Saturday, July 26 @ 7 PM / $10 Admission
Acoustic Guitar, Bluegrass & Old-Time
Wyatt Rice & Claiborne Woodall, Rain Check, and The Elkville String Band
Fans of acoustic guitar music should be well acquainted with the name of Wyatt Rice. Wyatt was first spotlighted as an original member of the Tony Rice Unit where he played primarily rhythm guitar, although he had many opportunities for soloing as well. Wyatt has been featured on numerous recordings, videos, and has played countless gigs with the the Tony Rice Unit. He played lead and rhythm guitar with his own band Wyatt Rice & Santa Cruz and with The Ronnie Bowman Committee. Wyatt has recorded or performed with players such as David Grisman, JD Crowe, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Dan Tyminski, Alison Krauss, Bela Fleck, Rickie Simpkins, Ronnie Bowman, Lee Ann Womack, The Lonesome River Band, Sierra Hull, Ricky Skaggs, as well as his brothers Larry, Tony and Ronnie.
The Eklville Stringband
Members of the bluegrass band Rain Check have performed with well known bands Shady Grove, Southbound, and Wyatt Rice & Santa Cruz.
The Elkville String Band plays Traditional Country Roots Music, or Appalachian Mountain Music as they like to say. They like the songs that came out of Wilkes County, NC and Southwestern Virginia region of The Blue Ridge Mountains.
