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🎶 This is the third First Friday Concert in the Square of the series, which will run every 1st Friday May-August, plus October. Concerts are FREE & open to the public. The event will also feature *FREE* Face Painting and crafts for the kiddos, an Art Walk beginning at 4pm, and more. ❤ Guests are encouraged to bring lawn chairs & picnic blankets, and enjoy dining, strolling the shops, creative activities and all The Grassroots District has to offer. 🎸Shayar Jarrett will open the show from 6-6:45 and Andrew Scotchie will take the stage from 7-9pm.
⭐ About the Artists:
🎙️Through consistent heartfelt releases, year round touring and active charity work, Asheville N.C. native Andrew Scotchie is a celebrated creative force. His unique brand of rock n roll, blues and Americana has an unmatched sense of urgency and unifying social commentary. For over a decade, Andrew Scotchie has carved out his place as one of the premier rock-n-blues artists in Asheville and greater Western NC. In a Southern Appalachian town known for Americana, bluegrass, and mountain music, Scotchie has emerged from the depths of the city to become a bonafide rock ambassador for this new, unknown, and promising chapter of the genre.
On his new album “Love Is Enough,” Scotchie joins forces with multi-instrumentalist Logan Fritz. Captured at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, VA, the duo strips it all down with a raw, snarling attitude, one which seamlessly traverses the vibrant, sonic landscape of rock, blues, and soul. The seven-song LP is has a message of compassion, and camaraderie amid a world gone mad- the signature message Scotchie has channeled and championed since the beginning of his journey. Iin many ways, “Love Is Enough” is a full-circle album for Scotchie, seeing as this latest release provides a moment to pause and reflect, to look over his shoulder at the road to the “here and now,” only to turn his gaze back down the road of one’s intent. It’s this hell or high-water path of hard knocks and hard pavement, the unrelenting will within to never give up on the sacred dream — that passion and persistence of the human spirit still at the core of rock-n-roll.
Andrew Scotchie and his explosive band have been revered far wide for their engaging, interactive High-Energy, Funk-ti-fied Rock n’ Roll show. Couple the abilities and in the moment spirit of a jam-band with a punk rock fierceness and energy, and you’ll get a show that will have familiar songs but with a twist that offers a listener something only in that moment. Consistent studio recordings, year round touring from NY to FL and NC to ID, earnest songwriting and sharing bills with such greats as Neal Francis, Eric Gales, Futurebirds, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Dylan LeBlanc, Here Come the Mummies, Bob Margolin, Sonny Landreth, Blind Boys of Alabama, Drivin N Cryin, Ghost Light and Bettye Lavette has made Andrew Scotchie & the River Rats one of the industry’s fastest growing Rock n Roll bands, and voted Western North Carolina's best Rock band/all around favorite band since 2015. andrewscotchiemusic.com
🎵Shayar (Lenval Jarrett) was born in Ocho Rios, Jamaica in 1956. He always had a natural inclination toward music. When Shayar was 19, the famous Jamaican producer Jack Ruby introduced him to Burning Spear. For the next several years, Shayar played guitar for Burning Spear on international tours. Over ensuing decades, he also toured with Anthony B, the Itals and other musicians.
When not on tour, Shayar focused on his own original music. He moved to the mountains of Beckley, WV where he still lives and creates today. He has recorded eight albums. Spiritual Warrior, released in 2006, receives radio play in Europe, and is popular with fans on the band’s local circuit. His latest album, Get Up and Try, was released in October 2019.
reverbnation.com/shayar
This concert is presented by RiffRaff Arts Collective with support from WVU Medicine/Princeton Community Hospital and Mercer County Commission.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mercer Street Grassroots District, 850 Mercer St, Princeton, WV 24740-2908, United States,Princeton, West Virginia
