The Amanda Cook Band + Unspoken Tradition
Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m.
Adults $20, children 12 & younger admitted free

Amanda Cook Band

Originally from Florida, now making her home in the mountains of Virginia, Amanda Cook acquired a love of bluegrass from her father, who played banjo throughout her childhood. In 2007, Cook formed the bluegrass group High Cotton with her father and received her first taste of performing. That experience fueled a fire to record and tour professionally. Determined to create her unique sound, Cook stepped out on her own and released her first solo album, One Stop Along the Road.

In early 2017, she signed with Mountain Fever Records and recorded her album, Deep Water, followed by Point of No Return. Her third full-length album, Narrowing the Gap, was released last year. The album appeared on Bluegrass Today’s “Dave’s Dozen” Top Albums of 2021 list selected by David Morris and the Top 10 Albums of 2021 list featured on KDHX Radio’s program Bluegrass Breakdown. Numerous singles from Narrowing the Gap hit the radio charts, including “Get On Board,” “West Virginia Coal,” and most recently “Lonesome Leaving Train.”

“Amanda Cook has emerged as one of the most dynamic female bluegrass vocalists and bandleaders of today,” according to Bluegrass Situation.

Learn More About the Artist
AmandaCookBluegrass.com

Unspoken Tradition

Unspoken Tradition is about new, original bluegrass. The group brings a sound that is both impassioned and nostalgic, hard-driving but sincere.

Their 2019 release from Mountain Home Music Company, Myths We Tell Our Young, debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Bluegrass charts and has seen five top-charting radio singles, including a No. 1 spot on the Bluegrass Today chart for “Dark Side of the Mountain.” Their material is primarily original and reflects the ever-changing culture of Western and Central North Carolina, the regions they call home.

The band has earned a fervent following in the Southeast, selling out shows in Asheville, N.C., as well as the legendary Station Inn in Nashville, Tenn. They have also performed twice on the coveted Watson main stage at MerleFest. Their debut recording, Simple Little Town (2013),  saw quick success in radio and with tastemakers. Their follow-up release, Miles Between was featured on the NPR show,The World Cafe.

Learn More About the Artist
UnspokenTradition.com

ADDITIONAL CONCERT DETAILS

Gates open to ticket holders at 5:45 p.m. Season pass holders are allowed into the amphitheater 15 minutes early, at 5:30 p.m.

Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. You may bring a coolers or picnic basket, but no alcohol please.

Concerts are held rain or shine, and it can be cool in the mountains when the sun goes down, so bring a raincoat, poncho or umbrella, and a sweater or jacket.

Please note that advance ticket purchases are nonrefundable.

For more information, view our concert FAQs

SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDEES

The Roots of American Music concert series is held in the Blue Ridge Music Center’s spacious outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

To make the experience as safe as possible, please stay at home if you have a fever, cough, aches and pains, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, or are sneezing and coughing.

Concert attendees are asked to maintain six feet of distance between groups throughout the evening, including when standing in line and selecting seating locations in the amphitheater.

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