Saturday, November 23 – Darren Nicholson Band with special guest Kristin Scott Benson, 7:30 PM
A GRAMMY nominee and winner of 13 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, Darren Nicholson has taken his own brand of mountain music around the world. A regular for years on the Grand Ole Opry out of Nashville Tennessee, and a founding member of acclaimed bluegrass group Balsam Range, Darren now spends his time recording, writing new songs, and performing. You can catch Darren almost every week sharing the music he loves somewhere, traveling both nationally and internationally – as a solo artist, with his own Darren Nicholson Band, or in collaboration with other musicians.
The concert will be on PAC’s Mainstage.
Friday, November 29 – Mark O’Connor’s Appalachian Christmas Featuring Maggie O’Connor, 7:30 PM
“Mark and Maggie O’Connor: American Classics identifies the cornerstones of repertoire, style and wonderful diversity of A New American School of String Playing. Mining a huge body of repertoire that has made its impact on American music, the selected tunes and arrangements by Mr. O’Connor represent stylistic importance, pedagogical value and have timeless appeal. The program offers a broad and interconnecting collection of American music through violin/fiddle solos and duos, with additional original music by Mr. O’Connor on violin, guitar and mandolin and augmented by Americana vocal song treatments. Audiences will find themselves inspired by the songbook of America as they have never heard it before.
“An Appalachian Christmas” by Mr. O’Connor was released in 2010 to both critical and commercial success.
The concert will be on PAC’s Mainstage.
Ticket price excludes tax.
Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies
