QCMS Presents: Joe Newberry- Listening Room CONCERT

Join us in person for an intimate evening with Joe Newberry to experience his captivating stories, original songs, and get up close in this cozy Listening Room setting.

About Joe Newberry:

Known around the world for his clawhammer banjo playing, Joe Newberry is also a powerful guitarist, singer and songwriter. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise,” featuring guest vocalist Ricky Skaggs, won an IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” Award. With Eric Gibson, he shared the IBMA “Song of the Year” Award for “They Called It Music.”

A longtime and frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion, he was a featured singer on theTransatlantic Sessions tour of the U.K. with fiddler Aly Bain and Dobro master Jerry Douglas, and at the Transatlantic Session's U.S. debut.

Growing up in a family full of singers and dancers, he took up the guitar and banjo as a teenager and learned fiddle tunes from great Missouri fiddlers. Newberry moved to North Carolina as a young man and quickly became an anchor of the incredible music scene in the state. Still going strong more than 40 years later, he does solo and studio work, and plays and teaches at festivals and workshops in North America and abroad.

About Joe's Music

Known around the world for his clawhammer banjo playing, Joe Newberry is also a powerful guitarist, singer and songwriter. A longtime and frequent guest on A Prairie Home Companion, he sang on the Transatlantic Sessions tour of the U.K., and at the Transatlantic Session's U.S. debut at Merlefest. The Gibson Brothers’ version of his song “Singing As We Rise” won an IBMA “Gospel Recorded Performance” Award, and with Eric Gibson, he shared the IBMA “Song of the Year” Award for “They Called It Music.”

“His lyrics read like a cross between Longfellow and Johnny Cash. The muse is sometimes gentle and other times rough. But she never strays too far from Joe Newberry's side.” -- Independent Weekly

"Most contemporary old-time artists get their inspiration from recordings either commercial or field made. Most of the time the artists spend their energy trying to copy the sound of their source. Joe Newberry goes one step further... He takes the music and makes it his own, and always respectfully." -- SingOut!

Transatlantic Sessions review... "Appalachian veteran Joe Newberry allied his trenchant, raw-boned holler with lickety-split banjo picking." -- The Scotsman Newspaper

About The Concert 7-9pm:

• 6:30pm: Doors Open
• 7-9pm: Listening Room Concert in the 1st Floor Storefront at Queen City Music Studios
• There may or may not be an intermission, so feel free to move around, get up and stretch, or use the restroom as needed.
• 100% of merch goes to the performer, so be sure to visit their merch table before or after the concert.

About Queen City Music Studios: School, Shop, Special Events

Music Store, Community Music Gatherings, Workshops, Rehearsal Space, House Concerts & Music School offering lessons and group classes for all ages, styles, and levels of music.

Queen City Music Studios was founded by Molly Rose Murphy in 2015 and began as an alternative school of music for learning by ear. Over a decade later, they provide booking, event management & production services, employing over twenty professional musicians & instructors. The shop staff operate a full-service music store providing quality new & used instruments, accessories & repairs. Molly's Musikgarten is a licensed & certified Musikgarten program offering early development Family Music classes. Visit their website for more info: www.queencitymusicstudios.com
The evening promises a perfect night out for music lovers wanting to connect and groove with great tunes. Don’t miss out on this unique experience with Queen City Music Studios: School, Shop, Special Events!!

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