Yonder Songwriter Showcase

Yonder Songwriter ShowcaseHosted by Kirk Ridge2022wed16feb7:00 pmwed9:00 pm

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Alice Gerrard is known for her collaboration with Hazel Dickens during the 1960s and ’70s when the duo produced four classic LPs. Alice has won an International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Distinguished Achievement Award, a Virginia Arts Commission Award, and the North Carolina Folklore Society’s Tommy Jarrell Award. Her 2015 album, Follow the Music was nominated for a 2015 Grammy. In 2017 Alice was inducted into the IBMA Hall of Fame with Hazel Dickens.

Bruce Piephoff has been writing and performing songs and poetry for over 40 years. Firmly a part of the Appalachian tradition of story-songs and character portraits, it’s his versatility that makes his music so fascinating. Easily touching both the shores of folk music and poetry with simple, compelling imagery and subtle depth. Bruce has recorded 21 CDs of original material for Flyin’ Cloud Records and performed nationwide.

Kirk Ridge has had songs featured on NPR’s Car Talk and Belfast’s Celtic Roots Radio. His lyrics have been published in American Songwriter Magazine, and he was highlighted in the 2020 NCNPR Tiny Desk Special. Kirk is performance director for Durham CenterFest and co-hosts the weekly “Pass The Hat” radio show on WHUP that features live original music.

Time

February 16, 2022 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm(GMT-04:00)

Location

Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew

114 West King Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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