BAND: Ryan Dart GENRE: Americana BIOGRAPHY:  “Farmer. Father. Musician. Painter. Ryan Dart’s music encompasses the world he lives in. He draws inspiration from love, loss, heartbreak, and hard work in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. Colorado-born and raised below the poverty line in western Arkansas, Dart was heavily influenced by rock and country songwriters […]

BAND: Patrick Lee GENRE: Country BIOGRAPHY: “Patrick is a small town connoisseur of small town music. His show involves a mixture of original music and covers groovy enough to get your grandpappy out of his chair. From Alan Jackson, to the sounds of the Eagles all the way to the brigade of Green Day. He […]

Join us for Arts at the Bandshell Night! BAND: N-Compass Chorus GENRE: Barbershop Chorus BIOGRAPHY:  N-Compass is a women’s barbershop chorus. We’ve been singing together for over thirty years, beginning in 1993 as Prairie Rose Chorus. In 2023, we decided to enter the 21st century with a new name, N-Compass Chorus. Our purpose is to […]

BAND: Nu-Blu GENRE: Bluegrass, Country, Acoustic BIOGRAPHY: On their sixth full-length studio release, North Carolina-based Nu-Blu delivers a set of songs that range from the melancholy to the exuberant, and at every step they prove they’ve got a knack for finding their way into the deeper parts of you. Hailing from Siler City, the textbook definition […]

BAND: Melissa Spelchen GENRE: Acoustic Variety BIOGRAPHY: Dr. Melissa Spelchen has been entertaining crowds for multiple decades, the product of a band playing father who still plays fiddle and guitar at the age of 91, a vocalist mother and musically inclined siblings. She honed her skills at various musical performances, as a young vocalist with her […]