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Red Legged Frog Productions presentsA Hawaiian Christmas with CarolinAloha featuring Billy Cardine
Mon Dec 1 2025 • 7:30 pm
Join Us in the intimate 78 seat Tina McGuire theater for an Hawaiian Christmas!
CarolinAloha is the fusion of three deep passions: the mountains the ocean and music. Created by master slide guitarist Billy Cardine the project draws rich inspiration from the timeless beauty of Hawaiian music.
Cardine has been recognized as a slide guitar pioneer taking the dobro into unchartered musical genres. His distinct voice on all things slide has led him to collaborations with Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones world-renowned bassist Edgar Meyer in Porous Borders of Music and alongside Jerry Douglas on Southern Filibuster. His unique slide work spans a wide spectrum of genres—from gypsy jazz to bluegrass—and has taken him across North America Europe and Asia. He has played legendary stages including Carnegie Hall The Ryman Auditorium The Grand Ole Opry MerleFest Bonnaroo and RockyGrass among many others.
CarolinAloha has been featured at esteemed venues and festivals such as the Waikiki Steel Guitar Festival (Oʻahu) the Kona Steel Guitar Festival (Kona) and The Station Inn in Nashville TN.
With a rotating cast of exceptional expressive and joyful musicians CarolinAloha brings the warmth and soul of Hawaiian-inspired music to the mountains of North Carolina—and far beyond. He will be joined by the UNC Asheville Director of Jazz Studies Dr. William Bares on piano Mary Lucey on bass and vocals and Landon Lush on ukelele.
Cocktail table seating upfront is available as well a bar for refreshments located in the theater.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wortham Center for the Performing Arts, 18 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, United States
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