Sacred Yard: Finding the Holy in the Ordinary

Join acclaimed musicians Carla Gover and Mitch Barrett in an exploration of traditional sacred and secular Appalachian music for the ages
About this Event

Mitch Barrett and Carla Gover of Zoe Speaks bring "Sacred Yard" to the stage — a song, and a philosophy, built on making room for everyone at the table. Rooted in three decades of Eastern Kentucky music-making, Mitch and Carla draw on the best of the hymns, harmonies, and mountain traditions they grew up with, while aiming to shape a more just and inclusive Kentucky. They describe themselves as spiritual rather than religious, and "Sacred Yard" reflects that: a vision of the sacred that isn't bound to any one faith, but open to all of them — and to none. Through original songs and stories from Appalachian coal and tobacco country, they offer a fuller, more honest picture of a region too often reduced to stereotype, one where welcome, not judgment, is the real inheritance worth keeping.

• Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended.
• Parking is FREE
• Seating is limited: 70 seats available
• Event is FREE but registration is requested
• Doors open 30 minutes before performance start time
• Learn more about Zoe Speaks music at https://www.zoespeaksmusic.com/
• As always, donations are welcome to keep the Festival going!