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A daily dose of live music by Brian Funk PO Box 68 Galax24333 Local Phone: 276-236-5178 Web Site: www.galaxgazette.com |
A daily dose of live music by Brian Funk |
A daily dose of live music by Brian Funk of the Galax Gazette
Promoters of traditional music have always said that picking banjos and sawing fiddles are everyday occurrences in the talent-rich Appalachian region, and visitors are about to find out how true that is.Music is as commonplace as air in the mountains, and musical ability seems to come as naturally as eating or sleeping to a surprisingly large portion of the population.
You don't have to attend a concert or convention to hear the best musicians the mountains have to offer - just pull up a chair on a porch packed with pickers or stop by an old country store.This summer, the Blue Ridge Music Center on the parkway will give visitors a taste of the experience of living i...
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Willard Gayheart |
Willard Gayheart has a background steeped in the county and western standards of the 1940s and 1950s. His original songs about life in rural eastern Kentucky are crowd favorites wherever they are heard. Ric-O-Chet's cover of Willard's "My Last Run" stayed on the bluegrass charts for several weeks in 1994. Willard was also a founding member of Galax, Virginia's legendary Highlanders, and he has been designated a Kentucky Colonel by his home state. He is a member of The Alternate Roots, a bluegrass band. The photo to the right includes these musicians:
Katy Taylor-Guitar/Vocals Scott Freeman-Mando/Fiddle/Vocals Steve Lewis-Guitar/Banjo/Vocals Willard Gayheart-Guitar/Vocals Randy Pasley-Dobro/Vocals Tony Testerman-Bass
Willard is ...
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