It's been about music from the get go. Austin and I crossed paths in 2013 when he spotted me onstage at the Cat's Cradle while opening for Mandolin Orange. Tickets Here. He didn't know much about old-time music and I didn't know much about him, but we figured it out. Music is the reason we […]
42 years on the road.22 studio albums.5 different band configurations.15 band members.11 buses.Countless stories.1 man. Tickets Eaglesmith has been called “one of roots-music’s most gifted lyricists and wildly entertaining performers” (Los Angeles Times). Their collaboration has also impacted his career, notes the Maryville Daily Times: “There’s plenty of nuance to his career, but none more […]
The Piedmont Melody Makers play old-time, country and bluegrass music and make no apologies for it. They take their name from the Piedmont region of eastern North Carolina, where three-quarters of the band now resides. One-quarter of the band is a known vagabond. Forty Acres Concerts is very happy to introduce the Piedmont Melody Makers […]
As the Austin Chronicle observed, “More than 20 years into his career, Slaid Cleaves just keeps getting better…there are few contemporaries to compare. He’s become a master craftsman on the order of Guy Clark and John Prine,” Same Place: Five Oaks Clubhouse, 5109 Pine Cone Dr., Durham, NC 27707 The show starts at 8:00 pm. Doors open […]
Lyrically driven, the band’s country roots music often inspires introspection,
whether it be about life on the road, heartache or hope.
Forty Acres is honored and very happy to present Tom Paxton and The DonJuans to the stage at Five Oaks clubhouse on Monday, March 27 at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30. Paxton has been an integral part of the songwriting and folk music community since the early 60’s Greenwich Village coffeehouses, such as The Gaslight and The Bitter End. Grammy […]
Forty Acres is very happy to invite the cosmic Americana band, Blue Cactus, to the stage at Five Oaks Clubhouse. With a high, lonesome twang, an Emmylou-like southern drawl, and blistering guitar techniques, Blue Cactus exercises the honky-tonk muscles to firmly bear the flag for a new generation of country music. Blue Cactus is Steph […]
We are excited to present The Jared Stout Band, at the Five Oaks clubhouse on Saturday, November 4 at 8:00 PM. The Jared Stout Band is an alt-country powerhouse based in SW Virginia. Fresh off the release of their second studio album, “Heavy From the Sky” and the 2023 Bristol Rhythm & Roots Festival, these […]
Hank, Pattie & The Current make use of traditional bluegrass instrumentation in nontraditional ways to create modern, American, acoustic music infusing elements of Latin and Jazz music. With innovative arrangements, pitch-perfect harmonies, and stunning artistry, this band knows how to deliver captivating performances. Tickets Here. Please notate for "Hank, Pattie." $20.00 Advance, $25.00 day […]
“Long before co-founding that dapper twang pop outfit , Miller logged many miles on the singer-songwriter trail as kind of a cross between John Prine and Loudon Wainwright III.”— No Depression Fiery roots-rock singer/songwriter Scott Miller returned to his native Virginia to tend the family farm while continuing to release and perform new music informed […]