BEER & BANJOS BOONE EDITION is a free music series presented in partnership with our friends at SouthEnd Brewing and the Dawgful Dead. The series is presented on the second Thursday of each month at SouthEnd Brewing in downtown Boone, known to locals as the former Murphy’s. The house band of all house bands, the Dawgful Dead kick things off at 7pm each month, followed by a regional act! This month we welcome The Burnett Sisters!
THE DAWGFUL DEAD is a talented band that combines the improvisational spirit of the Grateful Dead with the virtuoso playing of the David Grisman Quintet to create a unique, high-energy sound that’s sure to get you dancing. Featuring jaw-dropping solos, intricate harmonies, and an infectious love of music, The Dawgful Dead is a band that’s not to be missed. Whether you’re a die-hard Deadhead or simply a lover of great music, you’re sure to be swept away by their powerful performances. Band Members include Adam Williams, Patrick Holmes, Chuck Mantooth, Craig Barnette, Ben Parker, Mike Mckee and Owen Parker. Regularly joining the Dawgful Dead is luthier and musician, Chris Capozzoli of Loose Roosters.
THE BURNETT SISTERS are a fresh, energetic, vocally directed roots music based out of Boone, NC.
Bluegrass, old-time, and folk music lovers alike can’t get enough of The Burnett Sisters Band, as siblings Anissa, Sophia, and Anneli and band mates Justin Alexander from Sweetwater, TN and Geary Allen from London, England are all gifted multi-instrumentalists who are well-known and well-loved in the traditional music circuit. The band brings a youthful energy and modern flair to each performance, while remaining true to the traditional roots of the genre. Their on-stage chemistry is unmistakable – the type that only close siblings can have, evident in exchanged glances and spontaneous smiles – and their musicianship is undeniable.
For years The Burnett Sisters have dominated the regional competition circuit – from fiddler’s conventions to music festival contests, these young ladies have proven their chops. It was no surprise to anyone that the band took home the top prize at the MerleFest Band Competition in 2022. Most recently, Anissa took home the prestigious blue ribbon for Old-Time Fiddle at the 2024 Old Galax Fiddlers Convention, and Anneli won the incredible first place trophy in Folk Song, both competing against hundreds of singers and fiddlers. On top of all that, these talented individuals also find time to keep traditional music ways alive and well as instructors for the Watauga Junior Appalachian Musicians program, as well as the Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Roots Music Studies program at ETSU.
To assign a genre to The Burnett Sisters Band would be to oversimplify the breadth of their musical influences – at a typical show, an old-time fiddle tune might be followed by a George Jones song, a driving bluegrass standard or a soaring gospel number. The sisters formed as a band when the youngest was six years old and since then, TBSB has toured across the world and continue to share traditional music wherever they are able. Learn more at
https://www.burnettsistersband.com/
Learn more about Beer & Banjos home, SouthEnd Brewing at
https://southendbrewing.com/boone/
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