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Summer’s Soundtrack
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: August 2024
The sounds of Friday Night Live and Saturdays on Pine are Highlands’ official Summer Soundtrack. The concerts are free, family-friendly and handicapped accessible.
Highlanders have long known that the best way to shake off the world’s worries is to listen to live music, kick up your heels, and leave your cares behind.
From the days of Helen’s Barn to our current live concerts every weekend, family memories are made so join your friends and neighbors and enjoy the sweet sounds that drift across the plateau most Friday and Saturday nights during the season.
The Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC sponsors two events: Friday Night Live at Town Square and Saturdays on Pine at the Kelsey Hutchinson Founders Park. These events are held each Friday and Saturday night from 6:00 to 8:30 PM and are free to attend.
Friday Night Live has a full schedule this month starting on August 2 with local husband and wife team Ezra and Katie, who have been playing acoustic music together for over 10 years. This creative duo plays an eclectic mix of sounds from traditional Appalachian hymns to folk, Americana, and Country.
The talented and versatile ABC Combo Band plays on August 9 and you’ll enjoy their blistering bluegrass sounds and more. This band can play it all so feel free to shout out your requests.
The Steady Hand String Band from Long Creek, SC appears on August 16. Steady Hand performs tunes that originated mostly before the 1930s with a handful of old country tunes thrown in as well.
Southern Highland Band returns on August 23. Lifelong friends Tom Nixon and Dean English form the basis of this bluegrass band with their rotating band of merry music makers.
Hailing from Upstate South Carolina, Spare Parts Bluegrass Band closes out Friday Nights on August 30. Their delicate harmonies as well as tried and true bluegrass barn burners are always crowd favorites.
Saturdays on Pine has a bit of an abbreviated schedule in August as they have to share the park with other community events but trust us, they are bringing out the big guns for the three concerts that are scheduled.
The Holiday Band brings the sounds of the Grand Strand to town with their beach music on August 3. These inductees into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame will have you on your feet, doing the shag, and singing along, all evening long.
Motown lovers won’t want to miss the Will Thompson Band on August 10. Voted the best band on the Emerald Coast, these musicians know how to entertain a crowd.
Full Circle plays on August 31 covering everything from 60’s hits to country.
For more information on these concerts visit highlandschamber.org or call (828) 526-5841.
