The Kody Norris Show + Slate Mountain Ramblers
Saturday, August 5, 7 p.m.
Adults $20, children 12 & younger $5

The Kody Norris Show

Deeply rooted in North American folk music, Kody Norris has crafted a performance that harkens back and tips a hat to several greats from the early days of bluegrass. The Kody Norris Show’s sound and energy channel the instrumental virtuosity of the legendary Bill Monroe, the showmanship of the “King of Bluegrass” Jimmy Martin, the vocal harmonies of the Stanley Brothers, and a bit of the over the top comedy entertainment of vaudeville performances. Top-notch picking is center stage, but humor and visual flash are part of the entertaining package. Always clad in colorful, tailored suits adorned with rhinestones, ties, classic hats, and ornate boots, the band earns its moniker as a “show.” 

The foursome is fronted by Norris on guitar and his fiddling “sweetie,” Mary Rachel Nalley-Norris, Josiah Tyree on banjo, and Cousin Charlie Lowman on the bass. The group’s album, When I Get the Money Made, was named 2017 Bluegrass Album of the Year by the National Traditional Country Music Association. The Kody Norris Show was honored with seven Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America nominations in 2018 and four nominations in 2022. In addition to winning Fiddler performer of the year, The Kody Norris Show was also named the 2022 Entertainer of the Year. 

For the past three years, the Kody Norris Show has been the host of the Farm and Fun Time Noon Show, a weekly broadcast through The Birthplace of Country Music Museum and Radio Bristol. 

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Slate Mountain Ramblers

Opening the show is the Slate Mountain Ramblers, a family old-time band from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. For many years, Richard Bowman, his wife, Barbara, and their daughter Marsha, have spent weekends  traveling all over Northwest North Carolina and Southwest Virginia playing music for dances, concerts, community events, and fiddlers’ conventions. 

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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.

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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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