LINCOLNTON – There’s going to be a “Bluegrass Bash” in downtown Lincolnton this Saturday. Not one, not two, but four Bluegrass bands all under one air-conditioned roof. The Lincoln Cultural
A bluegrass band with ties to Lincolnton will be returning to the Lincoln Cultural Center this Saturday. This concert, which has been held annually to honor Donald âPapaâ Goodson, is scheduled this year to be held both seated and virtually. Only 100 tickets will be sold so social distancing can be maintained. The concert will also be held virtually.
Lifelong Lincolnton resident Scott Burgess who has been member of Deeper Shade of Blue since 2015, was friends with Papa Goodson. When Goodson passed away on April 13, 2015, he sang at his funeral.Â
âDon supported local music, that was his big thing,â Burgess said. âItâs what we all should do. Even before this band, Iâd been in two other groups before this one and whenever weâd play in the area, heâd be there. We really miss him. We need to keep that going, especially now. We had a very busy 2020 planned and unfortunately, the pandemic caused us to probably cancel 75-80% of the shows we bo