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Alive with the Sound of Music
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2016/09 - September
The streets are alive with the sound of music and the sights of people dancing every weekend throughout the season.
The Saturdays on Pine concert series at Kelsey-Hutchinson Park always bring out a large crowd of people of all ages. This year’s grand finale is Labor Day weekend on Saturday, September 3, with the sounds of The Freeway Revival. This rollicking band is always a crowd favorite and play styles of music from classic rock, blues, country, soul, and Americana.
Friday Night Live concerts continue throughout the fall season at Highlands’ Town Square every Friday Night. This year the concerts have been particularly enjoyable as they are now part of the Blue Ridge Music Trail. The Blue Ridge Music Trail is a musical guide established by the North Carolina Arts Council, which guides people throughout the foothills and mountains of North Carolina to concerts that celebrate the traditional music that has been played in these mountains for generations. Each week you’ll get a chance to enjoy our musical heritage listening to the sounds of bluegrass, old time gospel, country or dulcimer music. It’s also a chance to meet the musicians that keep this traditional music alive.
Friday, September 2, don’t miss the chance to hear the lively sounds of Southern Highlands. This multi-generational group highlights the tradition of each generation handing down their musical heritage to the next. The sweet sounds of dulcimer music will drift through the air on September 9 as Mountain Dulcimers take the stage. The Johnny Webb Band plays traditional and newer country music on September 16. Cross Creek takes the stage on September 23 and Mountain Dulcimers return to the stage on the 30th.
Each of these free concerts start at 6:00 P.M., so make plans now to meet your friends and neighbors and dance the night away. For more information, please contact the Highlands Chamber of Commerce at (828) 526-2112 or by visiting highlandschamber.org.
