Upcoming Events at Blowing Rock School
Mon Jul 4, 7:00 PM - Mon Jul 4, 8:30 PM
Blowing Rock School
165 Morris Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605
Community: Asheville
Description
This show will be an evening of excellent renditions of songs popular in both musical genres in celebration of July 4th!
Event Details
The Mountain Home Bluegrass Boys are a mainstay at JSMHM and features two time national bluegrass banjo champion Steve Lewis, Scott Freeman on mandolin and Josh Scott on bass. The twice-national studio musician of the year, David Johnson – who will serve as host for the evening – is the front man for Bluegrass Boys. Folks who know Johnson can attest to his being one of the most entertaining emcees anywhere. His running commentary about the members of the two bands and the history of the music is worth the price of admission in itself!
Trombone player Harold McKinney, a retired ASU faculty member from the Hayes School of Music, directs the King Street Brass band. This concert has special meaning for McKinney, as he was a member of the United States Air Force’s Brass Band during his four years of military service. The usual suspects will again be joining McKinney. Trombone player, Joe Brown will come down from Ohio. Trumpeters Bill Jones and Patrick Whitehead will arrive from the DC area. Chris Watson will be this year’s tuba player. Jones’ son, Gabe, will be joining in on drums.
This show will be an evening of excellent renditions of songs popular in both musical genres as each group is given the chance to play some standards from their respective music styles, but what makes the concert special is when they combine their efforts. Joe Shannon once described the concert this way – “When they team-up, it’s magic, kind of like Dixieland, but it’s Bluegrass Dixieland with an Appalachian heart.” Past audiences can attest to the fact that this concert is just plain fun and nothing is more uplifting that hearing the Grass and Brass play the service anthems in their Armed Forces Salute, as JSMHM honors those who have served or are serving our country. This year’s selections will again include songs such the Stars and Stripes Forever, The Bugle Call Rag and many other favorites from past shows.
Trombone player Harold McKinney, a retired ASU faculty member from the Hayes School of Music, directs the King Street Brass band. This concert has special meaning for McKinney, as he was a member of the United States Air Force’s Brass Band during his four years of military service. The usual suspects will again be joining McKinney. Trombone player, Joe Brown will come down from Ohio. Trumpeters Bill Jones and Patrick Whitehead will arrive from the DC area. Chris Watson will be this year’s tuba player. Jones’ son, Gabe, will be joining in on drums.
This show will be an evening of excellent renditions of songs popular in both musical genres as each group is given the chance to play some standards from their respective music styles, but what makes the concert special is when they combine their efforts. Joe Shannon once described the concert this way – “When they team-up, it’s magic, kind of like Dixieland, but it’s Bluegrass Dixieland with an Appalachian heart.” Past audiences can attest to the fact that this concert is just plain fun and nothing is more uplifting that hearing the Grass and Brass play the service anthems in their Armed Forces Salute, as JSMHM honors those who have served or are serving our country. This year’s selections will again include songs such the Stars and Stripes Forever, The Bugle Call Rag and many other favorites from past shows.
