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CapLive presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops
CapLive presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops with Waitin' on a Train opening: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at the Capitol Theatre, Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, 50 North George St in York, PA. Susquehanna Folk members get a $2 admission discount!
The Carolina Chocolate Drops (three young black musicians: Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens, and Justin Robinson) play the old-time music of the Carolina Piedmont. Along the way, they've added blues songs, Gaelic acappella, and flat-footing to their repertoire, while bringing a modern energy to old tunes like John Henry and Sally Ann. In 2008, they became the first black string band to play the Grand Ole Opry.
Rolling Stone Magazine described the Carolina Chocolate Drops' style as "dirt-floor-dance electricity". If you ask the band, that is what matters most. Yes, banjos and black string musicians first got here on slave ships, but now this is everyone's music. It's OK to mix it up and go where the spirit moves.
...with Waitin' on a Train opening
Based in York County, Waitin' on a Train is a mostly 3-piece, old-style, foot stompin', country-bluegrass/bluegrass-country band featuring Tony Staub on mandolin, Paul Wykowski on guitar, and Johnny Hank on standup bass. They were one of the featured bands at Susquehanna Folk's Summer Fest & Picnic in July 2010.
The concert is at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $20 General Admission; Susquehanna Folk members $18. Susquehanna Folk is sponsoring this concert along with Production Express, Inc. and Fresh York.
Buy tickets through the Strand-Capitol Box Office (scroll down to the purple "Reserve Seats" button at bottom of page), or call 717-846-1111. SFMS member discount: please order by phone or walk-up. Discount not available online.
Posted 7/14/2010
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- CapLive presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Beginner Balkan Dancing ...New!
- Frolic in the Fall
- 2010 Little Buffalo Festival
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- Susquehanna Storytellers Guild
- New Open Mic in Mechanicsburg
- Folk Concerts at the Midtown Scholar
- Irish Sessions in the Area
- Perry County Arts Events
- World Dance in Lancaster
- York Jam Events
- Irish Concerts in Coatesville
- Mid-Atlantic Norwegian Dancers
- Change Ringing with Handbells
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