BANDS

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 that is this band’s namesake. The Carolina Reapers Boonerang lineup collectively draws on years of experience and shared musical sensibilities, having played across the globe in many different genres with artists such as the Dixie Dregs, Jazz is Dead, Susan Tedeschi and multiple Boone-based groups. Featuring the Page Brothers, Jeff Sipe and Steve Davidowski, this set pays homage to the electric jazz fusion continuum for an exciting, spontaneous and high-energy sound.

Appalachian Theatre

Shelby Ray Moore Band (4:30 p.m.)

Performing a mix of country, rock, soul, and rhythm and blues standards, the Shelby Rae Moore Band isn’t just your average cover group. A Caldwell County native, Shelby Rae Moore has been fronting her own band for several years now, joined by her talented guitar-wielding uncles Brent and Chet Palmer. With a soulful, bluesy voice that commands the stage, Moore has a mind-blowing vocal range, which she showcases with powerhouse notes and effortless vocal runs. Beyond that, however, Moore has a concrete connection with each song she performs and by extension she’s able to create an atmosphere that draws audiences in.

Caroline Ramble Family featuring Possum Jenkins & Friends (8:30 p.m.)

For nearly two decades, Possum Jenkins has been peddling their signature “Carolinacana” sound across the Old North State and beyond.

Whether you catch them at the Ramkat in Winston-Salem, the Reeves Theater in Elkin, or the Carolina Ramble & Reunion right here in Watauga County, you know that Possum Jenkins always brings that just-right blend of alt-country, Southern rock, gospel, blues, and American folk. What can you expect from a Possum Jenkins performance? Well it depends. Musically, you’ll hear plenty of hard-driving guitar, a healthy dose of harmonica, some mind-blowing drum sequences, and an abundance of good ol’ Appalachian mountain twang.

641 RPM / BACR Stage

Liam Grant & The Suncook Symphony (11 a.m.)

Liam Grant & the Suncook Symphony is on a mission to bring fine country bluegrass, ragtime and blues, plus other music for discerning listeners to a modern audience.

Mike Hudson (1 p.m.)

Mike Hudson (Z Plan) makes existential jazz-informed pop music, mostly quiet and introspective, delivered via guitar-based quartet, occasionally dissonant to the point where you wonder if was intentional – and sometimes it isn’t.

Educated Guess (2:30 p.m.)

Educated Guess is an exciting and innovative jazzfunk fusion trio from Boone, NC. Their music ranges from high-energy and exhilarating funk tunes to soothing jazz, full of complex harmony and melody.

Ahleychatistas (4 p.m.)

Ahleuchatistas is an instrumental prog punk band that formed in 2002. They play music that is meticulously thru-composed and relentlessly paced from beginning to end, morphing through perpetually evolving subtle variations, unfolding melodies that are simultaneously angular and organic.

Patois Counselors (6 p.m.)

Patois Counselors is a postpunk band from Charlotte, NC that began in 2014. They blend party track drums and snappy bass with wailing synths and ramshackle anti-guitar.