The music of Mountain Highway and Dixie Bluegrass Boys will be featured during New River Community College’s Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club jamboree on Saturday. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin.
Mountain Highway is a young family band that performs traditional bluegrass music. Previous performances include Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver Fest in Denton, N.C.; HoustonFest in Galax; The Floyd Country Store; and The Earle Theatre in Mt. Airy, N.C. The band’s musical selection includes songs from Flatt & Scruggs, Bill Monroe and Ralph Stanley. The four sibling singers play banjo, fiddle, mandolin and guitar, while their father plays upright bass.
The Dixie Bluegrass Boys is a traditional style group that has been playing for eleven years in the Virginia and North Carolina area.
The group performs old-time, country and bluegrass music for dances and concerts. The band members are Jackson Cunningham, guitar, mandolin and vocals; Jeff Michael, fiddle; Ramona Church, five string banjo, guitar and vocals; and Jerry Steinberg, bass fiddle.
Corporate sponsors of the jamborees include Anderson Audiology, Dublin; August Jewelers & Boutique, Inc.; Duncan Ford – Lincoln – Mazda, Blacksburg; Estes Auto & Truck Parts Inc., Pilot; First Community Bank, Pulaski; Gregory Seeding and Landscaping Company, Pulaski; King’s Tire Service, Pulaski; Martin’s Pharmacy, Pulaski; Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Dublin; Pulaski Patriot, Pulaski; Shoney’s Restaurant, Dublin; and Southern Furniture Warehouse, Radford.
The doors open at 5 p.m. for the show. There is no charge for admission; however, donations will be accepted to help pay expenses for the musicians.
The jamborees are held the second Saturday of each month, October through April at NRCC, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.
More information about the NRCC Fiddle, Banjo and Dance Club call from Tim Jones at 540-674-3625, and visit www.nr.edu/fiddle.
