Blue Heron Whitewater

You may have read about all the changes we’ve been making around here at Blue Heron in preparation for our big move over to the new location. While we have a long way to go before things are finished, we’re so excited about the place we can’t help but want to share our new vistas with everyone…and what better way to celebrate a new home than with a little mountain music in the evening? On August 5, 2009, at our future outpost on Little Pine Road, Blue Heron Whitewater will host the up and coming bluegrass outfit Three Penny Acre in an outdoor acoustic concert on the lawn.
Three Penny Acre hails from the Ozark hills of Arkansas where they were recently awarded a Northwest Arkansas Music Award for Best New Band. Featuring multi-instrumentalists, vocalists, and award-winning songwriters Shannon Wurst, Bayard Blain, Bernice Hembree and Bryan Hembree, Three Penny Acre plays an inspired mix of traditional bluegrass, old-time, and gospel favorites in addition to a suite of original songs.  Band member Shannon Wurst is a former resident of Boone, North Carolina where she was awarded a Northwest North Carolina Regional Artist Grant and began recording her album Sunday Pie. The concert, which kicks off the Three Penny Acre east coast tour, will begin at 7:30 for a suggested donation of  5 $. All funds will go toward the recording of the second 3PA album. Bring your chairs, blankets, family, and friends, and join us for an exciting evening of quality tunes on the new grounds of Blue Heron Whitewater! For more information about Three Penny Acre or Shannon Wurst, go to shannonwurst.com, or www.myspace.com/3pennyacre.