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Click active (blue) dates for details, or scroll down for future dates. Closed April 16-17.

Saturday, February 6, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Roby Huffman & the Bluegrass Cut-ups
The godfather of East Carolina bluegrass is back!

Roby Huffman, from Smithfield, has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe since the 1960s with several versions of his backup band. He's got that high, lonesome tenor that so many people associate with traditional bluegrass.

And he's got a band of terrific pickers, too.

Joining Roby, who plays rhythm guitar, is his son, Jeff, on lead guitar; Daniel Casey on banjo; Mike Rose on mandolin; and Kenneth Glover on bass. Kenneth's been performing with Huffman since the early days.

In addition to such classic collectible LPs as "Bluegrass from the Carolinas," which was recorded in Bailey in 1971, "Bacca Barn Pickin'" and "Colorado River," Huffman and the Cut-ups have released three CDs. His first 45, "I'm So Lonesome that I Want to Die," featured Clyde Mattocks on steel guitar, on one of his earliest recordings, too.

Liner notes to "Bacca Barn Pickin'" proclaim that Huffman and the Cut-ups "don't just pick bluegrass, they invent it!"

See what the ones who know bluegrass have been talking about now for nearly half a century!

Reserved seats highly recommended.

Imagine Mike Rose on mandolin off to the left, and you've got Roby and his Cut-ups (L to R): Jeff Huffman, Kenneth Glover, Roby, and Daniel Casey.

Saturday, February 13, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Steve Creech Sextet with Carolyn Greene Myers' Valentine's Tribute to the Ladies
Carolyn's got a great set lined up: "Emily," "Second Hand Rose," "Nancy," "My Funny Valentine," "Laura," "Sophisticated Lady," "Satin Doll," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "How to Handle a Woman."

Saturday, February 20, 2010 --$5 -- 7:30 p.m.
Bluegrass jam, hosted by Walking by Faith
Pickers get in free, of course.

Saturday, February 27, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$6 general admission; $8 reserved
George Higgs

Saturday, March 6, 2010 -- 8:00 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Russ Varnell & Too Country

Saturday, March 13, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Steve Creech Dixieland All-Stars

Friday, March 19, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$5
Bill Redding

Saturday, March 20, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$10 general admission; $12 reserved
the Grass Cats

Friday, March 26, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Amelia's Mechanics

Saturday, March 27, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
the Boys from Carolina

Saturday, April 3, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
In the Tradition

Friday, April 9, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Frankie Harrison Bluegrass Band

Saturday, April 10, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $12 reserved
Steve Creech Septet featuring Dirk Lombard

April 16-17 CLOSED

Friday, April 23, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$5 general admission; $7 reserved
Lightnin' Wells

Saturday, April 24, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Lost County 35

Thursday, April 29, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$5
Ben Arthur

Saturday, May 1, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Grass Street

Saturday, May 8, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Steve Creech Septet

Friday, May 14, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$5 general admission; $7 reserved
Unshackled

Saturday, May 15, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$10
Nancy & Tammy Dail & Country Roads

Saturday, May 22, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
Samantha Casey & Bluegrass Jam

May 28-29 CLOSED

Saturday, June 5, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $12 reserved
New Vintage Bluegrass

Saturday, June 12, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $12 reserved
Steve Creech Dixieland All-Stars

Saturday, June 19, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $12 reserved
Sourwood Mountain Band

Friday, June 25, 2010 -- 7:30 p.m. --$8 general admission; $10 reserved
the Mayhaws

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