Tom and Juli Every Thursday Night, no cover charge and it starts at 7 pm.
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-Fri. May 24, 8:30 pm 

AMY ANDREWS AND THE SKIPPERDEES
$10 in Advance  $12 Day of Show

Born in Baltimore and raised on the Chesapeake Bay, Amy Andrews was brought up on the sounds of Sinatra, Bonnie Raitt, country, and blues, but spent her years training for a career in musical theatre and classical performance.

Setting out to perform original music, Amy began her journey to folk musician by cutting her teeth as the lead singer of a Baltimore folk trio. 

After a few tours through the southeast, Amy determined that an auspicious career move would involve relocating to the south - home of the Great Smoky Mountains, boiled peanuts, country music, and the performing songwriter's beloved Eddie's Attic. 

Since relocating to the Georgia, Amy has toured extensively, with recent travels to the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and western Canada, with festivals and shows in big cities, and long-forgotten gold rush towns.

The Skipperdees (twin sisters Emily and Catherine Backus) hail from Oak Ridge, TN, a town mentioned in the 1989 film Fat Man and Little Boy which featured Paul Newman and his mustache.They write sad songs but are happy people, currently working with producer Jim White on a debut "big girl record." The Sisters Backus have recently had the chance to collaborate with such luminaries as Caroline Herring, Packway Handle Band, Minton Sparks, and Ben Sollee. Drop a line at skipperdeemusic@gmail.com or find them in one of the seven Waffle House locations in their current home of Athens, GA.  

www.amyandrewsmusic.com
www.theskipperdees.com

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 -Sat. May 25, 8:30 pm
A BUZZARD MOUNTAIN BOYS REVUE
FEATURING HAWK-PROOF ROOSTER
$12 in Advance $14 Day of Show

Joe Bob and Jim Bob are the Bob Brothers and they are the Buzzard Mountain Boys.  Hailing form the north Georgia mountains, they were born on the northern slope of the Big Buzzard Mountain near the small outlying community of Turners Corner. In fact most folks in that part of Lumpkin County can out-lie anyone around Dahlonega or Blairsville.  They attended school at the Possum Trot Preparatory Academy, graduating Suma De Fracciones.

They developed their highly unorthodox musical skills while tending the liquid corn extraction facilities operated by their pappy.  Their particular style of playing could best be described as marginally inexpensive.  It has been often said of the Bobs, that their music is a lot better than it sounds. These two guys play an amusing selection of Brother Duet, Old-Time music, and early Bluegrass inspired songs, interspersed with enough corny humor to warm your heart and take you back to the days of the traveling minstrels!  Both musicians are residents of Buzzard Mountain and are fixtures in the North Georgia traditional music community.  They are heavily involved in the promotion of Appalachian Music in the region.

The Bobs specialize in mountain weddings, parties, corporate functions and other private events.  Hog killings, funerals, divorces, and cock fights are all favorites of the Buzzard Mountain Boys.  If you have the money, there is no event too small.  They are also available for festivals and public performances.  See their stellar reviews on the Gigmasters website shown on the home page.

They recently performed at the grand re-opening of the Crimson Moon and the 16th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival.  They regularly appear in and often host the Mountain Music and Medicine Show at the historic Holly Theater and they perform at a variety of public and private events throughout the southeastern US.

Not commonly known is the fact that the Bob brothers were born identical Siamese twins, from different mothers, but were reunited when they went to separate schools together.  They were physically joined at both the hind-ends and the chins, a highly unusual Siamese coupling, occurring in no more than one-in-a-million twin births.

The Bobs stand ready to provide you with lively, humor-filled entertainment and look forward to hearing from you soon.  Please allow two weeks notice for performances so that they can make arrangements with their probation officers for out of county or state travel.

www.buzzardmountainboys.com
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Saturday, June 8, 2013, 8:30 pm

Robin Bullock

Celtic guitar expert performs live for a listening audience

Award-winning Celtic/American string wizard Robin Bullock is a prolific composer and multi-instrumentalist, whose virtuosity on guitar, cittern and mandolin blends the ancient melodies of the Celtic lands and their vigorous Appalachian descendants into one powerful musical vision.

"Celtic guitar god." - Baltimore City Paper

"Breathtaking...brilliant technique, always in service of the music." - Guitar Player

"A musician whose technical skill and stylistic expertise are second to none...a time-served folkie of the highest calibre." - Classical Guitar (U.K.)

The 17th-century harp tunes of legendary Irish bard Turlough O'Carolan, the spirited jigs and reels of rural Ireland, the haunting ballads of the southern Appalachians and evocative original compositions all find a musical common ground in Robin's music, where lightning-fast fingerwork one moment is perfectly balanced with tender, quiet intimacy the next. A warm, friendly presence onstage, Robin effortlessly creates a magical world for the audience with his multi-instrumental wizardry, taking them on a journey to the heart and soul of Celtic and American traditions.


"Dazzling spirit...what he offers is not just virtuosity for the sake of virtuosity, but also the sensibility of one on a quest between past and present, traditional and modern." - Trad Magazine (France)

http://www.robinbullock.com/

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-Sun. June 9
STORY JAM 
FREE
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-Fri. June 21, 8:30 pm
KIM RICHEY
$18 in Advance $20 Day of Show

Two time Grammy nominee whose written two #1 and four Top 10 hit songs… earned four stars by Rolling Stone as well as Alt-Country Album of the Year by People Magazine… sung on albums by Ryan Adams, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter…  and performed all over the world!

“[Kim Richey] would rule the charts in a land where Marshall Crenshaw was king, Aimee Mann queen, and the The Beatles never put out another record after Revolver.” Steve Horowitz, popmatters.com  

“Richey entices you with sad and unembellished music that reveals an original spirit - and then she ensnares you for keeps by making you consider all the noiseless sensations that no songs can ever contain.” Timothy White, Billboard Magazine 

As Duke Ellington said, “There are only two kinds of music: good and bad.” At a time when music is all about labels, it’s refreshing to find an artist who doesn’t easily fit into a box, who is broader than just one category, who is simply “good”. Kim Richey is just such an artist. 

Two-time Grammy-nominated Kim is a storyteller; a weaver of emotions and a tugger of heartstrings. Tender, poetic and aching with life’s truths, Kim’s songs transport you to her world, where words paint pictures and melodies touch the soul. And then there’s her voice. Pure, arresting and honest, her voice makes you take notice; Kim has the kind of voice where if emotions were ribbons, they’d be streaming in rainbow colours from your iPod. Her voice gives you goose bumps.

http://www.kimrichey.com

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