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The North Georgia mountains and Mountain Heart
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mountain Heart.
Once this cold snap passes, spring fever will be in full bloom. It’s the perfect time for a little road trip through some beautiful country — and a fine time to indulge in some world-class bluegrass while you’re at it.
On Friday, April 18, modern bluegrass sextet Mountain Heart teams up with the extraordinary Tony Rice for a performance at Ellijay Elementary School in the lovely North Georgia mountain town of Ellijay.
Rice was one of the pioneers of the progressive bluegrass movement of the ’70s. Technical brilliance meets subtle and soulful artistry when Rice’s fingers fly across his guitar’s fretboard.
Mountain Heart, a sextet that continues the progressive bluegrass tradition, won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s emerging artist award in 1999. Banjo player and tenor Barry Abernathy is a Georgia native with an impressive résumé that includes stints with IIIrd Tyme Out and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.
Doors open 6 p.m. and tickets are $15-$30. The Ellijay Elementary School Auditorium is located at 32 McCutchen St. in Ellijay. For tickets, call 706-276-6888 or go to Mountain Heart’s online home.
The high lonesome sound of bluegrass seems like the ideal soundtrack for spring. What is your favorite musical accompaniment for this green and glorious time of year?
Comments
By Jane Tanner
April 18, 2008 8:23 AM | Link to this
what’s blooming in north Ga. right now??