Date | Tickets | Performers | | Saturday, Sept. 11 - 8:00PM | $12 advance; $15 at door |  David Roth - Blend a little of Will Rogers, a dash of David Letterman, and a touch of James Taylor meets Jerry Seinfeld, and you get award-winning singer-songwriter David Roth. David’s songs and performances have been praised by Peter Yarrow, Christine Lavin, and Jack Canfield, co-author of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. What’s more, the Shady Grove audience has loved him every time he's performed for us – don’t miss David this time around!
| | Saturday, October 2 - 8:00 PM | $10 advance; $12 at door |  The Honey Dewdrops - The Honey Dewdrops are Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish, a husband and wife duet who perform fresh, original songs inspired by traditional Appalachian music and focused on vocal harmonies and tight instrumentation. Several of the tunes on their debut album, If the Sun Will Shine, have won awards, and they won first place in A Prairie Home Companion's "People in their Twenties Talent Show" in 2008. The Honey Dewdrops appeared as an opening act at SGCH in January and played such a great set that we had to have them back as headliners. Come hear why! Gene and Gayla Mills - Gene and Gayla Mills are a folk and country singer/songwriter duo. Gene has been playing in the Central Virginia area for over 30 years and has been called by one reviewer "one of the most talented songwriters and musicians in Virginia." His deep, smooth voice and impressive lead guitar are accompanied by Gayla's harmonies and bass; they are the perfect vehicle for songs ranging from clever to poignant.
| | Saturday, Nov. 6 - 8:00PM | $15 advance; $17 at door |  Garnet Rogers - Garnet Rogers has established himself as one of the major talents of our time. Hailed by the Boston Globe as a "charismatic performer and singer", Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence - close to six and a half feet tall - with a voice to match. With his "smooth, dark baritone" (Washington Post) his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. Cinematic in detail, his songs "give expression to the unspoken vocabulary of the heart" (Kitchener Waterloo Record). An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his humor and wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.
| | Saturday, December 11 - 8:00 PM | $10 advance; $12 at door |  The Company Store- Authentic, American-made, traditional string-band music is alive and well as The Company Store will demonstrate in December when they return for their third appearance on the Shady Grove stage. Mixing together the all-natural ingredients of America's own music, fiddle melodies from Virginia's Appalachians, tight harmonies from Kentucky's bluegrass and moving spirituals from the Carolina hills, then folding in some hearty laughter, they entertain with an assortment of vocal refrains, string band music, and country humor. Don’t miss ‘em! | | Saturday, Jan. 8 - 8:00PM | $22 advance; $25 at door |  Tom Paxton - There simply are not enough superlatives to describe Tom Paxton. His place in folk music is secured not just by hit records and awards, but by the admiration of three generations of fellow musicians. In describing Tom Paxton’s influence on his fellow musicians, Pete Seeger has said: “Tom’s songs have a way of sneaking up on you. You find yourself humming them, whistling them, and singing a verse to a friend. Like the songs of Woody Guthrie, they’re becoming part of America.” An internationally recognized and loved cultural figure, Tom Paxton’s songs are reaching around the world more than he, or any of us, could have realized. This is the man who wrote and lives the words, “Peace will come, and let it begin with me.” He is one of the great songwriters of the last century and will be reckoned as one of the greats in this century, as well. | | Saturday, Feb. 5 - 8:00PM | $15 advance; $17 at door |  Bryan Bowers - After starting out as a street singer, Bryan Bowers has become a major artist on the traditional music circuit. He has redefined the autoharp and is also well known as a singer-songwriter. Bryan has a dynamic outgoing personality and an uncanny ability to enchant a crowd in practically any situation. His towering six foot four inch frame can be wild and zany on stage while playing a song like `Dixie' and five minutes later he can have the same audience singing `Will The Circle Be Unbroken' in quiet reverence and delight. | | Saturday, March 12 - 8:00PM | $12 advance; $15 at door |  Mary McCaslin - Mary McCaslin represents an unbroken link between traditional American folksingers and today's "new folk" singer-songwriters. Known for her songs about the West, its landscape, and its outlaws as well as her insightful songs about relationships, Mary has influenced countless other performers. For many years before her current solo career, Mary toured with legendary singer Jim Ringer. Together they helped keep folk music on the map through some very lean years. Mary was a pioneer of open tunings, using them long before they gained their current popularity. In addition to her flawless finger picking style on the guitar, Mary also plays claw hamme" banjo using it to great (and unique) effect on such unlikely songs as "Blackbird" and "Pinball Wizard", and is noted for her distinctive vocal style. These and other personalized arrangements of popular songs have consistently added to her appeal.
| | Sunday, April 3 - 7:00PM | $17 advance; $20 at door |  John McCutcheon - The Washington Post has described John McCutcheon as folk music's "Rustic Renaissance Man," a moniker flawed only by its understatement. "Calling John McCutcheon a 'folksinger' is like saying Deion Sanders is just a football player..." (Dallas Morning News). Besides his usual circuit of major concert halls and theaters, John is equally at home in an elementary school auditorium, a festival stage or at a farm rally. He is a whirlwind of energy packing five lifetimes into one. In the past few years alone he has headlined over a dozen different festivals in North America (including repeated performances at the National Storytelling Festival), recorded an original composition for Virginia Public Television involving over 500 musicians, toured Australia for the sixth time, toured Chile in support of a women's health initiative, appeared in a Woody Guthrie tribute concert in New York City, gave a featured concert at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, taught performance art skills at a North Carolina college, given symphony pops concerts across America, served as President of the fastest-growing Local in the Musicians Union and performed a special concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. This is all in his "spare time." His "real job," he's quick to point out, is father to two grown sons.
| | Saturday, May 14 - 8:00PM | $15 advance; $17 at door |  David Mallett - As Sing Out magazine has said of David Mallett, “songwriting doesn’t get much better than this, and performing doesn’t get much more honest.” His songs are filled with passion, evocative imagery, and a sense of the inevitable passage of time. Hailed along with Andrew Wyeth, E.B. White, Stephen King, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and others, as one of the most significant "Mainers" of the twentieth century, David Mallett is also one of America’s foremost singer-songwriters. This will be David's third consecutive spring appearance at SGCH, making it something of a tradition - don't miss it! George Turman - George has been among Richmond's premier musical performers for over thirty years. He is perhaps best known for his work with "Among Friends".
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