Throughout the spring, something exciting has happened in the Classic City. Audio cables have been unspooled, amps lugged into vans first time in months and backup guitars readied for the first live performances in over a year.
Large outdoor spaces have taken over as the main stage. Local breweries and town squares have been filling up fans ready to celebrate the return of live music in the springtime air.
On April 3, the town of Winterville played host to one of the first large outdoor live shows in more than a year. Winterville mayor Dodd Ferrelle and the Wintervillains performed at the Winterville Front Porch Bookstore to kick off a series of live shows at the bookstore that will run every Saturday through June.
The Welfare Liners
Easy On The Eyes
Trouble Comes To Me
Dust Broom Blues
Farewell To All The Angels
Sad And Blue, Lonesome Too
Boulevard
The Welfare Express (Headin Down The Line)
The Welfare Liners came together from the eclectic Athens, GA music scene in 2010 and combined contemporary and traditional influences to create a brand of bluegrass that has earned praise from young and old. After releasi.
more »ng a self-titled, six-song EP on Ghostmeat Records in 2011, the band found themselves sharing the stage with the likes of The Del McCoury Band, Dawes and Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon). As they continued to perform at bluegrass festivals and local clubs, original compositions made their way in to sets previously dominated by standards from Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs and The Stanley Brothers. These new, original songs borrowed heavily from the tradition of brother harmony mastered by Jim & Jesse and The Louvin Brothers, whose songs were also mainstays of early pe