A Different Thread
A Different Thread celebrates the release of their new album Over Again with a full band show.
Known for their harmony-rich, award winning songs, Alicia Best and Robert Jackson blend alt-country, American roots, and English folk into a warm, dynamic live show. The new album Over Again marks a full-circle moment for the transatlantic duo as they finally put down roots in North Carolina, a decade after meeting busking in Ireland. The album will be available on CD and vinyl at the show. A Different Thread are joined by a special guest band of musicians from the local scene including; Wood Robinson (Mipso), Jennifer Curtis, Omar Ruiz-Lopez, Paul Youngblood, and Alan Best (The Tan and Sober Gentlemen).
Sugaree String Society
Sugaree String Society takes Pete Seeger’s boundless optimism and Woody Guthrie’s critical and clever tongue, and weaves them with blistering mountain banjo and a high lonesome sound in the tradition of bluegrass trailblazers such as Earl Scruggs and Dr. Ralph Stanley. With defiant wit, Western Pennsylvanian folksinger Jodi Jones and Brendan Macie beautify the bitter truth of modern life as an act of radical love and solidarity. Their music is guided by tradition but never bound by it, bringing a unique sensitivity to old-time repertoire tunes and contemporary protest songs alike.
