If you go
› What: New Coon Creek Girls and Kathy Reed in WoodSongs Concert Series.› When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27.› Where: Stage 123, 123 W. Gordon St., Dalton, Ga.› Admission: $15 in advance, $18 at the door.› Phone: 706-581-8025.› Email: woodsongsdalton@yahoo.com.› Website: wwwsongsdalton.com.
The WoodSongs Concert Series continues on Stage 123 in downtown Dalton, Ga., on Saturday, Feb. 27, with the New Coon Creek Girls and singer/songwriter Kathy Reed.
The New Coon Creek Girls are a Kentucky-based bluegrass band formed in 1979 by John Lair, founder of the radio program “The Renfro Valley Barn Dance.” The intention was to carry on the traditional music played by the original Coon Creek Girls, who performed on his program from the 1930s to the 1960s.
There have been several changes over the years, but the combination of Pam Gadd on vocals, banjo and guitar, Wanda Barnett on vocals, guitar and fiddle, Vicki Simmons on vocals, bass and claw hammer banjo, and Pam Perry Combs on vocals, mandolin and guitar is the lineup for WoodSongs.
“This will be the third time that the New Coon Creek girls have performed at WoodSongs,” says director Tom Brown. “They are top-notch entertainers, and the audience members always leave with smiles on their faces.”
Opening will be Reed, known around the region for her clever and witty lyrics.