FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thomas Cassell Band
Featured at Heartwood
Abingdon,
Virginia – The Crooked
Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail presents the Thomas Cassell Band in
concert on Thursday, November 8th from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at
Heartwood in Abingdon, VA. This concert is part of The Crooked Road Music
Series at Heartwood.
With influences
from the bluegrass world such as Sam Bush, David Grisman, John Hartford, Bela
Fleck, and Tony Rice, all the way into other realms with artists including
Jerry Garcia and Miles Davis among others, Thomas Cassell is helping blaze a new
trail in acoustic music. Primarily a mandolinist, Cassell is the winner of the
2016 Rockygrass Mandolin Contest, as well as a nominee for the International
Bluegrass Music Association's Momentum Instrumentalist Award, and a two
time alum of the Acoustic Music Seminar held annually in Savannah, Georgia.
The Crooked
Road Music Series takes place each Thursday at Heartwood. The series features
youth artists each 2nd Thursday along with open jams on the 1st,
3rd, 4th (and 5th) Thursdays to showcase
Southwest Virginia performers. The Crooked Road Music Series is sponsored by
Heartwood and the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development.
Heartwood -
Southwest Virginia’s Artisan Gateway is located off I-81 at Exit 14 in
Abingdon, VA, and features food, music, and craft of Southwest Virginia. As part of The Crooked Road's Thursday night live music, the
Heartwood restaurant features delicious southern BBQ
to make for an unforgettable food and music
experience. Admission to the concert is free and donations will be
accepted for Crooked Road Traditional Music Education Program (TMEP).
More
information can be found at The Crooked Road website, www.thecrookedroad.org, and at www.heartwoodvirginia.org. For
additional information, please call (276) 492-2409 or email: admin@thecrookedroad.org.
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A photo of
Thomas Cassell is attached. Photo credit – Ben Bateson.
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