Historian Gary Reid is the foremost authority on the music of the Stanley Brothers. His program uses a mix of storytelling and music to bring to life Carter Stanley’s musical expression – the high lonesome sound that would come to be known the world over as bluegrass. A Life of Sorrow is the story of one man’s musical journey from the Clinch Mountains of Virginia, around the world, and back home again.
Friday, November 1, 2024, 7:30 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
Tickets at the door:
Public $25;
Seniors $20;
BFOTM Members $15;
Students with ID $15;
Ages 17 & under FREE!
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More info: www.brandywinefriends.org, concerts@brandywinefriends.org, or (302) 321-6466
Kellie Allen and Pete Peterson have been harmonizing and making music together since 2000. They both enjoy deconstructing an old-time or early bluegrass song or tune from the original recording and turning it into their own music. Tricia Spencer & Howard Rains are both fiddlers, guitar-players, and singers who preserve and build upon the traditions of their home states of Texas and Kansas. The husband and wife duo are known for their distinct twin fiddling and close-knit vocal harmony. All are multi-instrumentalists steeped in musical tradition and dedicated to the preservation, performance, and sharing of old time music. [more info] [more info]
April 26, 2024, at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
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Tickets at the door:
- Public $25;
- Seniors $20;
- BFOTM Members $15;
- Students with ID $15;
- Ages 17 & under FREE!
More info:
- Web: www.brandywinefriends.org,
- Email: concerts@brandywinefriends.org
- Phone: (302) 321-6466
This live tribute to one of the most influential bands in bluegrass history features all-stars Mike Phipps on guitar, David Propst on mandolin, Lynwood Lunsford on banjo, Kyle Windbeck on upright bass and Darren Beachley on dobro. Vocally and musically, this ensemble puts its heart and soul into each performance. You’ll walk away in disbelief and awe at hearing the songs of the Country Gentlemen as you thought you’d never hear again. [more info]
March 15, 2024, at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
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Tickets at the door:
- Public $25;
- Seniors $20;
- BFOTM Members $15;
- Students with ID $15;
- Ages 17 & under FREE!
More info:
- Web: www.brandywinefriends.org,
- Email: concerts@brandywinefriends.org
- Phone: (302) 321-6466
Bill Evans is an internationally recognized five-string banjo life force. As a performer, teacher, writer and composer, he brings a deep knowledge, intense virtuosity and contagious passion to all things banjo, with thousands of music fans and banjo students from all over the world in a music career that now spans over thirty-five years. Alan Munde is one of the most highly respected and best-loved banjo players in the world. A master of both melodic and traditional Scruggs styles, Alan has played and taught music professionally for over 40 years. Munde gained fame as a member of Country Gazette and for his albums with Sam Bush and the Kentucky Colonels, as well his own highly influential solo albums. [video link]
February 2, 2024, at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
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Tickets at the door:
- Public $25;
- Seniors $20;
- BFOTM Members $15;
- Students with ID $15;
- Ages 17 & under FREE!
More info:
- Web: www.brandywinefriends.org,
- Email: concerts@brandywinefriends.org
- Phone: (302) 321-6466
For over 30 years, these folks from Charlottesville, Virginia have devoted their lives to the tradition and bring not only a great deal of sensitivity to the music, but also plenty of spirit and humor in the vein of past Old Time performers.
Uncle Henry’s Favorites are Pete Vigour on fiddle and guitar, and Ellen Vigour on mandolin, Jim Childress on fiddle and guitar, and Mark Beall on bass fiddle. Bring the family for an evening of entertainment you won’t forget!
October 5, 2023, at 8 p.m. at Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
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Tickets at the door:
- Public $25;
- Seniors $20;
- BFOTM Members $15;
- Students with ID $15;
- Ages 17 & under FREE!
More info:
- Web: www.brandywinefriends.org,
- Email: concerts@brandywinefriends.org
- Phone: (302) 321-6466
Friday, February 24, 2023 – 8 PM
Unitarian Universalist Society of Mill Creek
From dance inducing Old Time rhythms and foot stomping Irish melodies to hard-driving Bluegrass, Baltimore-based acoustic roots quartet Charm City Junction creates a fresh soundscape that keeps listeners on the edge of their seats wondering where they’ll go next.
Featuring fiddle, claw-hammer banjo, button accordion and upright bass, this quartet isn’t afraid to take roots music to new places — but always with an eye on tradition.
More info: https://www.charmcityjunction.com
579 Polly Drummond Hill Rd, Newark, DE 19711 (near Paper Mill Road)
Tickets at the door:
- Public $25
- Seniors $20
- BFOTM Members $15
- Students with ID $15
- Ages 17 & under FREE!
Historian Gary Reid is the foremost authority on the music of the Stanley Brothers. His program uses a mix of storytelling and music to bring to life Carter Stanley’s musical expression – the high lonesome sound that would come to be known the world over as bluegrass. A Life of Sorrow is the story of one man’s musical journey from the Clinch Mountains of Virginia, around the world, and back home again.
