Country Gentlemen Tribute Band – March 15, 2024

Country Gentlemen Tribute Band

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 & Alan Munde – February 2, 2024

Alan Munde and Bill Evans

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

Danny Paisley & The Southern Grass – Friday, January 5, 2024

Danny Paisley holding guitar

Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass play powerful, unadorned, and intense traditional bluegrass. There is no hybrid or genre-bending music here. Their combination of instrumentation and vocals convey the energy and emotion of classic bluegrass and country music. Danny’s lead vocals will captivate your senses, so much so that many prominent musicians, including Alison Krauss, have considered Danny as one of their favorite singers. His voice combines powerful range and soulful blues with a sound like no one else in bluegrass today. [more info]

January 5, 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

Uncle Henry’s Favorites – Friday, November 17, 2023

Uncle Henry's Favorites

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

South Carolina Broadcasters – Friday, October 6, 2023

South Carolina Broadcasters

Masters of primitive bluegrass, The South Carolina Broadcasters are deeply rooted in the Appalachian musical tradition. Their unadorned instruments and three voices sing the songs of their homeland as only those who know and feel it can.

The band features David Sheppard (guitar, vocals), Ivy Sheppard (fiddle, banjo, vocals), and Tom Mindte (mandolin, vocals). Their razor-sharp harmonies, exceptional multi-instrumentation, and fabulous song selection will have listeners riveted to their seats.

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)

 

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