Saturday, Oct 3rd

Rock Killough

Singer/songwriter Rock Killough will perform at a special evening music event in Flat Rock on Saturday, October 3rd, from 5 to 7 p.m.  The music series is presented by the Flat Rock Merchants Association with series sponsorship help from Bold Life!, WTZQ and Hunter Chevrolet .  This is the last concert of the 2009 season.  Please note the time change due to earlier darkness. 

Rock Killough is a seasoned veteran of the songwriting world with his songs included on a gold album by the Oak Ridge Boys and a platinum album by Hank Williams, Jr.  His songs have been recorded by greats Brenda Lee, Jerry Jeff Walker, Carole King, Waylon Jennings, Randy Travis and others.  The Alabama musician is back by popular demand and will have CD’s available at the concert.  For more info on Rock go to:  www.myspace.com/rockkillough . 

Jean Calvert and Company

Calvert and Company is a Greenville-based jazz and blues band featuring vocalist Jean Calvert doing standards from both genres.  She lived in New York City from 1977 until 1991.  There she saw and studied living legends up-close in small jazz clubs, and actually performed at a couple of restaurants before returning to her native South Carolina to live and work. Calvert's voice has been compared to Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, June Christy, and contemporarily to Diana Krall and Jane Monheit.  She can be swingingly hot or sultry-cool.  Having begun performing at the age of 3, Calvert is a well-seasoned singer with an extensive and diverse repertoire because of her background in church music, school chorus music, folk music on solo guitar, country music, R&B, as well as jazz and blues.

Chuck Brodsky

Chuck Brodsky “is a man of many talents. He is a skilled guitarist, a poet, and a stand-up comedian. But perhaps most importantly, he is a gifted storyteller who is able to transform ordinary life experiences into great musical events.  Armed with an acoustic guitar, Brodsky charms audiences from the US to Ireland with witty spoken intros and colorful lyrics.  He introduces listeners to a whole cast of characters from baseball heroes to migrant fruit pickers.  His tales of hope and grace offer a refreshing look at the simpler side of life in America.”

Brodsky performs in the classic American folk tradition, listing influences from Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, John Hartford and Mark Twain.  CDs will be available at the concert.

Carol Duermit, Steve Whiteside and "The Hendersonvillains"

This free outdoor concert features "The Hendersonvillains" - Carol Duermit, a popular vocalist around Hendersonville appearing in many Hendersonville Little Theater productions and Steve Whiteside, who has been a performing musician most of his life and who hosts Open Mic Night every Wednesday at the Back Room. Other performers include Duke Dominque, a performer at the Flat Rock Playhouse and other guest musicians performing old favorite covers and a few originals.

Tom Fisch

Originally from Albany, NY, Tom was influenced by traditional folk and country artists and he entertained audiences for many years throughout the Northeast at colleges, clubs, coffeehouses, festivals and fairs. He spent some time in Nashville running his own publishing company but he's lived in NC since 2004. With the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains for inspiration, Tom and his music have found a comfortable place to call home. And wherever he performs, audiences continue to connect with the warm, appealling style, diverse range of material, and talent this seasoned performer brings to the stage.

Saturday, Sept 5th

Angela Easterling

Angela Easterling was raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Much of her childhood was spent on the farm that has been in her family since 1791, seven generations.  A performer all her life, Angela began playing guitar and writing songs while studying at Emerson College in Boston. More and more her music returned to the place her heart called home.

Easterling’s songs run the range of emotions of a woman fully assessing her family’s past and present with a new life perspective, juxtaposing the personal with outside forces.  “As much as I love writing, a song doesn’t seem real until you have shared it with others. Then it takes on a life of its own and doesn’t belong to me anymore, it belongs to everyone. I feel so blessed and fortunate to be able to make my way through the world by sharing my music and my stories.” Angela embraced her heritage in a big way as a writer and an artist on her debut album, "Earning Her Wings", chosen as "Americana Pick of the Year" by Smart Choice Music.  Her newly released CD "Black Top Road" produced by Will Kimbrough is receiving wide recognition on the country/folk/alternative music horizon. Her CDs will be available at the concert.  For more info on Angela see:  http://www.myspace.com/easterling .