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For the 16th spring, the Wake
Forest Cultural Arts Association will
present the concert series Six Sundays
in Spring.
These are free, family- and
neighbor-friendly concerts on the lawn
at the Wake Forest College Birthplace
(the Calvin Jones House) on North Main
Street. People bring picnics, lawn
chairs, blankets, dogs, Frisbees and
balloons and have a rollicking time
listening to good music, talking to
their neighbors, eating, playing with
children and dogs and soaking up the
ambiance of a small-town Sunday
afternoon event. It runs from 5 to 7
p.m.
The series begins Sunday,
April 22, with the St. Ambrose Mass Jazz
Quartet led by local saxophonist Bobby
Moody. The group performs jazz and
gospel standards along with some
contemporary works.
On April 29 we will see the
return of Andy Thorn, a young banjo
player from Chapel Hill who performed
two years ago with Big Fat Gap. This
year Andy will bring his new bluegrass
band, Bolin Creek.
The group for May 6 will be
the Carolina Chocolate Drops, a string
band from Durham named one of the top
eight musical groups in the Triangle by
David Menconi of The News & Observer
this year. They are often heard on Back
Porch Music, the traditional music
program on WUNC readio.
Mother’s Day is May 13, and
the concert series will present the
perennial favorite, Al Williams. His R&B
vocals will be backed by a band led by
Wake Forest resident Scott DeMattos.
Chuck and the WagginEars
will make their debut Six Sundays
appearance on May 20. They are a
well-known group of traditional
musicians led by Chuck Pettee from
Chapel Hill. Several of the group are
also members of the Shady Grove Band,
which performed at Six Sundays several
years ago.
The series will end on May
29 with Molasses Creek, a band from
Ocracoke Island which has been making a
name for itself across the state. They
have also toured nationally.
There are no rain dates. If
it rains or we have some kind of
inclement weather the concert for that
date is cancelled. The president of
Cultural Arts, Kathryn Spiegel, and her
board are hoping for good weather
throughout.
The series is presented with
the cooperation of the Wake Forest
College Birthplace and with support from
the Town of Wake Forest. |
