Pisgah
Brewing Company is in the midst of their Outdoor Concert season featuring one
of Western North Carolina’s most beloved outdoor venues as well as beloved
breweries. On June 27th, Pisgah will welcome piano legend
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers for a special concert event that will feature
a new line-up for the Noisemakers, as well as special supporting artists
including Asheville natives Truth and Salvage Company.
Bruce
Hornsby and the Noisemakers are no strangers to the Asheville area, given their
long-standing history of performances at the Biltmore Estate over the course of
more than a decade. Yet this is the first time that Hornsby will play in
the region with his newest line-up of Noisemakers, featuring bassist J.V.
Collier, a twenty-year veteran of the band, as well as keyboardist/organist
John “JT” Thomas and drummer Sonny Emory, who have played with Hornsby
twenty-four and twelve years respectively.
Summer
2014 marks the arrival of two new Noisemakers --fiddle/mandolin player Ross
Holmes and guitarist Gibb Droll -- as well as the departures of longtime
members Bobby Read and Doug Derryberry. Holmes currently fiddles for Mumford
and Sons, has played with hosts of Nashville titans as diverse as Ricky Skaggs
and the Dixie Chicks, and has performed with symphonies in the United States
and Europe. Droll has played guitar on various projects involving Keller
Williams, Kevin Kinney, and Brandi Carlisle; he is also a composer, and
painter. “I think the guys in the Noisemakers like the gig because there’s
never a dull moment and we attempt to keep the spontaneity factor high,” Hornsby
says. “The idea always is, ‘Watch Bruce.’ I’m a fairly loose leader and I don’t
like to rehearse. We mostly just ride around the country on a bus and laugh a
lot. Hopefully you can hear that loose spirit in our shows.”
The
event will also feature an element of community as Pisgah Brewing will work to
raise funds for MANNA Food Bank with a gracious $1,000 donation already in
place for the food bank from Luella’s BBQ. The donation was procured by
local nonprofit, Funding America Through Entertainment - FATE 2013’s
collaboration with FATE for the Leftover Salmon season opener drew enough
revenue to supply 8,100+ meals for the WNC region. “Music and charity go
hand-in-hand, as they both aim to please the soul” says FATE founder and
Executive Director, Josh Stack. “It’s always a chance to unite common
goals, and we are so glad to have the support of Luella’s BBQ and MANNA
FoodBank as direct supporters of this event”.
Tickets
to the event are $35 in advance and $40 day of show, but the Hopster VIP
package which features reserved seating will directly benefit the FATE
organization. Ticket-giveaways and on-site raffles will also lend to
raising funds and awareness for FATE, which strives to provide 3 meals for the
hungry for every $1 raised.
Pisgah
Brewing is located at 150 Eastside Drive in Black Mountain, NC. All
information on events, releases and more can be found at www.pisgahbrewing.com, or follow Pisgah
on social media at www.facebook.com/PisgahBrewingCo
or twitter handle @PisgahBrewing.
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