Please join Ray Owens and Sally Higgins for an evening with 

Tony & Gary Williamson 

Friday, September 26 @ 7:30 pm
531 Manning Drive (Home of Ray Owens and Sally Higgins)
B.Y.O.B.

"Beautiful, graceful, yet still lonesome and beckoning."  That's how writer Jonathan Colcord sums up the music of Tony and Gary Williamson from Siler City, North Carolina.  The "warm and friendly" sound of this duo features smooth vocal harmonies with mandolin, banjo, and guitar accompaniment, a style handed down by their ancestors in central North Carolina. Tony and Gary are two of North Carolina's most outstanding bluegrass musicians.
 
Tony and Gary Williamson have received the "Recorded Event of the Year" award by the International Bluegrass Music Association for their work on A Touch of the Past by Larry Perkins & Friends.  A host of Nashville super pickers also contributed to this recording, including Earl Scruggs, Alison Krauss, Vassar Clements, and the Osborne Brothers.  Gary Williamson composed and performs the title song, which Garrison Keillor has featured in the NPR broadcast A Prairie Home Companion and on his inspirational recording, Climbing Up On The Rough Side.  In the autumn of 1998, Tony was nominated by the IBMA in the gospel category for his work on the Doobie Shea release Living
On the Hallelujah Side.  Tony and Gary recently performed together on stage with music legend, Ralph Stanley.  Tony Williamson tours with Robin and Linda Williams & Their Fine Group. 
 
Contribution:  $15 per person, with advance reservation and payment
required to reserve your seat.  To make a reservation, contact Ray Owens at ray.owens@klgates.com or 704-521-6177 or 704-331-7496.