Freight Train Blues Concert Series

Join us 6:30-8:30 pm on May 13th-June 10th, 2022 for five FREE Friday evening concerts featuring incredible roots musicians steeped in the diverse traditions of the Carolina Piedmont!

Freight Train Blues celebrates the life and legacy of Piedmont blues legend Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, born in 1893 in Carrboro, NC. Some of her best known compositions, like the now-standard “Freight Train” and “Shake Sugaree,” have been canonized into the repertoires of American popular culture, with the latter interpreted by Bob Dylan and Taj Mahal. Her enduring legacy was featured earlier this year in a piece from Good Morning America, who said she was “a master storyteller.”

Freight Train Blues honors Elizabeth Cotten’s contributions to American roots music by highlighting the cultural significance, diversity, and vitality of her North Carolina community and its connections to artists across the nation.

Sponsored by Town of Carrboro Cultural Resources, Recreation & Parks Dept., Carrboro Tourism and Development Authority, Music Maker Foundation and WUNC 91.5FM

Lineup

May 13 – Harvey Dalton Arnold and Hermon Hitson
May 20 – Sacred Soul of North Carolina Revue feat. The Glorifying Vines Sisters, James Barrett and the Golden Jubilees, Bishop Albert Harrison and the Gospel Tones, The Johnsonaires and a Tribute to the Weaver Gospel Singers
May 27 – The Branchettes and Hard Drive
June 3 – Joe Troop with Larry Bellorín and La Banda de los Guanajuatenses
June 10 – Music Maker Blues Revue feat. Gail Caesar, Tad Walters, and Lil’ Jimmy Reed

To learn more about Music Maker Relief Foundation, click here.