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Blue Connection, Nobody’s Business to play at free NRCC concert on Feb. 11

February 3, 2023
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Submitted by Kelly Kaiser; Public Relations Assistant; New River Community College 

Blue Connection is a traditional-style bluegrass band formed in 2013. The band plays traditional standard bluegrass and country songs with some contemporary country and rock. The band includes Matt Spence from Catawba on banjo, lead, and harmony vocals; Paul Boone from Hardy on mandolin, lead, and harmony vocals, and John Hamilton from Eagle Rock on guitar, lead, and harmony vocals.
Nobody’s Business is an old-time band from the Grayson Highlands mountain region of Southwest Virginia. The band’s show features a collection of hard-driving fiddle/banjo tunes, mountain ballads, old time sacred songs, and square dance music. Members of the band include Jackson Cunningham from Grayson County on guitar and mandolin; Trevor McKenzie from Wythe County on fiddle; Stu Geisbert on bass; and Corbin Hayslett from Floyd County on the five-string banjo.

 

The music of Blue Connection and Nobody’s Business will be featured during New River Community College’s free concert on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Music will begin at 6 p.m. in 117 Edwards Hall at NRCC in Dublin.

Blue Connection is a hard driving traditional style bluegrass band that was formed in 2013. They play traditional standard bluegrass and country songs with some contemporary country and rock as well. The band includes Matt Spence, from Catawba, on bass, lead and harmony vocals; Kenny Hamblin, from Catawba, on banjo, lead and harmony vocals; Paul Boone, from Hardy, on mandolin, lead and harmony vocals; and John Hamilton, from Eagle Rock, on guitar, lead and harmony vocals. 

Nobody’s Business is an old-time band from the Grayson Highlands mountain region of Southwest Virginia where the state meets North Carolina and Tennessee. The band is steeped in the traditions of rural old-time mountain music that have been passed down through generations in this unique area of the Blue Ridge mountains. Nobody’s Business shows feature a diverse and entertaining collection of hard driving fiddle/banjo tunes, mountain ballads, old time sacred songs and square dance music. The band includes Jackson Cunningham, from Grayson County, on guitar and mandolin; Trevor McKenzie, from Wythe County, on fiddle; Stu Geisbert on bass; and Corbin Hayslett, from Floyd County, on the five-string banjo.

Corporate sponsors of the jamborees include Anderson Audiology, Dublin; August Jewelers & Boutique, Inc., Radford; CCCKY, LLC – Fazoli’s, Dublin; Deanie Hall – State Farm Agent, Dublin; Estes Auto & Truck Parts Inc., Pilot; First Community Bank, Pulaski; Gregory Seeding and Landscaping Company, Pulaski; King Tire Service, Pulaski; Lee’s Body Shop, Pearisburg; Martin’s Pharmacy, Pulaski; Pepsi Cola Bottling Co., Dublin; Pulaski Patriot, Pulaski; SERVPRO, Montgomery & Pulaski Counties; and Southern Furniture Warehouse, Radford.

The doors open at 5 p.m. for the show. Admission is free; however, donations will be accepted to help offset the musicians’ travel expenses. The concerts are typically held on the second Saturday of each month through April at NRCC, a Crooked Road affiliated venue.

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