkle in his eye.
But he still plays more than
passably, in a homegrown rhythmic
style somewhere between country
blues and sea chanteys.
"When I was 12," Shuffler says,
pausing to expel some tobacco juice
into a cup, "the old fellow across
the creek, Jack Smith, showed me how
to do three chords -- G, C and D,
that might have been all he knew. I
took it from there."
He noodles around a bit, falling
into the classic crosspicking
pattern. It's a syncopated technique
that is to bluegrass guitar what the
shave-and-a-haircut-two-bits Bo
Diddley beat is to rock 'n' roll --
an element so essential, you hardly
think of it as something a person
still living could have originated.
"I was barefoot, walking home
with my dad afterward and playing my
old guitar," he continues. "I'd stop
and play those three chords, G, C
and D, because I was afraid I'd
forget them. I'd do that, then run
to catch up with my dad, stop and
play some more. That evening, Mama
was humming 'Birmingham Jail' and I
seconded on guitar. She got so
hoarse she couldn't talk."
Shuffler plays a bit more, but
not much. Five decades after he
backed up the Stanley Brothers on
"The Flood of '57," his fingers
don't move as fast as they used to,
either.
Next page >
Bluegrass pioneer George
Shuffler, 82, popularized
the crosspicking style of
guitar playing. He will
receive the North Carolina
Heritage Award this week.
STAFF PHOTO BY TED
RICHARDSON
News
Observer
News Release
Town of Valdese, Community Affairs Department
For Immediate Release
To: Entertainment Editor
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: September 25, 2007
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School on October 26th will be
the bluegrass megagroups J.D. Crowe & The New South and The
Grascals.
The concert will be Friday, October 26th at 7:30pm at the
Valdese Old Rock School. For tickets and more information go to
the web-site of www.bluegrassattherock.com or call 828-879-2129.
Tickets are $23.00 and are available at the Old Rock School,
Beach's Music in Morganton, Larry’s Musical Madness in Hickory,
Drexel Barber Shop in Drexel, Gold Mine Jewelry in Hudson, The
Music Center in Lenoir, and East End Barbershop in Valdese.
Jennifer Draughn
Community Affairs
Old Rock School
PO Box 339
Valdese, NC 28690
828-879-2129
News Release
Town of Valdese, Community Affairs Department
For Immediate Release
To: Entertainment Editor
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: September 22, 2007
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School on September 22nd will
be the bluegrass group Circuit Riders.
The concert will be Saturday, September 22nd, at 7:30 at the
Valdese Old Rock School. For tickets and more information go to
the web-site of www.bluegrassattherock.com or call 828-879-2129.
Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at the door and are
available at the Old Rock School, Beach's Music in Morganton,
Larry’s Musical Madness in Hickory, Drexel Barber Shop in
Drexel, Gold Mine Jewelry in Hudson, The Music Center in Lenoir,
and The East End Barbershop in Valdese.
News Release
Town of Valdese, Community Affairs Department
For Immediate Release
To: Entertainment Editor
From: Community Affairs Director
Date: January 26, 2008
Subject: Bluegrass at the Rock Lonesome River Band
Appearing at the Valdese Old Rock School on January 26th will be
the Lonesome River Band.
The very talented musicians follow the traditional style of Bill
Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs but have also been described as
“Bluegrass with a rock-n-roll edge”. It is also important to
them to include their own sound in their music. One of the first
highlights of the Lonesome River Band was their album "Carrying
The Tradition" which was released in 1991. The album was voted
"Album of the Year" by the International Bluegrass Music
Association. This award gave a great boost to the band’s career.
Sammy Shelor, a Virginia native, has been a member of the
Lonesome River Band since 1991. His hard driving banjo style,
and love for ‘Bluegrass with a rock-n-roll edge’, has made Sammy
the heart and core of the Lonesome River Band.
The concert will be Saturday, January 26, at 7:30 at the Valdese
Old Rock School. For ticket locations and more information go to
the web-site www.bluegrassattherock.com <http://www.bluegrassattherock.com>
<<http://www.bluegrassattherock.com/>> or call 828-879-2129.
Tickets are available at the Old Rock School, Beach's Music in
Morganton, Larry’s Musical Madness in Hickory, Drexel Barber
Shop, The Music Center in Lenoir, and The East End Barbershop in
Valdese.
For more information about Lonesome River Band please go to
www.lonesomeriverband.com <http://www.lonesomeriverband.com>
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TOWN OF VALDESE,
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
NEWS RELEASE
TOWN OF VALDESE, COMMUNITY AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT
For Immediate Release
TO: Entertainment Editor
FROM: Community Affairs Director
DATE: March 1, 2008
SUBJECT: IIIrd Tyme Out at the Old Rock School in Valdese
Seven time International Bluegrass Music Award Vocal Group of
the Year winners: IIIrd Tyme Out, will be in concert at the Valdese
Old Rock School on March 1, 2008. Their traditional bluegrass
CD's and bluegrass gospel CD's are among the top in the country
every year. The latest CD, "Round III at the MAC" has songs
currently listed on the Bluegrass Unlimited top thirty chart.
Success for IIIrd Tyme Out was nearly an overnight occurrence for
this group after its forming in 1991. Founding members Ray Deaton
(bass) and Russell Moore (guitar), along with everyone else in the
group, created a new tradition in modern bluegrass music. Rounding
out IIIrd Tyme Out are Steve Dilling (banjo), Alan Perdue
(mandolin), Justen Haynes (fiddle) and their excellent sound
technician, Donnie Carver.
As the saying goes, “The proof is in the pudding”, and what more
proof of the band’s niche as a top bluegrass group in the world than
its seven consecutive IBMA awards as its Vocal Group of the Year -
1994, 1995, 1996, 1997,1998,1999 and most recently 2000. Acapella
renditions of many songs can rarely be matched. Its superb
instrumentation provides even more quality sound to the rich vocal
blends.
IIIrd Tyme Out - Where did such a name have its origin? This was the
third time out for founding members Deaton, and Moore and
consequently the third professional bluegrass band association for
each. No doubt, the third time proved to be a charm for these
talented artists.
Advance tickets are $15 and are available at Beach’s Music in Morganton, Larry’s Musical Madness in
Hickory, East End Barber Shop in Valdese,
The Music Center in Lenoir and the Valdese Old Rock School. At the
door, all tickets will be $18.
For more information, call 879-2129 or email jdraughn@ci.valdese.nc.us.
Attn. Editors: You will more info on IIIrd Tyme Out and pictures
that can be downloaded at www.iiirdtymeout.com <http://www.iiirdtymeout.com>
For
ticket information, call 828-879-2129 or go to the web-site
www.bluegrassattherock.com
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