Join in the fun at the Pickin’ on the Porch Free Concert Series at the Bluegrass Island Trading Co. located at 107 Budleigh St. in downtown Manteo. All shows start at 6:00pm. Don’t forget to bring a chair or blanket!
On August 24th, 2018 Carolina Blue bring energy and excitement to the concert stage reaching beyond traditional boundaries.
Carolina Blue is a Brevard, NC based band whose roots run deep in the tradition of Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs. The band was formed in 2007 after the release of the album “Nothing So Blue” by Bobby Powell and Tim Jones.
Carolina Blue won the South Carolina state bluegrass championship at RenoFest in 2011. The band’s repertoire consists of original songs; including Tim Jones’
“Spring Will Bring Flowers”, which was recorded by 2014 IBMA entertainers of the year Balsam Range, many bluegrass favorites, and gospel too, all done in the traditional style. In 2016 Carolina Blue recorded a set on Song Of The Mountains in Marion, VA.
Available recordings are Bobby Powell & Tim Jones “Nothing So Blue” (2007 produced by Steep Canyon Ranger Woody Platt and featuring Platt, Graham Sharp, Mike Guggino, Shannon Whitworth, and Roy Chapman), “Carolina Blue Live at Renofest” (2011) as well as self-produced, “Goin’ Home
Today” (2016) and “Sounds of Kentucky Grass” (2018).
Band members are Bobby Powell on guitar and vocals, Tim Jones on mandolin and vocals, Reese Combs on upright bass and vocals, James McDowell on banjo and vocals and Aynsley Porchak on fiddle.
8/24 – Carolina Blue
Website: bluegrassisland.com Phone: (252)423-3039107 Budleigh St. Manteo NC 27954 |