The Steel Wheels + Chatham County Line
Saturday, August 27, 7 p.m.
Adults $35, children 12 & younger $20

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The Steel Wheels

The Steel Wheels have long been at home in the creative space between tradition and innovation, informed by the familiar sounds of the Virginia mountains where the band was formed, but always moving forward with their rootsy brand of Americana.

In 2005, Jay Lapp (vocals, guitars, mandolin) and Eric Brubaker (vocals, fiddle) joined lead singer Trent Wagler (guitar, banjo) in forming the band as a vehicle for Wagler’s songwriting. They released several albums under Wagler’s moniker, before officially adopting the name 

The Steel Wheels with the 2010 release of Red Wing. Quickly staking their claim as independent upstarts in the burgeoning Americana scene, the group followed up this release with three more self-produced albums in the next five years, before joining forces with producer Sam Kassirer for Wild As We Came Here (2017) and Over The Trees (2019). Kevin Garcia (drums, percussion, keys) joined in 2017, bringing a new level of sonic depth and polish to the outfit.  

The Steel Wheels have responded to this time of isolation and loss caused by the pandemic by connecting with their audience in new ways. In 2020, the musicians turned their creative powers to crafting songs for individuals. Produced in the band’s home studios, the Everyone a Song album is part of an ongoing project to collect the personal experiences of fans and forge them into that most enduring, yet ephemeral, format we call song. An accompanying podcast, We Made You a Song, explores the stories behind these songs, and the writing process itself. While each song was commissioned to honor a specific relationship or event—a birth, a wedding, a memory of home—the emotions evoked are universal.

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Chatham County Line

Chatham County Line has been a staple of the North Carolina music scene for more than two decades. Embracing the heart-worn songwriting and rough-hewn voice of leader Dave Wilson, the band has graced stages all across the United States, as well as Europe, Scandinavia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

With eight studio albums of original material, Chatham County Line has a sound all their own and a live show to match. Songwriter, guitarist and vocalist Dave Wilson pulls tunes out of an ether that is inspired by a shelf bending collection of vinyl records from the 1920s to the 2020s. One listen to their all-covers release, Sharing the Covers (2019), will give you an idea of those inspirations, with songs from the likes of Wilco, Beck, John Lennon, Tom Petty, and John Hartford.

With the recording of 2020’s release Strange Fascination on Yep Roc Records, the band decided to push its sound a bit more into the modern world and embrace the use of drums both in studio and onstage. 

With 20 years behind and clear skies ahead, look for Dave Wilson (acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica), John Teer (mandolin, fiddle), and Greg Readling (standup bass, pedal steel) as well as North Carolina staple Dan Hall on drums to keep traveling the highways, byways and airways to share their special canon of songs.

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ADDITIONAL CONCERT DETAILS

Gates open to ticket holders at 5:45 p.m. Season pass holders are allowed into the amphitheater 15 minutes early, at 5:30 p.m.

Bring a chair or blanket to sit on. You may bring a coolers or picnic basket, but no alcohol please.

Concerts are held rain or shine, and it can be cool in the mountains when the sun goes down, so bring a raincoat, poncho or umbrella, and a sweater or jacket.

Please note that advance ticket purchases are nonrefundable.

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SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR ATTENDEES

The Roots of American Music concert series is held in the Blue Ridge Music Center’s spacious outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

To make the experience as safe as possible, please stay at home if you have a fever, cough, aches and pains, loss of smell or taste, difficulty breathing, or are sneezing and coughing.

Concert attendees are asked to maintain six feet of distance between groups throughout the evening, including when standing in line and selecting seating locations in the amphitheater.

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