Music and major talent, under the stars
Steve and Kay Ellis’ pavilion in their east Lowndes County property is home to their Barn Concert Series. Here, Paul Thorn performs in April after a year of COVID-canceled shows. On Thursday, Cary Hudson, Will Kimbrough and Bryan Owings will be on the stage. Courtesy photo
When dusk falls in east Lowndes County Thursday, it will signal the start of a stellar night of music under the stars. The string lights will come on, the fire will crackle in the fire pit. Steve Ellis can pause, stand back for a minute and give thanks that it’s finally come to pass. Since he reworked “the Barn” behind his home on Mac Davis Road to host concerts just in time to coincide with a global pandemic, he may have wondered if it ever would. But with the advent of vaccinations, the light at the end of the tunnel is flickering a bit brighter.