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Hillbilly Gypsies to play at Elks Jan. 21

PHOTO BY FRANK SERIO PHOTOGRAPHY The Hillbilly Gypsies include Trae Buckner, Jamie Lynn Buckner, Aaron Richards, Greg ”Spanky” Moore and Alex Richards.

LOCK HAVEN — Some winter bluegrass — Hillbilly Gypsy style —  is coming to town Saturday, Jan. 21.

The Hillbilly Gypsies, called West Virginia’s hardest driving bluegrass band, will perform a benefit for the Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival. The show will be at the Lock Haven Elks Club’s Main Event Ballroom. Doors open at 6 p.m., with music from 7 to 10 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at the Elks, online at www.purplepass.com and at the door. Children under 12 are admitted free.

Those attending the show are encouraged to bring a basket of snacks. The Elks will provide a cash bar for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. All monies raised will benefit the 14th Annual Smoked Country Jam Bluegrass Festival on June 15 to 17. For more information, call Teresa at 570-660-0562 or tere sa@smokedcountryjam.com.

Hailing from the “Mountain State,” The Hillbilly Gypsies have been making and performing their own brand of old-time bluegrass and original mountain music for more than 15 years. Formed in 2001 from a chance meeting at the now infamous Wednesday night old-time jam in Morgantown, W.Va., The Hillbilly Gypsies have been pickin’ ‘n grinnin’ and entertaining their loyal fans ever since.

The band is best known for its high-energy live performances and has become a crowd favorite at major festivals, fairs and concert venues all across the mid-Atlantic region and abroad. The musicians perform in the old-fashioned style, playing around a single vintage ribbon microphone. This old-timey approach adds an authentic high-energy, barn party atmosphere to the show. Watching the whole band work around the mic is like taking a trip back in time.

Don’t let the flash of the lively stage performance and choreography fool ya, these folks are all highly skilled musicians and seasoned entertainers. Their award-winning picking skills and musical arrangements mixed with comedic wit and high lonesome mountain vocal harmonies are sure to catch the ear. Combine all that with a knack for original songwriting and a strong passion for old-time and traditional music, and this makes for an all-around authentic musical experience.

The Gypsies are more than a band; they are a tight-knit family, mindful of tradition but bold explorers of new and authentic styles of acoustic music and entertainment.

The Gypsies are the “house band” for Smoked Country Jam and also have played many other major bluegrass festival events around the country including the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival, Poppy Mountain Bluegrass Festival, Delfest, Summersville Music in the Mountains Festival, The Outer Banks Bluegrass Festival, Mohican Bluegrass Festival, Pickin’ In Parsons Bluegrass Festival, Appalachian Uprising, Rockahock Bluegrass Festival, OATS Bluegrass Festival, NEPA Bluegrass Festival, Remington Ryde Bluegrass Festival, Homegrown Bluegrass Festival at Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Bluegrass in the Hills, Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival, Hickory Fest and more.

The band members include Trae Buckner (guitar, clawhammer banjo, harmonica, lead and harmony vocals), Jamie Lynn Buckner (lead and harmony vocals), Aaron Richards (banjo, guitar, lead and harmony vocals), Greg “Spanky” Moore (fiddle, harmony vocals) and Alex Richards (Upright bass, lead and harmony vocals).

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