Sept. 18, 2009 | The Clarion
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Flat Rock Music Festival begins next week
by John Climer
Managing Editor
Next weekend (September
25-27) marks the 14th an
nual occurrence of the Flat
Rock Music Festival, which
is held in nearby Flat Rock,
NC (obviously) at Camp Ton-
A-Wandah.
The festival typically hosts
a plethora of bluegrass and
southem-Appalachian style singer-song-
writers. This year the headlining bands
for the festival include: Jim Lauderdale
(Grammy wiimer), Belleville Outfit, Lake
Street Dive, Now You See Them, Pale
Young Gentlemen, The Claire Lynch Band
and Hobex. Other locally renowned artists
playing at the festival include: Michael
Reno Harrell, Moon Shine Babies, Sam
Anderson, Rock
Killough and Gove
Scrivenor
Speaking as a
person who has
attended the fes
tival the past 5
years (and already
has tickets for this
year), 1 can person
ally attest to the incredible atmosphere, mu
sic and overall experience that this festival
offers. Attendees of the festival can plan
to meet some interesting, salt-of-the-earth
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people, eat some great food provided by
local eateries, drink good beer, check-out
the renderings of many local artists at the
festivals open air market and also enjoy
some great bluegrass and traditional Ap
palachian style music.
Ticket prices for the festival are as
follows: a full-weekend camping pass costs
$100; Friday tickets cost $35, Saturday
tickets cost $45 and Sunday tickets cost
$25. However, if 1 were to make a personal
recommendation, 1 would suggest that if
you plan to attend the festival, you buy a
weekend camping pass. Although it looks
pricey, the experience of the festival well
outweighs the cost of a ticket.
For additional information about
the festival, go to www.flatrockmusicfes-
tival.com or, talk to me.
A Haiku
Tribute to Patricic Swayze
I won’t forget the
time you jump kicked that guy off
the motorcycle
-Forrest McCuller
Special Contributor
So long, Patrick Swayze, and thanks for “Ghost”
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