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Concert Wed Aug 29 2007
"Dona Got A Ramblin' Mind" And She's Ramblin' To Chicago
Carolina Chocolate Drops is one of only a small handful of Piedmont style, string/jug bands playing the folk circuit today. They've been singled out of late because of the release of their new record and for the fact that on top of playing traditional string band music (which is rare in and of itself) this group is continuing the tradition of African-Americans playing this style of music.
The group is sponsored in part by The Music Maker Foundation which is a North Carolina based non-profit that directly supports artists that play traditional music (usually blues, folk and appalachian). Next weekend Carolina Chocolate Drops will bring their lively, danceable, string band sound to the Old Town School Of folk Music on Sunday, September 9. More info here.
[mp3]: Carolina Chocolate Drops - Starry Crown
[mp3]: Carolina Chocolate Drops - Rickett's Hornpipe