March - April 2017
At the Laurel Theater
1538 Laurel Ave, Knoxville,Tennessee
www.jubileearts.org (tickets & info) • 800-838-3006 ext 1 (tickets) • 865-522-5851 (info) • [email protected] • Laurel Theater on Facebook
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MONDAY
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Tickets are available at the Laurel Theater
and Brown Paper Tickets.
Online ticket sales link at www.jubileearts.com
Telephone sales at Brown Paper Tickets:
800 838-3006, ext. 1
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
Knoxville
Country Dancers
Coracree
Tim Klein calling
8 pm
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
JCA presents
Mountain Jubilee
9 pm on WUOT
Corklickers
8 pm
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Sunday Jubilee
5-11 pm on WDVX
English Dance - 8 pm
Scandinavian
Couple Dancing
7:30 pm
JCA presents
JCA presents
Locust
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8 pm
Knoxville
Square Dance
8 pm
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Contra Dancers
5-11 pm on WDVX
Crooked Pine
Epworth Old Harp - 6:30 Donna Calhoun calling
English Dance - 8 pm
8 pm
Scandinavian
Couple Dancing
7:30 pm
St Patrick’s Day
JCA presents
L’esprit
Creole
8 pm
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
Mountain Jubilee
9 pm on WUOT
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Sunday Jubilee
5-11 pm on WDVX
Knoxville
Contra Dancers
Luv Muffins
Open Caller Night
8 pm
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
Knoxville
Contra Dancers
Riverdale
Cari Huffman calling
8 pm
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
JCA presents
Larry Sparks
8 pm
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Sunday Jubilee
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English Dance - 8 pm
MONDAY
TUESDAY
Knoxville
Contra Dancers
Owl on a Train
Donna Calhoun calling
8 pm
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
JCA presents
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
Dismembered
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JCA presents
Bruce Molsky
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Sunday Jubilee
5-11 pm on WDVX
English Dance - 8 pm
Knoxville
Contra Dancers
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Tim Klein calling
8 pm
Scandinavian
Couple Dancing
7:30 pm
Knoxville
Swing Dance Assoc.
Lessons at 7 pm
Open Dance at 8 pm
JCA presents
Knoxville
Square Dance
8 pm
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JCA presents
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Naughty
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8 pm
8 pm
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Sunday Jubilee
5-11 pm on WDVX
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Knoxville
Contra Dancers
Boogertown
Open Caller Night
8 pm
Scandinavian
Couple Dancing
7:30 pm
Knoxville
Contra Dancers
Riverdale
Cari Huffman calling
8 pm
Scandinavian
Couple Dancing
7:30 pm
JCA presents
Jay Clark &
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8 pm
Knoxville
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Open Dance at 8 pm
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English Dance - 8 pm
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Open Dance at 8 pm
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8 pm
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Unless otherwise noted
all events are at the
Laurel Theater,
1538 Laurel Ave
(16th St & Laurel Ave in Fort Sanders)
JCA receives financial support from
The Arts and Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville,The Arts and
Heritage Fund, Ball Banjo Company,The City of Knoxville,
Knox County,The National Endowment for the Arts,
The Tennessee Arts Commission, & Ullrich Printing.
JCA is a member agency of Community Shares.
Corklickers
Larry Sparks
Friday, March 3, 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 25, 8 p.m.
Old-Time Stingband
The North Carolina based
Corklickers were formed over forty
years ago at the height of the 1970s old-time revival (photo: 1976 in
Boone). Their music is based on classic early to mid 20th century oldtime repertoire with influences from Tommy Jarrell, Charlie Bowman,
Uncle Dave Macon, Ernest Stoneman, Riley Puckett, Charlie Poole,
Grandpa Jones, and John Carson. The band includes Mark Adams on
banjo; fiddlers Gil Adams, Rick Palmer, and David Burns; Rick Moore
on standup bass; and Ben Moore on guitar.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Knoxville Square Dance
with the Hellgramites
Thursday, March 9, 8 p.m.
More traditional regional square dance,
again featuring fine old-time music by the
Hellgramites. Be part of Appalachian square dancing at the Laurel. No
special training or equipment required — all square dances will be
taught and called. Live old-time music. Leo Collins Calling. No taps.
$5 JCA Members & Students • $7 General Admission
Locust Honey
Old-time Music and Song
Saturday, March 11 8 p.m.
Based in Nashville, Chloe Edmonstone
and Meredith Watson bring their
experience in old-time, bluegrass, and
pre-War blues to both their original
material and the traditional songs and tunes of the American Southeast.
With a rotating instrumentation of fiddles, open-back and resonator
banjos, acoustic and resonator guitars, they set an emphasis on lively
arrangements that showcase their signature vintage vocal harmonies.
They have been touring the US, UK and Ireland since 2012.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
L’Esprit Creole
Music of Old Louisiana
Friday, March 17 8 p.m.
Led by fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt,
L’Esprit Créole specializes in the music
of the French speaking enclaves of the
Ozarks and midwest. Dennis studied with Old Mines, Missouri fiddlers
Roy and Pete Boyer and Charlie Pashia and is considered a leading
interpreter of the old style that evolved from the music brought
to the area by early 18th-century French settlers. In addition to
performing with L’Espirit Creole, Dennis has previously played at the
Laurel with Morris Ardoin and with Paul Gregoire and Roux du Bayou.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Traditional Bluegrass
Larry Sparks began his career at the top of the
profession when he worked with the Stanley
Brothers and Ralph Stanley during the late 1960s.
He formed the Lonesome Ramblers in 1969, and began a recording
career that has established him as one of the top names in bluegrass.
A number of songs associated with him have become standards,
including “John Deere Tractor,” “A Face In The Crowd,” “I Am The Man
Thomas,” “Blue Virginia Blues” and “I Just Want To Thank You Lord.”
The Lonesome Ramblers include D Sparks, Mike Feagan, Jackie Kincaid
and Tyler Mullins. His latest album is Vintage.
$18 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $19 General Advance
$20 General Day of Show
Dismembered Tennesseans
First Generation Bluegrass
Friday, April 7, 8 p.m.
The Chattanooga based Dismembered
Tennesseans, led by champion fiddler
Fletcher Bright, was formed in 1945. They
have performed country with bluegrass “sung from the heart through
the nose.” Regulars at the Laurel Theater, Fletcher is joined by Ed
“Doc” Cullis on banjo, bassist and vocalist Laura Walker, multiinstrumentalist Ansley Moses, guitarist and vocalist Bobby Martin,
mandolinist Don Cassell, Brian Blaylock on mandolin and dobro, and
Fletcher’s son George Bright on flat top guitar.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Molsky’s Mountain Drifters
Old-Time Stringband
Saturday, April 8, 8 p.m.
One of the most influential fiddlers of the
old-time music revival, Bruce Molsky is also
a remarkable guitarist, banjoist and singer.
His discography includes seven solo albums, from his debut of fiddlers’
classics, Warring Cats, to his most recent, If It Ain’t Here When I Get
Back. Poor Man’s Troubles won a 2001 “Indie” award for Best Traditional
Folk Recording. In the Mountain Drifters Bruce is joined by Allison De
Groot on banjo and Stash Wyslouch on guitar.
$14 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $15 General Advance
$18 General Day of Show • $9 Children 12 and under
Knoxville Square Dance
Thursday, April 13, 8 p.m.
We’re continuing our square dance series
with old-time music by the Hellgramites
featuring core musicians Ken Bronson on
fiddle, Larry Holt on fiddle, John Mahaffy on
guitar, Morgan Simmons on banjo, and Tom
Cook on bass; and callers Leo Collins, Stan Sharp and Ruth Simmons.
No taps.
$5 JCA Members & Students • $7 General Admission
Malcolm Holcombe
“Derelict Country”
Friday, April 14, 8 p.m.
Born and raised in the Blue Ridge
Mountains of North Carolina,
Malcolm Holcombe is recognized as
a performer of national stature, a guitarist/vocalist about whom Rolling
Stone magazine says: “Haunted country, acoustic blues and rugged folk
all meet [here]...” His newest album is Another Black Hole.
Our Mission
The mission of Jubilee Community Arts is to promote,
preserve, and present the traditional performing arts
of the southern Appalachian region and to nurture the
cultural milieu responsible for the birth and evolution of
these and related art forms.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 and under
Naughty Knots
String Band
Saturday, April 15, 8 p.m.
The East Tennessee trio The Naughty
Knots bring together a blend of country,
jazz and blues and old time fiddle tunes
that are as homegrown as garden
tomatoes. The Naughty Knots can cook
up some delicious tunes and serve them
to you on a silver platter, with a focus on
great songwriting, tight harmonies and
solid instrumentation. Check out their first CD 12 Song in the Pan.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Jay Clark and Greg Horne
Local songwriting
Ongoing Events at the Laurel Theater
Schedule Subject to Change
Epworth Old Harp Singers - 2nd Sundays as announced. Call 673-5822.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in this East Tenn singing tradition.
Knoxville Cajun Dance Association - Fees for Cajun and zydeco dance lessons support Cajun bands at the Laurel Theater. Call 573-9142.
Saturday, April 22, 8 p.m.
Knoxville Contra Dancers - Mondays at 8 p.m. Call 599-9621.
Contra dancing to live acoustic music. No experience or partner required. $7.
With a style best described as a
mixture of folk and bluegrass, Jay Clark’s
handcrafted lyrics run the gamut of hard
living, hard drinking, civil disobedience,
and old-time religion. Greg has been a fixture on the Knoxville song
writing and old time music scene for many years. Both have recently
published CDs — Jay’s Of Mountains & Heartbreak and Greg’s Working
on Engines.
Knoxville Swing Dance Association - Wednesdays. Call 224-6830. Dedicated
to the purpose of promoting swing dance.
Lark in the Morn English Country Dancers - Sundays at 8 p.m. Call 546-8442.
17th-18th Century Social Dancing with live music. Beginners welcome, no partner
is required. Also Rapper Sword dance group meets most Sundays at 7:00. Free.
Trollkretsen Scandinavian Dancers - Tuesdays at 7:30. Call 522-0515.
No partner necessary. Dances include polskor, schottische, waltzes and more.
Jubilee Community Arts receives support from:
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Scott Ainslie
Bottleneck Guitar
Friday, April 28, 8 p.m.
As a musician with expertise in Southern
Appalachian fiddle and banjo traditions as
well as Piedmont and Delta blues, Ainslie
has specialized in performing and presenting
programs on the European and African roots of American music and
culture. He is especially known for his study of Robert Johnson’s
repertoire and technique and is the author of Robert Johnson, at the
Crossroads. His latest CD is The Last Shot Got Him released in 2014.
$12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors • $13 General Advance
$15 General Day of Show • $8 Children 12 & under
Ball Banjo Company
and from our members
48th Annual Jubilee Festival
Celebrating our traditional music
Jamming downstairs Friday and Saturday
Jubilee Community Arts
1538 Laurel Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916-2016
Friday, February 24
7:00 - John Alvis and friends, old-time string band
7:30 - David Lovett & Friends, old-time string band
8:00 - Tennessee Stifflegs, old-time string band
8:45 - Leah Gardner & Peggy Hambright, traditional song
9:15 - Knox County Jug Stompers, old-time string band
10:00 - Y’uns, novelty songs
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Saturday, February 25
7:00 - Pickett State Ramblers, old-time string band
7:30 - Kelle Jolly, early jazz ukelele
8:00 - Roy Harper, Victorian era and early country song
8:45 - Mike & Marcia Bryant, old-time fiddle
9:15 - Bill & the Belles, old-time fiddle
10:00 - Mumbillies, old-time string band
Sunday, February 26
2:00 pm - Epworth Old Harp Singing, New Harp of Columbia
Fri & Sat Each Evening: $12 JCA Members, Students, Seniors
$13 General Advance • $15 General Day of Show
$8 Children 12 & under
(Sunday Free)
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9:00 pm - Mountain Jubilee with host Paul Campbell
Latest releases of regional music with historic recordings and
highlights of Laurel Theater concerts.
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Concerts
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Corklickers
Knoxville Square Dance, Mar
Locust Honey
L’Esprit Creole
Larry Sparks
Dismembered Tennesseans
Bruce Molsky
Knoxville Square Dance, Apr
Malcolm Holcombe
Naughty Knots
Jay Clark & Greg Horne
Scott Ainslie
Recordings
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The Sunday Jubilee on WDVX – 89.9 & 102.9 fm
5:00 pm - Tennessee Country Classics with host Joe Bussard
Stringbands, blues, and early bluegrass from the 20’s to the 50’s. With
financial support from Ball Banjo Company and Ullrich Printing.
6:00 pm - Mountain Jubilee with host Paul Campbell
A rebroadcast, produced with the assistance of WUOT.
7:00 pm - Live at Laurel with host Brent Cantrell
Concerts from our weekly series at the Laurel Theater and from our
annual Jubilee Festival.
8:00 pm - Wild Hog in the Woods with host Brent Cantrell
Ballads, blues, and old-time music with a focus on pre-war recordings
and field recordings.
8:30 pm - Music of the Cumberland Trail with host Bobby Fulcher
Produced by the Friends of the Cumberland Trail and featuring all
things musical associated with the Cumberland Trail.
9:00 pm - The Vinyl Frontier with host Jim Childs
Home-recorded acetate discs, old-time country, jazz, blues, and radio
transcriptions, with an emphasis on locally produced recordings.
WDVX 89.9 & 102.9 fm – WUOT 91.9 fm