The Laurel will host an initial round of Tennessee Songwriters Week competition. 14 songwriters will present one composition and two will be chosen to advance to the showcase round. Jay […]
Fiddles and Flatpicks is a collaboration of Jonathan Maness, Cody Bayer, Gavin Gregg, Wendy Maness, and Jesse Eads. They range across traditional American and Celtic roots music. The group features […]
Dori Freeman has sharpened her vision of Appalachian Americana over five studio albums. From the country traditionalism of her self-titled debut to the amplified folk of Ten Thousand Roses, it's […]
On Friday, February 14 we will hold a songwriters in the round event at the Next Level Brewing taproom at 700 N Broadway. Appropriate to the holiday, the theme will […]
Building on a 70-year history as one of the most influential bluegrass bands in the region, the New Dismembered Tennesseans today bring a new lineup, new repertoire, and new energy […]
Honoring the songs and styles that have shaped our country from Traditional Folk to Ragtime, Old-Time and Early Country, The New Quintet features storyteller and musicologist Nicholas Edward Williams (Guitar, […]
Old time fiddle and mandolin players Ken Waldman and Adam Tanner will offer a Laurel Folk School workshop "GOING FURTHER WITH FIDDLE (OR MANDOLIN)." This will be an inclusive workshop, […]
Ken Waldman combines old-time string-band music, original poetry, and Alaska-set storytelling for a performance uniquely his. Twelve CDs have received wide radio airplay. Twenty books include sixteen full-length poetry collections. […]
Lineup (subject to change): Friday (6-10) Epworth Old Harp Singers (shape note singing, local) Lincoln Park String Band (old time, local) Gladson Family Band (old time and bluegrass, East Tennessee) […]
Allumé is a collaborative project between Nashville’s Miss Tess, Thomas Bryan Eaton (Miss Tess, Bertha), and Lafayette, Louisiana-based K.C. Jones (Feufollet, The Daiquiri Queens), and Trey Broudreaux (The Revelers). All […]