# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Piper & The Hard Times
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 09:30 pm
- **Event Description**: 2024 International Blues Challenge Band Winner, 2025 Best emerging artist album blues music award for revelation
“Piper & the Hard Times combine the sensibility and flair of vintage blues bands with the entertainment savvy and edge of modern rockers … one of America’s premier new blues groups.” (Ron Wynn/Nashville Scene)
Piper & the Hard Times delivers intense, eclectic and rhythmically dynamic blues-based music flavored with R&B, soul and rock. The band has an instrumental prowess that enables them to improvise with flair, while still creating music that has a melodic appeal that can immediately connect with audiences who want both a high degree of musical competence and songs with strong grooves and catchy hooks. In January 2024 they took top honors in the band division at the prestigious International Blues Challenge held in Memphis, Tennessee. The core of the band, Al “Piper” Green, Steve Eagon, and Dave Colella have been playing and writing together for over 20 years. Over the course of three days in February 2024, Nashville-based Piper & the Hard Times held court in the legendary Ronnie’s Place at Soundstage Studios in Nashville to record Revelation. The album features a collection of 12 original songs deeply anchored in the blues from the New Orleans-flavored groove of “Trouble Man” to the Texas shuffle “The Hard Times”, the funk-rock “Heart for Sale”, and the slow ache and emotion of “Twenty Long Years.”

One of America’s premier blues-roots artists, Piper & the Hard Times has been delighting audiences across the South for nearly 20 years.. When you listen to their new album, you’ll hear poignant, inspired “from the soul” music from these talented players who love making music together. You can hear that energy and vitality in Revelation which debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart the week of August 27th, 2014.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/black-mountain/piper-and-the-hard-times/200029796495403
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, contests, art, live-music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Black Mountain
- **state**: NC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 105C Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC, United States, North Carolina 28711
- **lat**: 35.61789
- **long**: -82.32132
- **full address**: 105C Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC, United States, North Carolina 28711

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Piper & The Hard Times being held?
  - **A:** Piper & The Hard Times takes place on Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 09:30 pm at 105C Montreat Rd, Black Mountain, NC, United States, North Carolina 28711.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Piper & The Hard Times?
  - **A:** Piper & The Hard Times is organized by White Horse Black Mountain.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Piper & The Hard Times is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Black Mountain, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Piper & The Hard Times sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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