Wytheville Community College will host two bands for September 16th Bluegrass and Old-Time Jamboree.
Wytheville Community College is pleased to present the Bluegrass and Old-Time Jamboree on September 16 from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. This month the Jamboree will feature bands, Bluegrass Kinsmen and Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder.
Bluegrass Kinsmen is a bluegrass band from Rosedale, Virginia. The band plays bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and folk. Band members are: Ebby Jewell, banjo; Teresa Jewell, lead harmony; Ricky Kennedy, bass; Craig Smith, guitar; and Matt Stacey, mandolin. Having such versatile singing allows the group to perform a variety of bluegrass songs, mostly traditional, and also folk and gospel songs. The group has been performing together for over 50 years.
Adam McPeak and Mountain Thunder will also perform on September 16. McPeak is a next-generation bluegrass mandolin player who has previously performed with the well-known McPeak Brothers. Adam’s father, Mike McPeak, performs with his son. Other band members include Lindsey Jackson on vocals, Steve Chrisley on the banjo, David Chrisley on the bass, and Nikki Wright on the fiddle. The band plays bluegrass and gospel music.
The Jamboree will be held in WCC’s William F. Snyder Auditorium, Grayson Hall.
The music begins at 7 p.m., and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event is free and open to the public. Donations will be accepted to help defray the travel expenses of the bands.
The WCC Bluegrass and Old-Time Jamboree was first organized in 2006. The event is hosted by WCC English faculty member, Jason Settle, whom you may find playing the fiddle along with one of the bands. The WCC Jamboree is an affiliated venue of The Crooked Road.
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