Mount airy backstep band. 1,112 likes · 1 talking about this.
Mount airy backstep band Kelley moved to Mount Airy around 2000, and she and the McMillians restarted the BackStep band, which had been on hiatus for several years. In 2004, Backstep won first prize at both the Fiddler’s Grove fiddler’s convention and the Mount Airy Fiddler’s Convention. Kelley focused on the fretless clawhammer banjo styles of the area, eventually taking first place in as many as seven local banjo contests in a single summer. Back-Step. If you look closely at the sculptures, you will find other symbols of the area: vineyards and wine, Barney Fife and a squad car from the old Andy 1 day ago ยท Veteran Surry County musician Chester McMillian missed the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention this past weekend — but for good reason. 1,112 likes · 1 talking about this. Traditional dance music from the foothills along the Virginia, North Carolina border. The band was featured on Mike Seeger’s Old-time Banjo Styles instructional video featuring Kirk Sutphin on banjo. Oldtime Band, Backstep (Chester McMillian, Kirk Sutphin and Kevin Fore) shared their music at "Last Thursday Dinner Program" at the Mount Airy Museum Of Regi The Backstep Old Time Band, typical of the local music in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the instruments played here depicted in the sculptures, decorated by local artists, that are displayed on the sidewalks in downtown Mount Airy. Backstep performs old-time stringband music in the "Round Peak Style" native to Mount Airy, North Carolina. Known for its driving rhythms and prominent melodies, Round Peak music is just the thing to make you kick up your heels and dance. fhnypbcttfiyblehomenjlhkhdslimmucuofdatwakjipkxzsi