The Blue Ridge Music Center presents The Lonesome River Band with special guests Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small live in concert at The Blue Ridge Music Center's outdoor amphtheater on The Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 213) just south of Galax, VA, just north of Mount Airy, NC, and just east of Sparta, NC.
The Lonesome River Band is one of the most respected names in bluegrass music. Led by Five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year, and winner of the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, Sammy Shelor, the group is constantly breaking new ground in acoustic music. With two stellar lead vocalists, Jesse Smathers (guitar) and Adam Miller (mandolin), and the impressive talents of Mike Hartgrove (fiddle) and Kameron Keller (bass), the band seamlessly fuses instrumentals and harmony vocals, traditional and contemporary bluegrass sounds, performing their trademark sound that fans continue to love and embrace.
https://www.lonesomeriverband.com/
Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small perform music in a variety of styles including bluegrass, country, old time, folk, and Americana. Featuring an exquisite blend of vocal harmony, the duo’s versatile sound includes a range of acoustic instrumentation from fiddle and banjo tunes to mandolin and guitar numbers. As songwriters, Ashlee and Andrew were featured in the 2022 IBMA Songwriter Showcase and won first prize in the 29th Annual MerleFest Chris Austin Songwriting Contest. The duo has been featured on the PBS television show Song Of The Mountains, played on the Cabin Stage at MerleFest, and performed for the inauguration of the 74th Governor of Virginia.
https://watkinsandsmall.com/