The 18th season of Tryon’s most popular summer event – Summer Tracks – kicks off on Friday, June 2 with Tellico. The show begins at 7 p.m. in Rogers Park. Tellico is a product of Asheville N.C.’s thriving Roots Music scene, its members well schooled in Bluegrass but with an unbridled organic “Appalachiacana” sound. Formed in 2014 Tellico in-dependently released their debut album Relics and Roses in June, 2015. Tellico features the singing and songwriting of Anya Hinkle (guitar, fiddle) and Stig Stiglets (bass, harmonica), with Aaron Ballance on dobro and Jed Willis on mandolin and clawhammer banjo. Anya, Stig and Aaron formed Tellico after recording four records with the Asheville-based bluegrass band Dehlia Low. Well known for their rootsy, authentic singing and vocal harmony, as well as the hard-edged nostalgic yet modern themes of their songwriting, the quartet combines some of the finest voices, songs and instrumental prowess in western North Carolina and beyond. Tellico makes acoustic mu-sic that is both true to tradition and uniquely their own. It’s mu-sic that has appeal for die-hard Americana and roots music fans, while it offers something to folks who never liked songs that even came close to a pair of overalls. Tellico threads the needle of top-notch musician-ship and compelling song-writing while simultaneously honoring their forebears and making music that is fresh and new. Their songwriting crafts an acoustic soundscape of Appalachian daydreams that stack up to the works of John Hartford, Emmylou Harris and the Avett Brothers. —Joe Kendrick, Southern Songs and Stories As with all Summer Tracks concerts, the show is free, though a voluntary donation at the gate is encouraged. Audience donations along with the generous sponsorships of local businesses and individuals make these shows possible. Manna Cabana’s delicious fresh food and homemade ice cream, water and soft drinks will be for sale. Summer Tracks is produced by the Town of Tryon in affiliation with Peter Eisenbrown of Blockparty Productions. For more information about Sum-mer Tracks and the performers visit summertracks.com.

Article submitted by Peter Eisenbrown

Summer Tracks 2017 Season

June 2: Tellico (tellicoband. com) Bluegrass and Ameri-cana.

June 16: Scoot Pittman Band (scootmusic.com) American-rock-funk fun.

July 7: The Paper Crowns Band (thepapercrowns.com) A Gumbo of Appalachian folk and bluegrass, delta blues, rock, outlaw country with a hot 6 piece band.

July 21: Even Cowgirls Get The Blues: The music of Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash and Lucinda Williams. Featuring vocals by Peggy Ratusz, Ellen Trnka and Mare Carmody with a stellar six piece backing band.

Aug 4: Blair Crimmins and The Hookers (blaircrimmin-sandthehookers.com) Ragtime, Dixieland, Jump performed by a cookin’ six piece band.

Aug 18 Seth Walker (sethwalker.com) Seth is a diverse talent encompassing blues and swing styles in his music with great songwriting. His band is known for making audiences stand up, dance, swoon a little and then clap for more.