Jimmy Wilson and Friends, from left, Jonathan Jones, Daniel Wilson, Jerry Hensley, Jimmy Wilson and Greg Fleming will be performing at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22 at the Brasstown Community Center.
By Sarah Staugler
Guest Writer
This year’s Summer Concerts at the Brasstown Community Center continues with Jimmy Wilson and Friends. These local and seasoned players are sure to entertain us with the bluegrass heritage music we all love.
Jimmy and his friends all love bluegrass music and have played most of their lives. Jimmy and Daniel Wilson, father and son, were part of the Wilson Family Band for many years and both live in Brasstown, N.C. Greg Fleming of Otto, N.C. has been playing bluegrass mandolin since 1996 and is an accomplished player. Jonathan Jones of Robbinsville, N.C. plays a mean banjo and Jerry Hensley from Ellijay, Ga. has been playing fiddle for 40 years.
The Brasstown Community Civic Center is proud to be a part of the Blue Ridge Music Trails. Visit: www.BlueRidgeMusicNC.com to find more traditional music of western North Carolina.
Many thanks to the following sponsors for this concert: Jason Whittaker from the Silvers Realty Group in Hayesville and Carmen Lance from Ameriprise Financial in Murphy.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the music starts at 7 p.m. Saturday June 22. Admission is $10, children under 12 are free. Hot dog plates, including a drink, homemade cobbler, ice cream and root beer floats will be available for purchase.
Fundraiser concerts are held May through August on the second and fourth Saturdays. The center is a non-profit and all proceeds from the concerts and facility rentals are for maintenance and upkeep of the building. Call (828) 361-3040 or visit: www.brasstowncommunitycenter.org.