Mockingbird

Mockingbird Roots Music Hall Schedule

Mockingbird encourages guests to arrive early and to enjoy a meal in the Roots Music Hall.  When the lights go down, the focus is on the music and performance, but food and drink service is always be available during the show.  Please note that we are now asking all those interested in dining before the show to call the restaurant (540.213.8777) to reserve a serving time in the Roots Music Hall.  Doors open two hours before the show.

Advance tickets are available at Mockingbird or online (see below).  Mockingbird is located at 123 West Beverley in historic downtown Staunton.  540.213.8777 | Email

Wednesday, September 1 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Thursday, September 2 / 8:30 pm

The Don't Tell DarlingsLocal Singer/Songwriter Showcase: The Don't Tell Darlings/ Lola Mullen

$6 admission | Buy tickets online >>

Call 540.213.8777 to make dinner reservations in the Music Hall.

The Don't Tell Darlings met years ago on the windswept plains of southern Minnesota but now spend their evenings pickin' and singin' in the sweet Virginia hills. They play a mix of long-forgotten and well-remembered tunes, with a healthy scattering of Miss Millie's originals. Their repertoire weaves threads of the old-time, Western Swing, early country and blues, bluegrass, and jug band traditions. Imagine a Depression-era mix tape. At any given moment, the Darlings might be harmonizing like song birds, raising a proper ruckus, or both.

Based in Charlottesville, Virginia, the Darlings play regionally in Central Virginia and Washington DC, and have toured through New England. In 2009, they released their CD "Fix Your Wagon", which features Megan on guitar and Millie on the banjo. Cville Weekly said of them: "These gals plug bull's-eyes on their banjo and guitar, set the woods on fire with their Hank Williams and Everly Brothers tunes, and play a "Cannonball Blues" that makes our knees knock together. The better for them to keep their rhythm." The Darlings' sound is characterized by tight female harmonies and a penchant for songs that let everybody know: these girls will fix your wagon, and that's a promise.

Lola Mullen

Singer/songwriter Lola Mullen uprooted her life and moved to the Valley five years ago, where she now lives and plays frequently as a solo artists and with a number of local groups. Showcasing a style that borrows equally from blues, rock, folk, and country (with a touch of oddball humor), she uses her velvety vocals to weave new takes on old songs with her own originals. Lola can be found performing with members of the Judy Chops, Jim Waive and the Young Divorcees, the Findells, and other local favorites regularly, so catch her if you can!

www.myspace.com/donttelldarlings | www.lolamullen.com

Friday, September 3 / 8:30 pm

Teddy & The RooseveltsTeddy & The Roosevelts with Sarah White

$8 advance/$10 door | Buy tickets online >>

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“Ted Pitney, co-founder and songwriter from King Wilkie, has just released his debut CD, The Genesee EP. Recorded in Central Virginia with his band The Roosevelts, it draws from a well of Americana while painting with shades more undefined and foreign. It is visceral but arranged. Rock n roll but humble. It’s a 1957 D-18 Martin guitar. Dusty and dirty tube amplifiers. It’s heartache and it’s family and friends. As the designer Charles Eames said, ‘The details are not details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections’."

Sarah White“Sarah's music kills me; beautiful from the ground up, no plastic. I got stuck behind a logging truck today. I was listening to Sarah. It was great.”  - Dave Matthews

“Sarah White’s songwriting brings together rock, country, and punk, inviting comparisons to a broad spectrum of artists including Hazel Dickens, Patti Smith, Gram Parsons, Lucinda Williams, and Ryan Adams. Her talent for songwriting received national accolades at the 2007 Mountain Stage New Song Contest where she won Best Song for “Sweetheart”, the title track from her most recent EP. Sarah has shared the stage with a variety of acts such as Bonnie Prince Billy, Hall & Oates, Ben Folds Five, Loudon Wainwright III, Lilys, Chuck Prophet, King Wilkie and Justin Jones.”

www.myspace.com/tedpitney | www.sarah-white.com

Saturday, September 4 / 8:30 pm

Doug & Telisha WilliamsDoug & Telisha Williams with Special Guest Trent Wagler of the Steel Wheels

$10 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

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Doug and Telisha Williams make their home in the shadows of the Blue Ridge Mountains. You can hear, smell and taste that influence on their latest record, Ghost of the Knoxville Girl. Like the very best singer-songwriters, this duo gives a voice to the struggles of everyday people, as well ghosts of the past.

It has been over three years, hundreds of shows, and thousands of miles since Doug and Telisha released their last record, Rope Around My Heart. Since then, they’ve traveled from Florida to Oregon and Michigan to Texas, they’ve played with some of their most beloved heroes - Lucinda Williams, Darrell Scott, Charlie Louvin, and Joe Ely – and been on stage at Anderson Fair, The Birchmere, The Carolina Theater, Godrey Daniels, Madison Square Park and Floydfest. 

Trent WaglerJoining Doug and Telisha will be Trent Wagler of the Steel Wheels. Trent is the front man for the Steel Wheels, one of the hottest young bands on the Americana scene today. The Steel Wheels are truly an Americana band, rooted in musical styles that explore the territories between blues and bluegrass, old-time sing-alongs and foot-stompin’ fiddle tunes. They are subtle innovators who respect the past but whistle their own tunes, layering in rich textures and decidedly modern energy to forge a new sound. Accompanying Trent will be Brian Dickel, the Steel Wheels’ talented bass player.

Click below and listen to two songs from Doug and Telisha: One | Two

www.dandtw.com / www.thesteelwheels.com

Sunday, September 5 / 6:30 pm (doors open at 4:45 pm)

’Til Death Do Us Part MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE

’Til Death Do Us Part

$12 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

Call for dinner reservations: 540.213.8777.

“At the Friedman/Winchester wedding everything seems like a fairy-tale, until the groom keels over during the reception. Who could have it out for him? His blushing bride? His faithful best man? What about the maid of honor? Is the DJ spinning something other than records? Could the wedding planner be holding a grudge? Hopefully, the audience, with the help of the groom’s aunt Janet, will be able to ferret out the killer and move on to the cake already!” (A play by Christina Scott Sayer)

Leet Shakes/Golden Duck ProductionsLeet Shakes/Golden Duck Productions is a traveling theatre company based in Staunton, Virginia, specializing in original works of dinner theatre and children’s theater.

www.goldenduckproductions.com

Wednesday, September 8 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Thursday, September 9 / 8:00 pm

RED WINE (Italy)Huss and Dalton Presents: RED WINE (Italy)

$14 advance/$16 door | Buy tickets online >>

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“RED WINE is one of the premier bluegrass bands in Europe, actively touring since 1978, with a style that embraces traditional and contemporary bluegrass, country, gospel, and a little swing. RED WINE has played all over Europe, appearing at some of the major international festivals and venues in Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Ireland, Holland, Czech Republic and Austria, sharing the stage with major acts from the USA and Europe and gaining a strong following everywhere. Since 1995 RED WINE has also been touring the USA regularly and intensively, appearing successfully at many prominent bluegrass festivals across the country, and at the massive 1995 and 2001 editions of the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) "World of Bluegrass" (Owensboro and Louisville, KY), playing two well-received Showcases and performing at Fan Fest. During these tours the band has also been featured in several TV and live radio shows, Terry Herd's Bluegrass Radio Network in Nashville TN, and Michael Johnathon’s Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour in Lexington KY, among the others.”

The Honey DewdropsThe show is sponsored by Huss and Dalton Musical Instruments of Staunton, Virginia, makers of world-renowned, hand-crafted acoustic guitars and banjos.

www.redwinemusic.net | www.hussanddalton.com

Friday, September 10 / 8:30 pm

Ralph RushLOCAL BLUES NIGHT FEATURING:

Ralph Rush / Lisa Miller & Friends

$8 advance/$10 door | Buy tickets online >>

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Ralph Rush learned his first guitar chords from his grandmother, who was born in the 1880s and played parlor guitar. An early love of rock and roll led him to Blues and Roots music. He has performed with Pete Seeger and Harry Chapin, among others, and at various music festivals and venues including the Philadelphia Folk Festival, the New Jersey Folk Festival, the New York City Center Jazz Museum, and the Fredericksburg and Lynchburg Blues Festivals.

In the 1970s, Ralph was the regular guitarist for the legendary Victoria Spivey, "Queen of the Blues," and since then has been on a quest to revitalize the roots of blues music. Now a resident of Charlottesville, Virginia, Ralph has traveled the South and continues to play acoustic and slide guitar. He is a member of the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C. and played at the Kennedy Center as part of the "Year of the Blues." In January, 2007, he played at the Landmark Theatre in Richmond, VA. Ralph recently performed in Mississippi at the Hobson Plantation, known as the Mecca of the blues, at the John Hurt Blues Festival.

 Lisa MillerThough talented in many musical genres, Lisa Miller has concentrated on the blues for the last several years. Lisa, who provides acoustic rhythm guitar and strong lead vocals, will be joined by Kevin Chisnell, an amazing harmonica player and vocalist, and Jack Roy, one of the most versatile and knowledgeable blues artists in Central Virginia.

www.ralphrush.net

Saturday, September 11 / 8:30 pm

The WoesThe Woes

$10 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

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About The Woes from New York City:  There are a lot of us. Like thirty. We play with groups of up to twenty people, mostly just groups of seven to thirteen. We sound like an idea. Below are some descriptions of things we might remind you of while you are listening to us. Our records are good, our live show is also good - we know how to have fun. Descriptive words: sunset through your backyard windows, the labels on good whisky bottles, potion laboratories filled with vials and strangely shaped bottles in an old book or black and white film, a street musician on some Southern Street before there was radio on a Saturday afternoon with the too hot sun, kids and everyone gathered around - singing louder than the other musicians vying for a crowd. The great depression, dustbowl, aviator sunglasses, American sedans of the 1950's, European race cars of the early 1960's,fracas, anarchy and a conversation with Marcel Duchamps, a Slayer show, a Fugazi show, people dancing slow and quiet, all stories written on paper by Flann O'Brien, riding horses at sunup, the TV Show Carnivale, the TV Show Deadwood, the TV Show Twin Peaks, laughter with large groups of people, spencer tunic photographs, laughing at ones body, the fog one feels on the heels of a four day bender, limes, fresh cut flowers, driving too fast, grade school yard fights, thinking that you're understanding what's what when the sun goes down.

"Think Doc Boggs meets Tom Waits, think Woody Guthrie and Howlin' Wolf, think jug-band, ragtime, and New Orleans funeral parade. Think about no electricity, a wooden stage, a banjo, a french horn and a trombone, a growling voice, a story to tell, and a song to sing. And now think about the music that would survive the Fall, the music that would remain as part of our history, the music at the very root of the Delta, the Dust Bowl plains, the broken city street corners, and the back porch. I'll let that be our jumping off point to The Woes." -- The Velvet Rut

www.myspace.com/thewoes

Wednesday, September 15 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Thursday, September 16 / 7:00 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)

The Green House: Design it. Build it. Live it. THIRD THURSDAY LOCAL MOTION FILM SERIES

The Green House: Design it. Build it. Live it.

Free Admission

Come early enjoy a special dinner in the Music Hall featuring food from our local farmers (call 540.213.8777 for reservations).

Transition Staunton Augusta, in partnership with Staunton Green 2020 presents The Green House:  Design It. Build It. Live It. A film by Liv Violette and Jason Scadron.  The Green House is a documentary about the construction of the first carbon-neutral show house on the East Coast. It also captures the unique process of creating a "green show house" in which interior designers are challenged to create luxurious spaces based on progressive environmental standards. The building, furnishing and showcasing of The Green House created a community of developers, builders, designers and community organizers. All came together to create this special home that once you experience, you will want to change the way you live.

www.greenlivingfilms.com

Friday, September 17 / 8:30 pm

The Gibson BrothersThe Gibson Brothers

$18 advance/$20 door | Buy tickets online >>

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"To say they've got the classic brother duet thing down is an understatement; they own it." - Michael Eck, No Depression

"Eric and Leigh Gibson's sweet harmonies fall somewhere between those of Phil and Don Everly, and Charlie and Ira Louvin...There is little question about the role of the heart in the making of modern bluegrass music and there is no doubt that the Gibson’s apply lots of it to the music they so clearly love to make." -Eric Thom, Exclaim!

"’Truthfully, I'd be recording records every month if we could, because it's such a fun part of what we do,’ says Leigh Gibson, the slightly younger half of the Gibson Brothers. Sibling Eric shares the enthusiasm: ‘I like being in the studio just as much as I like being on stage, and I love being on stage.’ This passion for getting music to their fans lies behind the Gibson Brothers' most recent accomplishment: three exceptional albums in three years. Bona Fide and Long Way Back Home both earned widespread acclaim and topped the Bluegrass Unlimited album chart. Now they offer Red Letter Day, perhaps their most eclectic and energetic session to date. Working with some of bluegrass music's best sidemen during a period of personnel shifts in their own band, the Gibsons did more in-studio arrangement than usual, lending extra spirit and spontaneity to their widely acclaimed and widely known harmony singing.”

www.gibsonbrothers.com

Saturday, September 18 / 8:30 pm

Peter Bradley AdamsPeter Bradley Adams with Valerie McQueen

$8 advance/$10 door | Buy tickets online >>

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"Adams is fast developing as a songwriter who both inspires and questions" - Nic Harcourt Los Angeles Times Magazine

“Peter Bradley Adams was formerly one half of the duo, Eastmountainsouth, signed by Robbie Robertson (of The Band) to DreamWorks Records in 2002.  Peter co-produced their debut album with Mitchell Froom, and the duo toured extensively opening for Lucinda Williams, Tracy Chapman, and performed their final show at the Hollywood Bowl opening for Lyle Lovett and Shelby Lynn.

Since then, Adams has released three solo records: "Gather Up", "Leavetaking", and his most recent, "Traces", in October 2009 on Sarathan Records.

Peter's music has appeared in 40+ films and television shows including recent placements in CBS' “The Mentalist” , CW’s “One Tree Hill”, ABC’s “Brothers and Sisters” as well as Miramax Film’s “Everbody’s Fine” starring Robert De Niro.

Valerie McQueenThe Wall Street Journal named Peter in November of 2008 one of the ‘21st-century writers whose songs are worth exploring’.”

“Valerie McQueen is a performing singer/songwriter out of Staunton, VA.  She is currently touring the region with fellow singer/songwriter Mickey Nelson.  In April they opened for award winning artist Darryl Scott at Kirk Ave Music Hall and were recently selected winners of the "Percy's Pick Award" from amongst over 100 regional musical performances at Mockingbird. “

www.peterbradleyadams.com | www.myspace.com/valeriemcqueen

Sunday, September 19 / 6:30 pm (doors open at 4:45 pm)

Sudden Death MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE

Sudden Death

$12 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

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“When Anthony Page brings his latest game show to the town of Staunton, tensions are sure to be high. Competitors have the chance to win cash and prices, but to claim them, they have to survive. Hollywood comes to Staunton in this mystery where, if the price is wrong, you might not see the end of the game.” (A play by J. E. Knowlton and James Mainard O’Connell)

Leet Shakes/Golden Duck ProductionsLeet Shakes/Golden Duck Productions is a traveling theatre company based in Staunton, Virginia, specializing in original works of dinner theatre and children’s theater.

www.goldenduckproductions.com

Wednesday, September 22 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Thursday, September 23 / 8:30 pm

Shannon WhitworthShannon Whitworth

$10 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

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"Her vocals are some of the most expressive, and sultry, that I've ever heard" - David Royko Chicago Tribune

“An interesting and sporadically brilliant musician, with a smoky singing voice that reminds me of a grittier Neko Case or a harder Patsy Cline.” - Seth Wilson The Pulse, Chattanooga

“Over the past several years, Shannon Whitworth's impact in the world of Americana music has created lofty expectations by fans nationwide. As a founding member of the acclaimed acoustic quartet The Biscuit Burners, Shannon received national praise for her definitive songwriting and captivating voice.

With her debut solo release, Shannon reminds us that innocence has No Exceptions. Pure, strong, and heartfelt, she catches the ears and touches the hearts of even the most unsuspecting bystander.”

www.shannonwhitworth.net

Friday, September 24 / 8:30 pm

David Olney and Sergio WebbDavid Olney and Sergio Webb

$12 advance/$14 door | Buy tickets online >>

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Prolific singer/songwriter David Olney has become known worldwide for his intense live performances - especially with multi-instrumentalist Sergio Webb - as well as his intelligent compositions as recorded by Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Del McCoury, Tim O'Brien, Slaid Cleaves, Dale Ann Bradley, Ann Rabson, Kane/Welch/Kaplin and others. In 2009, David began broadcasting live on the Internet every week with "Hear & Now" on uStream.tv in addition to posting videos of his stellar interpretations of classic poetry on YouTube. Olney & Webb are featured on MusicFog.com with a new video of "Covington Girl" as shot at Folk Alliance International in Memphis earlier this year. The duo is performing at the Americana Music Festival in Nashville and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco this Fall.

"Between his own sturdy rhythm-and-riffs guitar playing and his trusty sidekick, [Sergio] Webb's extraordinary range of accompaniments, [David] OLNEY GIVES A PERFORMANCE THAT BORDERS AT TIMES ON THE ORCHESTRAL....A show PACKED WITH INCIDENT, amusement, contrast and fine, fine songsmithery." -- The Herald (Scotland) - May 2010

"In the tradition of Johnny Cash and Tom Waits, Olney has become A PIONEER OF THE AMERICANA MUSIC SCENE."  -- The San Francisco Chronicle (CA)

"Olney's deep, hard-nosed voice remains as clear and unforgiving as a punch to the face, and, as  always, it's his  songs of love, with their focus on tenderness and redemption, that do  the most lasting damage." --  Michael McCall, Nashville Scene

"Olney stands out LIKE A JALAPENO IN A BOWL OF VANILLA PUDDING in Nashville." -- Houston (TX) Press

www.davidolney.com

Saturday, September 25 / 8:30 pm

Karl Straub ComboKarl Straub Combo

$8 advance/$10 door | Buy tickets online >>

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"D.C.'s best songwriter"   -- Pete Kennedy

"one of the area's strongest songwriters"   -- Buzz McClain, Washington Post

"most hip-real-unpredictable songwriter around"    -- Daniel Brindley, Jammin' Java

Karl Straub is a D.C. area songwriter whose material has been covered by numerous artists, including Last Train Home, Mary Battiata and Little Pink, the Grandsons, Mark Noone,Virginia Coalition, Kevin Johnson, Lisa Moscatiello, the Kennedys, Cowlick Lucy, Eugene Chadbourne, and Lee Wilhoit. His songs have been performed everywhere from open mikes to Wolf Trap, the Birchmere, and the Kennedy Center, and reportedly a festival in Antarctica. Straub's cult following includes cross dressers, rednecks, and sushi chefs, as well as many musicians and children, (most of whom remember his lyrics better than he does). 

Straub has been performing original songs since 1985. His former band, the Graverobbers, released 3 albums and 3 singles, as well as contributing tracks to various compilations. "Americana Motel," (a collection of cuts by local roots-oriented acts) featured Straub's material, and a smorgasbord of local players and singers recorded his song "Don't Take Advice." The album was on the Wall Street Journal's top ten list for 2001, and the recognition by his peers helped garner Straub a Washington Area Music Association nomination for Songwriter of the Year.

www.karlstraubmusic.com | www.myspace.com/karlstraub | http://karlstraubmusic.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, September 29 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Thursday, September 30 / 8:30 pm

Holy Ghost Tent RevivalHoly Ghost Tent Revival

$8 advance/$10 door | Buy tickets online >>

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"The songs... are actually tightly crafted pop gems with timeless melodies, great harmonies, and subject matter that more often than not circles around the craziness of love, all delivered with an immediate and organic rush of joy." - allmusic.com

"Take a pinch of plucky banjo, a dash of euphonium euphoria, a heaping helping of rowdy Americana and a whole lotta shakin’ and you’ve got something approximating the feverish frenzy that is a performance by Greensboro, North Carolina’s Holy Ghost Tent Revival." - Seven Days (Vermont)

“Characterized as ‘explosively intoxicating,’ Greensboro, NC's Holy Ghost Tent Revival cannot be pigeonholed into any popular genre. Melding brass with banjo, guitar, bass, drums, and keys this six-piece ensemble boasts an eclectic mash of instruments and styles --  a musical alchemy all their own.

The overall air of their creation breathes a sense of celebration and salvation; of a raucous party where everyone's welcome and where even the most stoic will find their toes tapping and a smile breaking free. It's as if, in the same spirit as the blues greats that traveled the highways of the American psyche before them, theirs is not music to lament life's hardships but rather to celebrate in life itself; with all its hodgepodge of pleasure and pain.

It is this transcendent energy that continuously propels Holy Ghost Tent Revival to play the heart and soul of a North Carolina-born, genre-defying new groove.  With a penchant for crafting thoughtfully playful lyrics and graced with exceptional musical skills, there are seemingly no boundaries for this group as they travel the country spreading the magic of their heart-throbbing, foot-stomping, good-time music.”

www.myspace.com/hgtr | www.holyghosttentrevival.com

Friday, October 1 / 8:30 pm

Jay Ungar & Molly MasonJay Ungar & Molly Mason

$20 advance/$22 door | Buy tickets online >>

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Jay Ungar & Molly Mason are extraordinary musicians. If you didn't know it before, you sure did after Ken Burns' The Civil War hit the airwaves. Their performance of Jay's haunting composition Ashokan Farewell — the musical hallmark of the PBS series — earned the couple international acclaim. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell — originally inspired by Jay & Molly's annual fiddle and dance camps — was nominated for an Emmy.

Of course Ashokan Farewell is only part of the story.

Since joining forces in the late 1970s, Jay and Molly have become one of the most celebrated duos on the American acoustic music scene. With their comfortable sense of fun and their love of music, they make each concert a musical journey — sometimes spanning two continents and two centuries. Their incomparable warmth and wit — coupled with consummate musicianship — have delighted audiences worldwide.

Listen to the timeless renditions of hard-driving Appalachian, Cajun and Celtic fiddle tunes, stirring Civil War classics, sassy songs from the golden age of swing and country, stunning waltzes, and deeply moving original compositions. It's immediately apparent why Jay and Molly concerts warm the heart, feed the soul, and appeal to all ages. No wonder they continue to receive widespread critical praise.

They've garnered legions of fans through their appearances on Great Performances, A Prairie Home Companion, their own public radio specials, and work on film soundtracks such as Brother's Keeper, Legends of the Fall, and a host of Ken Burns documentaries.

www.jayandmolly.com

Sunday, October 3 / 6:30 pm (doors open at 4:45 pm)

Mountain of Crime MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE

Mountain of Crime

$12 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

Call for dinner reservations: 540.213.8777.

“The National Crime Syndicate doesn’t meet often, but when they do, things never run smoothly. The Don must wrangle his wayward lieutenants, all while keeping tabs on Boston, New York and Kentucky. If only that pesky detective would stop poking his nose into things! There’s nothing like a dark and stormy night to bring out the worst in people.” (A play by Francis RTM Boyle and James Mainard O’Connell)

Leet Shakes/Golden Duck ProductionsLeet Shakes/Golden Duck Productions is a traveling theatre company based in Staunton, Virginia, specializing in original works of dinner theatre and children’s theater.

www.goldenduckproductions.com

Wednesday, October 6 / 8:00 to 10:00 pm

Local Mic NightNathan Moore Hosts Local Mic Night in the Roots Music Hall

Free Admission

Open mic in the Roots Music Hall! Come perform on the Appalachian Stage or just stop by to hear some great local talent. Singer/Songwriter Nathan Moore will meet and greet musicians for sign up at 7:00 pm. Each performer is allowed two songs. It's first-come first-serve on the sign up, so don't be late. Food and drink are available in the Music Hall.

Sunday, October 17 / 6:30 pm (doors open at 4:45 pm)

MURDER MYSTERY DINNER THEATRE

A Murder of Convention

$12 advance/$12 door | Buy tickets online >>

Call for dinner reservations: 540.213.8777.

“Mockingbird plays host to ShenCon I, the finest fantasy and sci-fi convention in the I-81 corridor. Rub elbows with your favorite star. Roll your twenty sided die and toast the ‘folk of the Mountains’ who have arranged the celebration! But who is that cheerleader? And why is a lady here with her dog? If someone doesn’t sort out who booked Mockingbird soon, someone could end up with a magic missile to the face.” (A play by Noah McBrayer Jones)

Leet Shakes/Golden Duck ProductionsLeet Shakes/Golden Duck Productions is a traveling theatre company based in Staunton, Virginia, specializing in original works of dinner theatre and children’s theater.

www.goldenduckproductions.com

 

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