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Excited to announce Wayne Henderson & Friends at The Ramkat on March 1, 2025, featuring Sammy Shelor & Jesse Smathers of Lonesome River Band, Laura Boosinger, Riley Baugus, & The Blue Ridge Girls! Doors at 6:30 PM, show at 7:30 PM. Wayne Henderson will be performing a set with Herb Key, Randy Greer and Josh Scott. Sammy Shelor & Jesse Smathers (of Lonesome River Band) will be performing as a quartet. The Blue Ridge Girls will perform a set. Laura Boosinger and Riley Baugus will be performing short solo sets.
Tickets are in sale NOW at TheRamkat.com! This show is part of DocStock III, our annual birthday celebration for Doc Watson, and presented in partnership with Blue Ridge Music Center and 88.5 WFDD.
Wayne Henderson’s top-notch finger-picking is a source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family and neighbors in Grayson County, Virginia. His guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of Masters of the Steel-String Guitar, and in seven nations in Asia.
In addition to his reputation as a guitarist, Henderson is a luthier of great renown. He is a recipient of a 1995 National Heritage Award presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. He produces about 20 instruments a year, mostly guitars; he is almost as well-known for the mandolins he has made. Good friend Doc Watson owned a Henderson mandolin. He said, “That Henderson mandolin is as good as any I’ve had my hands on. And that’s saying a lot, because I’ve picked up some good ones.”
Some of Henderson’s instruments are intricately decorated but are most respected for their volume, tone, and resonance. Blues guitarist John Cephas said that Wayne Henderson “is probably the most masterful guitar maker in this whole United States.” There is a waiting list for Henderson’s guitars made up of the famous (and not-so-famous). #waynehendersonandfriends #sammyshelor #jessesmathers #theblueridgegirls #lauraboosinger #rileybaugus #theramkat #wsnc #supportlivemusic
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Ramkat, 170 W 9th St, Winston-Salem, NC 27101-1523, United States,Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Winston Salem
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