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Bluegrass/Folk Series
Sponsored by Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Box Office (803 276-6264
Bluegrass/Folk
Series |
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Performance |
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Group
Price 15 tickets |
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BBL
= Balcony Box Left |
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Bluegrass Series
5 Shows
The Grascals
Doyle Lawson
Doc Watson & David Holt
Ricky Skaggs
Steep Canyon Rangers |
$125.00 |
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Folk Series
3 Shows
Chad & Jeremy
Arlo Guthrie
Nanci Griffith |
$90.00 |
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Friday
10/21/11 |
8:00pm |
Sam Bush |
$35.00 BBL
$30 |
$32.00 |
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Mandolin
virtuoso Sam Bush has been pushing the boundaries of bluegrass music for
over 30 years. The cofounder of the ground-breaking band New Grass
Revival, Bush has played with everyone from Bill Monroe, Doc Watson and
Earl Scruggs to Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett and Bela Fleck. Bush is
best known for jaw-dropping skills on the mandolin, he is also a
three-time national junior fiddle champion and Grammy award-winning
vocalist, "I've been to the mountain," says Bush with a smile. |
Friday
11/4/11 |
8:00pm |
Robert Earl Keen
Sponsored by Parr Computing |
$45.00 BBL $35
Limited seating: please call the Box Office |
$37.50 |
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Keen is the
epitome of a Texas songwriter and brings with him a sound all his
own. Amazing and meaningful music from Robert Earl Keen is becoming
as normal as the sun rising in the East and setting in the
West. With songs like "Road Goes on Forever."
"A Bigger Piece of the Sky," and "Gringo
Honeymoon." Robert Earl is one of our generation's greatest
singer/songwriters. Buy early - tickets won't last. |
Sunday
11/13/11 |
3:00pm |
The Grascals
Sponsored by
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
$27.50 BBL $22 |
$25.00 |
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"New
Grass" superstars with "fresh yet familiar" bluegrass
sounds. The Grascals' trio of vocalists - Terry Eldredge, Jamie
Johnson and Terry Smith - combine with the instrumental unit of
mandolinist Danny Roberts, fiddler Jeremy Abshire and banjo player and
Union County's own Kristin Scott Benson to produce innovative modern
bluegrass. Their music is delivered with a deep knowledge of bluegrass
founding fathers' work and reflects the traditional values of soul and
musicianship. Bluegrass Band of the Year Award 2010, Bluegrass Music
Association's Emerging Artist of the Year (2005) and Entertainer of the
Year (2006 and 2007). Songs include "I am Strong" and
"Last Train to Clarksville" |
Thur
12/1/11 |
8:00pm |
Doyle Lawson
and Quicksilver Christmas
Sponsored by
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
$35.00 |
$30.00 |
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From
his work with bluegrass innovators like Jimmy Martin and J.D. Crowe in the
late 1960s to the formation of his band Quicksilver, Lawson has been
synonymous with high-octane acoustic music. Equally comfortable with
both the progressive and traditional strains of bluegrass, Lawson's one
unifying element has been quality. "Lawson is considered one of
the most influential forces in modern bluegrass," wrote Randy Pitts
in Music Hound Folk. "His bands are marked by their extremely
well-honed vocal harmonies and bright, powerful renditions, especially of
gospel material." A first for the Opera House - his
Christmas Concert!! Dinner packages
available! |
Sat
1/21/12 |
8:00pm |
Doc Watson
and
David Holt
Sponsored by
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
$40.00 |
$35.00 |
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Doc
Watson remains one of the most influential folk artists of all time, with
a soulful, authentic voice and a remarkable guitar-picking style rarely
heard in music today. Watson is one of the last in a generation of
folk, bluegrass and old-time musicians that included Bill Monroe, Lester
Flatt and Clarence Ashley. Since finding a huge audience during the
folk revival of the late 1950s and early '60s, Watson has been honored
with six Grammys, a National Medal of Arts, a National Heritage Fellowship
and a lifetime achievement award from the Recording academy. Watson
will be joined by Grammy winning banjo great David Hold, host of the North
Carolina Public Television series Folkways. |
Sun
2/19/12 |
7:00pm |
Arlo Guthrie |
$45.00 |
$40.00 |
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Arlo
Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the
other. Arlo Guthrie's career exploded in 1967 with the release of "Alice's
Restaurant" followed by the definitive rendition of Steve
Goodman's "City of New Orleans." In addition to his
accomplishments as a musician - playing the piano and 12-string guitar,
harmonica and a dozen other instruments - he is a natural born
storyteller. |
Thur
3/22/12 |
8:00pm |
Steep Canyon
Rangers
Sponsored by
Blue Cross/Blue Shield |
$30.00 BBL $25 |
$25.00 |
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One
of the hottest new-grass groups around, the Steep Canyon Rangers emerged
in 2001 as college picking-buddies in Chapel Hill, NC. Performing
now for more than a decade, the Rangers create a new and powerful brand of
Bluegrass music, rising to become one of today's premier acoustic
ensembles. With smooth vocals, smart songwriting, ferocious
instrumentals and jaw-dropping harmony, the Rangers are bringing Bluegrass
to music lovers across the USA and around the world. |
Friday
4/13/12 |
8:00pm |
An Evening with Nanci Griffith |
$40.00 BBL $35 |
$37.50 |
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Striding
the fine line between folk and country music, Nanci Griffith has become
well-known for her brilliant confessional songwriting and her beautiful
voice. A self-styled "folkabilly" singer, Griffith's songs
include "Once in a Very Blue Moon," "Love at the Five
and Dime," "From a Distance," "Trouble in the Fields,'
"Cold Hearts/Closed Minds," and "I Knew Love". |
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