Eulalie
Milepost Music presents Eulalie
Sunday, September 21, 2-4 p.m.
Mabry Mill
Admission Free
Donna Stewart & Ron Andrico are Eulalie, sharing the songs they like to sing at home: heart-songs, ballads, parlor songs, hymns, country blues, a handful of children’s songs, and a taste of vaudeville, all from around the turn of the 20th century. Hauntingly stark, sweetly sentimental, or just plain fun, these old songs tell the stories of people’s lives. Ron & Donna treat these treasures with the love and respect of honest, straightforward arrangements inspired by the old masters of parlor, dance hall, and backwoods.
Donna has been singing for as long as she can remember, and is internationally acclaimed for her warm tone and direct delivery of songs, which has won awards and praise from audiences and critics across the globe.  Known primarily as a lutenist today, Ron’s first instrument was the banjo. A founding member of the Portland Folklore Society, he was a driving force behind Portland, Oregon’s now burgeoning square dance scene. Ron toured with Piedmont songster, John Jackson, played in bands with Kerry Blech, Jon Bekoff, and Andy Cohen, and was fiddler for the band Pig Iron, which later morphed into today’s band Foghorn.
About Mabry Mill, Milepost 176, Meadows of Dan, Va.
Mabry Mill is the most photographed spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The old mill, cultural demonstrations, and tradition of Sunday afternoon music have drawn visitors to the location for decades. Milepost Music concerts are held the first and third Sunday of each month, June through September, outdoors near the sorghum shed.
About Milepost Music
The Blue Ridge Music Center’s Milepost Music brings free concerts by local and regional artists to locations along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. No tickets are needed. Bring a chair and a picnic lunch. No alcohol permitted on site.
