Traditional Music this summer in the 919

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PINECONE

Presents Summer Filled With Traditional Music

Pinecone 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

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Following are featured events in May and June. For additional events, shows and performances throughout 2019, visit pinecone.org.

The Trailblazers (Wilkesboro, NC)

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thetrailblazersmusic.com facebook.com/thetrailblazersmusic/ instagram/thetrailblazersofficial Jonah Horton (mandolin) Daniel Thrailkill (guitar) Will Thrailkill (bass) Alex Edwards (banjo) May 11, 7 pm (free) 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)

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Sarah Osborne McCombie (banjo)

Austin McCombie (guitar)

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NC Museum of History,

5 E Edenton St, Raleigh

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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.

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Po’ Ramblin’ Boys (Sevierville, TN), with special guests Old Salt Union

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theporamblinboys.com/ facebook.com/poramblinboys/ twitter.com/poramblinboys instagram.com/poramblinboys CJ Lewandowski (mandolin) Jereme Brown (banjo) Josh Rinkel (guitar) Jasper Lorentzen (bass). Sevierville, TN CCU Midtown Park, 4011 Cardinal North Hills, Raleigh May 19, 2-6 pm (free)

The first Midtown Bluegrass concert of this year also features Old Salt Union and preshow music. Both bands share an aesthetic that cuts through the noise of everyday life in the 21st century. Before the music gets started on stage, musicians of all ages and abilities are invited to jam together with facilitator Russell Johnson beginning at 2 p.m.

Srinivas/Rao

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Gowri Srinivas (veena) Sudhindra Rao (mridangam, kanjira) Samarth Rao (mridangam, kanjira) NC Museum of History, 5 E Edenton St, Raleigh June 9, 3 pm (free)

Event showcases classical carnatic music from India, featuring a collaboration between two accomplished, seasoned performers and one accomplished young high school musician.

Violet Bell (Durham)

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Lizzy Ross (guitar) Omar Ruiz Lopez (multi-instrumentalist) lizzy.net/ facebook.com/violetbellmusic; twitter.com/VioletBellMusic instagram.com/violetbellmusic Sertoma Amphitheatre, Bond Park, Cary June 15, 7 pm (free)

Violet Bell was born in 2016, when singer-songwriter Ross recruited Ruiz-Lopez as a multi-instrumentalist for a live album recording -- two weeks before the show. Ruiz-Lopez slayed the performance and brought out a new dimension of beauty in the music. Violet Bell released their debut EP Dream the Wheel in 2017 and have been playing ever since.

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