| vol. 2, no. 15 | Fountain Express |
April 11, 2006 |
[Fountain, NC] Carolina Sonshine, one of the best bluegrass gospel bands in the Southeast, performs at Fountain General Store for the first time this coming Saturday evening. This quartet of veteran musicians is popular at churches, festivals, and private parties throughout the region.
Danny Stanley, of Loris, SC, sings lead and plays guitar, fiddle, dobro, harmonica, and mandolin. He played with his family band, the Stanleys, for 18 years.
Dennis Cash, who lives in Lumber Bridge, NC, plays mandolin, guitar, and autoharp, and sings tenor and lead. Tom Langon, of Garner, plays banjo, mandolin, and Scruggs-style guitar. Wayne Ratley, of Fayetteville, plays acoustic bass.
Carolina Sonshine's CD The Country Gentleman was recorded for MasterShield Records of Luray, Va., which also has released recordings by Dean Sapp, Harvest Wind, and David Coffey. Carolina Sonshine's April 15 show begins at 7:30. General admission is $7.
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Jerry Peterson, a singer-songwriter based in Northern Wisconsin, visits Fountain on Thursday night for a concert of original folk and American roots music. Peterson is touring throughout the eastern United States in support of his recently released debut CD, Deep into the Woods, which one reviewer called "as listener friendly as it gets -- a nicely arranged CD of Americana folk accompanied by some well placed jazz licks."
Jerry Peterson's April 13 concert begins at 7:30. Admission is $3.
[For a review of Deep into the Woods by Fountain Express music critic Willie Painter, see below.]
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The Triangle-based bluegrass band White Pine Hollow returns to Fountain for a high energy concert of original, classic and seldom-covered songs on Friday night. Featuring the tight vocal harmonies of the Tew Brothers, Keith, Kelly, and Marty, the band also includes David "Hambone" Hamlett on dobro and Marshall Gray on banjo.
White Pine Hollow's April 14 concert begins at 7:30. General admission is $5.
R.A. Fountain, General Store and Internet Cafe, is located in historic downtown Fountain, at the intersection of US 258 and NC 222. Its family atmosphere is smoke- and alcohol-free.
Reserved seats are available for all shows. Prices are always posted on our up-coming events page. For further information, phone 252-749-3228.
CD Review: Jerry Peterson's Deep into the Woods
Jerry Peterson is a singer/songwriter from Butternut, Wisconsin. Yeah, I know; I had to look it up. It's way up there between the Michigan and Minnesota borders, with Lake Superior a few miles to the north. Evidently there is still plenty of forest land up that way, because that's what the songs on this CD of all original material talk about. Peterson has an engaging baritone voice and plays most of the instruments, save percussion, himself.
The title cut is an uptempo tune with sprightly harmonica and conga drums fleshing out the rhythm. "Out At The Cabin" has a more languid feel, thanks to the dark slide guitar that meanders around the melody. "A Family" brings to mind Steve Earle's picking style, while "Camper Made For Two" swings, moving easily through a variation of a basic blues vamp.
It's on "Another Day" that Peterson turns more introspective:
This is a well produced album that should entertain folk/Americana fans.
Jerry Peterson performs at R.A. Fountain, General Store & Internet Cafe on April 13; he will also be performing in Wilmington and Carrboro during April. For more information, see jerrypeterson.net.
About the reviewer: Guitarist Willie Painter, who has lived in Durham for a decade, wrote a regular music column for the Urban Hiker for five years.
A native of Dallas, Texas, he has performed with several Triangle-based bands, including the Real Gone Cats, the Boomers, the Pigz Brothers, and with Lightnin' Wells, Mike Hamer, and many others. Currently he fronts the Willie Painter Band, with Craig Dittmar on bass and vocals and John Hanks on drums and vocals, both of whom he has played music with since high school.
[review reprinted from April 4 issue of Fountain Express]
Fountain's Spring Fling Set for May 13
Vending spaces are available for $25, or $50 if electrical hookup is needed. Contact Sharon Pryor at 252-749-4942 or Town Clerk Leitha Hines at 749-2881 to reserve vending space, or to book your musical act as part of this celebration.
Buildings for Sale
A prospective buyer might purchase both buildings and the grocery business, or either of the buildings. Asking price for both is $70,000. All fixtures are offered in the sale price, too, including the massive, original R.A. Fountain safe, and a dozen refrigeration/freezing units.
May Music at Fountain General Store
Friday, May 5 -- Ted Jones & the Tarheels -- 8:00 -- $5
Saturday, May 6 -- Harvest Wind -- 7:30 -- $7
Thursday, May 11 -- Stan Pearson & Donald Underwood Thompson -- 7:30 -- $3
Friday, May 12 -- Claude Bourbon -- 7:30 -- $7
Saturday, May 13 -- Black Creek Bluegrass Gospel -- 7:30 -- FREE
Thursday, May 18 -- Bluegrass jam -- 7:30 -- FREE
Friday, May 19 -- Russ Varnell & the Too Country Band -- 8:00 -- $8
Saturday, May 20 -- Buddy Zincone and Greenville Grass -- 7:30 -- $5
Wednesday, May 24 -- Citizen One -- 7:30 -- $3
Thursday, May 25 -- Abe Quigley -- 7:30 -- $3
Friday, May 26 -- International Harvesters -- 7:30 -- $5
Saturday, May 27 -- Boys from Carolina -- 7:30 -- $5 ---
Just Arrived!
Clyde Mattocks doesn't think it will be long before Malpass is a fixture on the Nashville music scene, and few that have heard this amazing talent would argue. Mattocks, who often plays banjo, dobro, and bass for the Malplass Family shows, plays bass on the new CD. He is joined by fiddle champion Tim Smith and Taylor Malpass on electric guitar. Kenny Dail plays steel guitar on one track, and Lisa Hill plays piano on another.
Helms and the Malpass Family play a return engagement at Fountain General Store on Thursday, June 1. About half the available seats for that show are already sold.
Turn Back the Years is $14.95 and can be ordered on Fountain General's secure e.store.
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by Willie Painter
We all get hurt along the way
"Wings" is touching, a father's heartfelt message, delivered without irony, while "Candy Store Girl" gets rocking thanks to the electric guitar of Ben Masterson in a minor chord progression.
Some skies are blue, some skies are gray
We move along without delay
'Cause after all it's just another day
Fountain's second annual Spring Fling will be held on Saturday, May 13. Music headliners are the Vines Sisters, one of the best gospel bands in the region.
David Moye, owner/operator of Owens' Grocery Store in downtown Fountain, is actively looking for a buyer. His grocery is in the storefront beside Fountain General Store. Also for sale is the building next to it, which currently houses a silk flower shop. It has an access door to the grocery.
Thursday, May 4 -- Ronny Drew -- 7:30 -- $3
Alt-rock from Birmingham, Alabama.
Original and classic bluegrass, from Smithfield.
MasterShield Recording artists. Nominated for 2006 Dove Music Award for best bluegrass gospel song of the year, "Daughter of a Gamblin' Man." Fronted by fiddler/lead singer Revonda Roberts.
Double bill from two Kinston artists: Big band jazz standards with opening act of classic blues and folk.
Original blues & world music from one of England's most popular recording & performing artists.
Bluegrass gospel music from Johnston County.
Hosted by Greenville picker Jack Wryzinski
Classic country from Wilson County.
Singer-songwriter from New York City, where he performs most Sunday nights at the Anyway Cafe on 2nd Ave.
Singer-songwriter from Chicago.
Classic country music from Wilson County.
Local bluegrass favorites.
The much anticipated Hank Williams tribute CD by Chris Malpass and Don Helms has finally arrived. Turn Back the Years features new covers of 11 classic Williams songs. Helms, who played steel guitar on most of the original recordings, has been traveling with Malpass throughout the country, performing Hank Williams tributes in Louisiana, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
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