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Groovin' on the Green
Groovin' on the Green
Friday's @ 6:30 at The Village Commons
2013
The very popular Summer Concert Series "Groovin' on the Green' continues this year
with many great musical acts!
Concerts are held rain or shine and feature not only great regional musical talent, but locally provided food and other side entertainment items - like a hot air balloon tethered ride. See the 'Cool Dawg' enjoying a July concert at our blog.
About The Village Green:
As you look into the park, you can see the majestic shape of Whiteside Mountain and Devils Courthouse. As you drive thru the entrance a great view of Terrapin Mountain stands straight ahead. The parks gardens, with an emphasis on native plants and preservation of our area's natural beauty, vary from wildflower beds, grassy fields, wetlands, and wooded areas while creating rooms with specific interests, like the native azalea garden and a fern room. The green space and flowerbeds are a visual reflection that the community cares about what Cashiers has to offer.
The Village Green began in 1992, when a motel chain purchased two acres of land at the southwest corner of the crossroads. Dismayed at the prospect of losing their village atmosphere, three residents - Al Balestiere, Elizabeth Davenport and John Lupton - purchased the land from the motel firm and gave it to a nonprofit charitable corporation for the Cashiers community. Please view The Village Green Video here.
JUNE 7TH - “JAY DRUMMOND”
JUNE 14TH - “HURRICANE CREEK BAND” Hurricane Creek has been performing together for over 14 years and continues to grow in popularity as a premiere live musical group. The six members in the band each have numerous years of professional performance experience and together they’ve crafted their sound to cater to a wide variety of live music venues large and small including weddings, private parties, concerts and festivals. Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Hurricane Creek was originally formed in the Spring of 1996 by songwriters / musicians George Reeves and Lee Ladensack.
June 21st - “CARRIBEAN COWBOYS” The Caribbean Cowboys Band has been entertaining audiences for over 18 years. They play primarily in WNC but have traveled through out the South East, from Key West, Florida to NeyYorkCity and through the British Virgin Islands. They provide a wide variety of music and complete their shows in a respectable professional manner. They are highly respected in the entertainment industry in WNC.
July 12th - “LEIGH GLASS & THE HAZARDS The best compliment songwriter and front woman, Leigh Glass, has ever received was when a fan approached her after a show and said, ”Your music makes me wanna go home and make love to my husband.” The bluesy songstress and her band, the Hazards, play their own gutsy, charismatic style of rock and roll. The songs are original and the live show is sweaty, passionate, funny, and engaging.Leigh has shared the stage with acts such as Sheryl Crow, K.D. Lang, ZZ Top, Charlie Pride, Jason Ricci, Jeff Sipe, Chas Sanford, and played the Warren Haynes Christmas Jam in 2012, which included The Avett Brothers, Blind Boys of Alabama,and The Warren Haynes Band. She has recorded with engineer/producer Rich Brotherton (Robert Earl Keen Band), Chip Martin of Nashville, TN, and Kenny Lewis (Hollywood Records, Vassar Clements, Stryper,).
JULY 26TH - “AARON LAFALCE” Aaron LaFalce is an Asheville, NC native who recently took first place in the “Local Singer/Songwriter” & “Local Performance Artist” categories in the Mountain Xpress “Best of WNC” poll. Playing over 200 dates a year, his performance history stretches from New York’s Carnegie Hall & National Underground to the beach bars of Tortola, BVI. His passion for songwriting and performance leave him with a reputation as an engaging artist. Whether it’s behind a piano or with guitar in hand, Aaron has also proven to be a “jammer”-capable of holding his own in a solo performance or playing impromptu in a band situation with the likes of Reggie McBride (bass for Stevie Wonder/Elton John/Keb Mo), Cliff Williams (bass for AC/DC),Drivin’ & Cryin’, & Peter Mayer (guitar for Jimmy Buffett/Peter Mayer Group). When it comes to writing or playing out, Aaron’s philosophy is simple: “It’s all about the song. Check your ego at the door.”
AUG 2 - “SOLDIER’S HEART” – Rock, Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock -
Soldier’s Heart is a Southern Appalachian Folk/Roots band. Their own brand of what they call “Honest Porch and Soul” music brings the kind of down-home satisfaction to the ear that a fine home cooked meal does to the belly. This seven piece seamlessly blends traditional mountain instrumentation with contemporary songwriting to accomplish the goal of “Bringing the Front Porch to the People”. With influences from the late Doc Watson to Dylan and The Band, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy!
AUG 9TH - “UNSPOKEN TRADITION” - Bluegrass – In 2012, UT started work on its first legitimate release titled Simple Little Town. After writing rigorously, the group started recording at Coyote Ridge Audio. Using both old and new ideas, the band compiled a mix of covers and originals that promise to keep music lovers from all genres begging for more. The band strives to be anything but ordinary. If you open your hearts and ears, Unspoken Tradition promises to provide a unique bluegrass experience. The future of bluegrass is in good hands.
AUG 16TH – “LES FRERES MICHOT “ - Traditional Cajun Music Les Frères Michot started playing together as an all-brothers Cajun band in 1986, although the individual musicians have played with each other and with numerous other groups since about 1968. The group plays traditional Cajun music in the all-acoustic “bal de maison” (house dance) style that was prevalent before the advent of electric amplification, and the Michot’s aim to preserve this style of Cajun music. They use no drums or electric instruments, and their music has a strong vocal component with all lyrics in French. Instrumentation includes fiddle, diatonic accordion, and acoustic guitar, and sometimes the p’tit fer (basse triang’), and contrebasse. The Michot’s have played extensively throughout the United States and have toured in Quebec and in several European countries (France, England, Poland), but play primarily in south Louisiana. The group has produced three albums.
AUG 23RD – BLIND LEMON PHILLIPS Blind Lemon Phillips delivers one cool lemonade mix of sound! Vocalist and guitarist Charley Phillips is backed by the “Lemondrops” featuring blues belter Mz Dee and the “Lemon Squeezers”, a full horn section. This is one band ready to turn any club into one big swirlin’ and twirlin’ lemon twist!Content Courtesy of GCMA
