Erynn and Carl will perform in a house concert at the home of Fred and Janet Wallace 12/14/2024 from 3:00PM to 5:00PM. As always with Erynn and Carl, you will hear beautiful music and songs that stir the soul.
This is not their first visit to the Birmingham area as they have taught multiple times at the Alabama Folk School and given house concerts in the past in this area. We are extremely fortunate to have them back again.
This is not their first visit to the Birmingham area as they have taught multiple times at the Alabama Folk School and given house concerts in the past in this area. We are extremely fortunate to have them back again.
Registration
If you register for the concert you will receive an email a few days before with additional details (such as Fred and Janet's address. We don't require that you register, but we would like to know if you plan to attend (and you may need their address :=)).
Cost
No charge to attend, but we request a $20 donation per person for Erynn and Carl. You can donate at the door with cash, PayPal, or Venmo.
About Erynn and Carl
“Smokey and sweet - like the finest aged whiskey - that’s what Carl and Erynn’s singing and playing brings to brings to mind. A lovely touch in their playing and a beautiful melding of melancholy and cheerfulness which is exactly what I love to hear. “ - John Doyle
"On an album of nothing but stellar moments, the couple both honor oldtime music and find their own distinctive place within it. While it’s familiar in one sense, in another this is very much Marshall & Jones, not to be mistaken for anyone or anything else. More than ordinarily gifted, they find new truths in a musical style already notably devoid of falsehoods. You don’t hear something like this that often, and if I were you, I wouldn’t let it get past you." CD Review: Sweet Memories Never Leave - Jerome Clark, Rambles.net
Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones are old-time musicians and inspired tunesmiths from Hillsville, Virginia. They are married - in life and music. They sing southern song-duets and play powerful fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo tunes. Erynn spent many years learning from older fiddlers and singers in the Virginias, Kentucky and North Carolina. Carl toured and recorded with Norman Blake and his song, Last Time on the Road was featured on the grammy-award winning album “Unleashed” by the Nashville Bluegrass Band. They have won many awards for their playing and performed in Canada, Europe, Australia and China. They have 17 recordings between them including the Old-Time Sweethearts project (produced by Marshall/Eddy) featuring 12 old-time music couples from across the US. www.dittyville.com
Erynn Marshall
Erynn Marshall is an old-time fiddler who lives in Hillsville, Virginia and is known internationally for her traditional music. She learned the nuances of Appalachian old-time fiddling from visiting elder, southern fiddlers and through her love of archival recordings. Erynn was the first woman to win 1st place fiddle at Clifftop (The Appalachian Stringband Festival) among other awards and is featured in the 2023 exhibit, "Women of Old-Time Music," at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, VA). Erynn and husband Carl Jones have toured and taught at music camps across North America, Europe, China and Australia. Erynn has numerous recordings, is featured in five films, three books, and is coordinator for Swannanoa Old-Time & Dance Week (NC).
Carl Jones is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Macon, Georgia, Carl presently lives in Hillsville, Virginia. He studied music near Muscle Shoals, Alabama and was influenced by seeing Roy Orbison, Steve Goodman, and Mac Macanally record there. Carl is widely respected for his instrumental talents and original songs about the joys and tribulations of day-to-day life in the South. Carl’s songs have been recorded by The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Kate Campbell, Rickie Simpkins with Tony Rice, and others. His song Last Time On The Road was on the grammy-award-winning album Unleased by the Nashville Bluegrass Band. In the 1980’s he played mandolin with James Bryan, Norman and Nancy Blake as part of the Rising Fawn String Ensemble. Today he tours the world with his wife, fiddler Erynn Marshall. Carl is known for his fine musicianship, charismatic teaching, sense of humor, and powerful songwriting. He has recorded on a couple dozen recordings including his original songs CD "Traveling Star" and Norman Blake's "Original Underground Music of the Mysterious South." www.dittyville.com
Video Links:
Tune Tramp – Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones
https://youtu.be/AcBeopkCJsw
Greasy Creek - Erynn Marshall, Carl Jones with Kim Wheeler
https://youtu.be/QerZ4eIakuI
Maple on the Hill – Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones
https://youtu.be/RCEeo28J_bI
Drunk Man's Blues Set - Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones with the Galax Bogtrotters
https://youtu.be/l7sLdLnb-v8
Last Time on the Road – Carl Jones (grammy nominated song) & Erynn Marshall
https://youtu.be/Uwci8UrOQLU
"On an album of nothing but stellar moments, the couple both honor oldtime music and find their own distinctive place within it. While it’s familiar in one sense, in another this is very much Marshall & Jones, not to be mistaken for anyone or anything else. More than ordinarily gifted, they find new truths in a musical style already notably devoid of falsehoods. You don’t hear something like this that often, and if I were you, I wouldn’t let it get past you." CD Review: Sweet Memories Never Leave - Jerome Clark, Rambles.net
Erynn Marshall and Carl Jones are old-time musicians and inspired tunesmiths from Hillsville, Virginia. They are married - in life and music. They sing southern song-duets and play powerful fiddle, guitar, mandolin, banjo tunes. Erynn spent many years learning from older fiddlers and singers in the Virginias, Kentucky and North Carolina. Carl toured and recorded with Norman Blake and his song, Last Time on the Road was featured on the grammy-award winning album “Unleashed” by the Nashville Bluegrass Band. They have won many awards for their playing and performed in Canada, Europe, Australia and China. They have 17 recordings between them including the Old-Time Sweethearts project (produced by Marshall/Eddy) featuring 12 old-time music couples from across the US. www.dittyville.com
Erynn Marshall
Erynn Marshall is an old-time fiddler who lives in Hillsville, Virginia and is known internationally for her traditional music. She learned the nuances of Appalachian old-time fiddling from visiting elder, southern fiddlers and through her love of archival recordings. Erynn was the first woman to win 1st place fiddle at Clifftop (The Appalachian Stringband Festival) among other awards and is featured in the 2023 exhibit, "Women of Old-Time Music," at the Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol, VA). Erynn and husband Carl Jones have toured and taught at music camps across North America, Europe, China and Australia. Erynn has numerous recordings, is featured in five films, three books, and is coordinator for Swannanoa Old-Time & Dance Week (NC).
Carl Jones is an American songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Born in Macon, Georgia, Carl presently lives in Hillsville, Virginia. He studied music near Muscle Shoals, Alabama and was influenced by seeing Roy Orbison, Steve Goodman, and Mac Macanally record there. Carl is widely respected for his instrumental talents and original songs about the joys and tribulations of day-to-day life in the South. Carl’s songs have been recorded by The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Kate Campbell, Rickie Simpkins with Tony Rice, and others. His song Last Time On The Road was on the grammy-award-winning album Unleased by the Nashville Bluegrass Band. In the 1980’s he played mandolin with James Bryan, Norman and Nancy Blake as part of the Rising Fawn String Ensemble. Today he tours the world with his wife, fiddler Erynn Marshall. Carl is known for his fine musicianship, charismatic teaching, sense of humor, and powerful songwriting. He has recorded on a couple dozen recordings including his original songs CD "Traveling Star" and Norman Blake's "Original Underground Music of the Mysterious South." www.dittyville.com
Video Links:
Tune Tramp – Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones
https://youtu.be/AcBeopkCJsw
Greasy Creek - Erynn Marshall, Carl Jones with Kim Wheeler
https://youtu.be/QerZ4eIakuI
Maple on the Hill – Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones
https://youtu.be/RCEeo28J_bI
Drunk Man's Blues Set - Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones with the Galax Bogtrotters
https://youtu.be/l7sLdLnb-v8
Last Time on the Road – Carl Jones (grammy nominated song) & Erynn Marshall
https://youtu.be/Uwci8UrOQLU