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PINECONE Presents Summer Filled With Traditional Music P
inecone is the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, serving North Carolina to preserve, promote and present all forms of traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts. Pinecone presents more than 200 music programs annually; some of those are concerts, most of which are free. The organization also sponsors workshops, jams and camps -- and great programs for youth, including documentary and film projects. In addition, Pinecone also has the Weekly Pinecone Bluegrass Show on WQDR 94.7 on Sundays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PINECONE OFFICIAL NAME: Piedmont Council of Traditional Music WEBSITE: pinecone.org PHONE: 919-664-8333 BOX OFFICE: 919-664-8302 PURPOSE: Preserving, presenting and promoting traditional music, dance and other folk performing arts 26
Following are featured events in May and June. For additional events, shows and performances throughout 2019, visit pinecone.org.
The Trailblazers (Wilkesboro, NC) INFO: thetrailblazersmusic.com facebook.com/thetrailblazersmusic/ instagram/thetrailblazersofficial MEMBERS: Jonah Horton (mandolin) Daniel Thrailkill (guitar) Will Thrailkill (bass) Alex Edwards (banjo) DATE: May 11, 7 pm (free) VENUE: Sertoma Amphitheatre, Bond Park, Cary The Trailblazers make original music and put their own twist on endless classics, and they released their debut album, A Place to Call My Own, in 2016. They are the 2018 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year and have won many prestigious contests, including Merlefest (2017) and the SPBGMA International Band Contest (2018).
Chatham Rabbits (Bynum, NC) INFO: chathamrabbits.com facebook.com/chathamrabbits/ instagram.com/chatham_rabbits/ MEMBERS: Sarah Osborne McCombie (banjo) Austin McCombie (guitar) VENUE: NC Museum of History, 5 E Edenton St, Raleigh DATE: May 12, 3 pm (free) The English Garden will present flowers to mothers at this concert, which celebrates the 20th anniversary season of the Music of the Carolinas series. www.919Magazine.com
May/June 2019
