Saturday, August 30th

What if for one day everything stopped…
and we all just listened to the music?

A full day of FREE live music across town–porches, patios, sidewalks, and more!
Come celebrate the joy of music in every corner of Morganton.

Download your SCHEDULE w/ MAP HERE

Schedule of Events

MORNING LINEUP

9:00–11:00 AM:
S&P PROJECT
(CLASSIC ROCK, OLD SCHOOL COUNTRY & FORGOTTEN FAVORITES)
Farmer’s Market | 300 Beach St.

10:00–11:00 AM:
THE HOPEWELL COLLECTIVE
(THC WRITES AND PLAYS ORIGINALS AS WELL AS THE COVERS YOU LOVE, WITH A FRESH AND WORLDLY SOUND!)
The Park Next to The Madness | 133 W. Union St.

10:00–11:30 AM:
THE JAM KIDS
(YOUNG APPALACHIAN STRING MUSICIANS)
517 Lenoir St.

10:30–12:00 PM:
MORGANTON & MARION UKULELE SOCIETIES (BRING YOUR UKE OR SING ALONG!)
First United Methodist Church | 200 N. King St.

11:00–12:00 PM:
LILLY BROWN, SINGER/SONGWRITER
(BLENDING THE SOULFUL SOUNDS OF THE BLUES & THE STORYTELLING HEART OF AMERICANA)
Thornwell Books | 202 S. Sterling St.

MIDDAY MUSIC

12:00–1:30 PM:
STRUNG UP W/ SHERRILL KEEVER & JON DANA
(FROM JIMMIE RODGERS TO PINK FLOYD)
Burke Arts Council | 506 S. Sterling St.

12:00–5:00 PM:
HOOTENANNY
(A LIVELY MIX OF MUSICIANS AND POETS: GOSPEL, ROCK, TRADITIONAL & MORE!)
512 Lenoir St.

1:00–2:30 PM:
MR. MIKE WITH DAVID WILLIAMS
(STORIES & SONGS)
510 S. King St.

1:00–3:00 PM:
PHILLIP PERSHING
(A MULTI-KEYBOARD TRIBUTE TO EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER WITH COMEDIAN/MC BRENDON FROM LONG ISLAND)
Viva la Vintage | 120 N. Sterling St.

2:00–3:30 PM:
BUFFALO COVE & FRIENDS
(TRADITIONAL & ORIGINAL TUNES)
517 Lenoir St.

2:00–3:30 PM:
STUFF THAT WORKS
(TRADITIONAL, FOLK, & BLUES)
Burke Historic Foundation | Courthouse Square

2:00–3:30 PM: PHILLIP BINGHAM
(BLUEGRASS CROSS PICKER)
Brown Mountain Bottleworks | 114 E. Union

2:00–4:00 PM: ARIZONA BAY
(PLAYING A MIX OF REGGAE, ROCK, POP, AND OTHER SURPRISES)
Morganton Public Library | 204 S. King St.

2:00–4 PM: Jim Struble
(MUSIC FROM THE 60s & 70s)
206. Davis Dr.

AFTERNOON & EVENING SETS

3:00–4:30 PM: CENTERPIECE JAZZ TRIO
(TIMELESS TUNES FROM THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK)
523 Lenoir St.

4:00–5:30 PM: RED DIRT REVELATORS
(DELTA BLUES & ROCK)
119 W. Union

4:30–6:00 PM: HOBO CANE (AKA JAVIER MENDOZA)
(TRANSNATIONAL NASHVILLE SINGER-SONGWRITER)
523 Lenoir St.

5:00–6:30 PM: HICKREE SWITCH
(JOHN PRINE, JIMMY BUFFETT, BLUES & OLDTIME FAVORITES)
205 Riverside Dr.

5:00–10:00 PM: COURTHOUSE STAGE, DOWNTOWN MORGANTON

5:00–5:30 PM: 4 EVER FAITHFUL (GOSPEL)

5:45–6:15 PM: JAM KIDS (TRADITIONAL STRING MUSIC)

6:30–7:00 PM: BUFFALO COVE & FRIENDS (AMERICANA, OLD COUNTRY)

7:15–8:00 PM: SAMI AND THE ACADEMY (ROCK/POP) 

8:15–9:00 PM: HOBO CANE (SINGER-SONGWRITER)

Bring a lawn chair or blanket, a cold beverage, tap your toes, and let the music move you!

Don’t Forget to Tag Your Porch Moments!
#morgantonplaymusicontheporchday #PlayMusicOnThePorchDay #MorgantonNC

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