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SHORTIE STORIES tonight at Wildwood Park with The Friends & Family Band

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Tonight at Wildwood Park for the Arts….

“Shortie Stories” features inspired harmonies, a jet-flying bassist, and bluegrass instruments, along with generational tales by Melissa Thoma and Ron Hughes, the Friends & Family Band brings mountain music to The Studios at Wildwood for a toe-tapping evening of great music and laugh-out-loud family lore that will warm your heart.

When Melissa Thoma hosts her musical family in Little Rock, they are joined by Ron Hughes and Johnny Scroggins, who altogether make the Friends and Family Band.

Mark Bair, banjo and guitar picker, and Russell Bair, fiddle player, both of Pryor, OK; Rex Bair, mandolin player from Maumelle, AR; Ron Hughes, guitar, banjo, fiddle and bass player and lead singer for the Greasy Greens; Johnny Scroggins, bass playing prodigy who has played with the likes of Leon Russell and Jerry Lee Lewis—and he’s a retired jet pilot to boot! Melissa Thoma provides vocal harmony, having sung everything from bluegrass to opera onstage in Central Arkansas.

Together, they are the Friends & Family Band. “And since everyone is probably either friend or family, we welcome any and all who want to make – or just enjoy – mountain music!”

7:30 pm (doors open at 7)
Onstage in The Studios at Wildwood

At the Wildwood Pavilion tonight – House Concert with Dan Weber

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WW WeberA gifted storyteller and inspired performer, Dan Weber’s songs have been described as “timeless” and “authentic.” In 2015 Weber begins a new chapter with “What I’m Lookin’ For,” a 14-song CD of classic Americana that includes the stirring Folk tribute “Oh Woody,” Country-Roots on “Cowboy Style,” and the crowd sing-a-long favorite “(I Deal with) Crazy ALL Day,” an everyman’s anthem that is poised to be a break-out hit.
The concert, which is hosted by Melissa and Martin Thoma, will take place at the Wildwood Pavilion.  It will start at 7pm, doors will open at 6:30.
Beer, wine and snacks will be available for purchase, and there is a suggested $15 donation at the door to support the artist during his 2015 tour.