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Music and major talent, under the stars Steve and Kay Ellis’ pavilion in their east Lowndes County property is home to their Barn Concert Series. Here, Paul Thorn performs in April after a year of COVID-canceled shows. On Thursday, Cary Hudson, Will Kimbrough and Bryan Owings will be on the stage. Courtesy photo
When dusk falls in east Lowndes County Thursday, it will signal the start of a stellar night of music under the stars. The string lights will come on, the fire will crackle in the fire pit. Steve Ellis can pause, stand back for a minute and give thanks that it’s finally come to pass. Since he reworked “the Barn” behind his home on Mac Davis Road to host concerts just in time to coincide with a global pandemic, he may have wondered if it ever would. But with the advent of vaccinations, the light at the end of the tunnel is flickering a bit brighter.
One of the many brilliant things about the musicians, songwriters and bands located in County Wexford is the diversity of the material they create.
The featured artist this week is someone whose individual range of songs and music is as eclectic as it is brilliant.
During lockdown Sammy Horner has really let the creative juices flow creating two very distinct and different albums, in addition to having a children s book published and working on a graphic novel. Far Away Places , the subject of this week s column, is a folk album where the focus of attention is on immigration while the second album is a metal, punk, Gospel collection.