The Lil Smokies Shows
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- Sorry. There are no upcoming The Lil Smokies shows near Ashburn, Virginia.
- July 2019
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- Black Mountain, NC
- 2 days • Aug 16 - 17, 2019
The Lil Smokies at Dark Star’s Pisgah Jubilee
Dark Star OrchestraPeter RowanMidnight NorthExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Aug172019
- Aug242019
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- Sep132019
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- Bristol, TN
- 3 days • Sep 20 - 22, 2019
The Lil Smokies at Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion
Wynonna & The Big NoiseSt. Paul and The Broken BonesPatty GriffinExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Sep222019
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- Oct102019
- Eureka Springs, AR
- 4 days • Oct 10 - 13, 2019
The Lil Smokies at Hillberry: The Harvest Moon
Railroad EarthDel McCoury BandBilly StringsExact performance date not yet confirmed.
- Oct242019
- Placerville, CA
- 4 days • Oct 24 - 27, 2019
The Lil Smokies at Hangtown Music Festival
Railroad EarthGreensky BluegrassDark Star OrchestraExact performance date not yet confirmed.
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About The Lil Smokies
When people see The Lil Smokies setting up their acoustic instruments, they’re often unprepared for the electric energy they generate. The band captures that same dynamic presence on their new album, Changing Shades, delivering their exceptional songwriting and bluegrass roots with the punch of a rock band.“We wanted to duplicate the energy of our live shows. It’s a perfect mixture of improvisation and composition. The record shows how fearless we’ve become in the last year,” says Andy Dunnigan, lead songwriter, singer and dobro player. They cut Changing Shades in a lighthearted, week-long session at SnowGhost Music in Whitefish, MT with engineer Brett Allen (The Avett Brothers, Kris Kristofferson, Béla Fleck) and co-producer Rob Gordon (Elephant Revival). “It was a breeze,” Dunnigan says. “Rob got us to focus on what makes each song special. We refined and recorded them live, together in one room, just like on stage.”
The first incarnation of The Lil Smokies got together in Missoula, Montana, during the winter of 2009. Through the years, the band transformed and settled into the current lineup – Scott Parker on bass; Jake Simpson on fiddle; Matt Rieger on guitar; Matt Cornette on banjo and Dunnigan on dobro. Previously, the band has won the 2015 Telluride Bluegrass Band competition and took home the 2016 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year award. They’ve also wowed fans at the High Sierra, FreshGrass, Telluride Bluegrass, Grey Fox, Del Fest, Floyd Fest and String Summit festivals, to name a few.
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