Old-Time and Bluegrass Series at Western Carolina University

Old-Time and Bluegrass Series at Western Carolina University will continue Monday, March 2^nd  featuring the Berea Bluegrass Ensemble.

The concert is Free and begins at 7:00 pm in Coulter Auditorium in the Coulter Building on the WCU campus at 238 Memorial Drive in Cullowhee.

For eighteen years, the Berea College Bluegrass Ensemble has thrilled audiences with their shining student talent and fun, lively performances.   During their time at Berea College, student band members show off their picking and singing skills on stage in exchange for course credit, lifelong friendships and the opportunity to share their music with audiences around the world.  The band performs music from Appalachia and beyond, blending the sounds of traditional mountain music and bluegrass with contemporary influences.  Band founder and director Al White teaches dozens of students each year as Berea’s Appalachian Instruments instructor and works hard to assure that each Bluegrass Ensemble performance is polished and professional.  The group has traveled throughout the eastern US and has toured internationally in Ireland, Japan, and Denmark. Current members include Hannah From; guitar, Sophomore from Georgia, Jessie Jones; bass, Junior from Kentucky, Nathan Jose; guitar Senior from Bengaluru, India, Cora Allison; Sophomore fiddle from Tennessee, and Al White; mandolin.

This concert is free and open to the public. Pickers and singers of all ages and experience levels are invited to take part in the jam sessions, which are also open to those who just want to listen.