Back Lawn of Blandwood
Each Sunday afternoon in September a different bluegrass group will be playing near downtown Greensboro on the back porch of Blandwood Mansion. Blandwood was the mid-1800s home of NC Governor John Morehead (like in Morehead City). Blandwood’s original structure was built as a farmhouse in the 1790s and expanded in the 1820s. In 1844 the governor hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to renovate it as a Italianate-style villa. Morehead was a prime force in developing the railroads in the Piedmont of North Carolina.
The first Sunday’s performance was made by a Weaverville, NC, group called The Biscuit Burners.
The Biscuit Burners
Odessa Jorgensen (fiddle) and Mary Lucey (bass) are the group’s vocalist. Dan Bletz plays acoustic guitar and Bill Cardine picks the dobro.
Two acts played on the second Sunday. The opening
Trail Mix Bluegrass
act was Trail Mix Bluegrass from Raleigh. They preformed cover songs from Alison Kruass to standards from the 1940s. The main act was Polecat Creek which featured seasoned singer songwriters. Polecat Creek have released three CDs to date. more pictures…
Polecat Creek
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