WKSK’S Old Time and Bluegrass Show Returns LIVE to the Ashe Civic Center!
Saturday, June 7
“Just a little after eleven”
Featuring Lucas Pasley and Kyle Dean Smith with Host Tom Hartman
Free & Open to the Public, 11 AM.
We’re excited to host the Old Time and Bluegrass Radio Show at the Ashe Civic Center once a month on Saturday morning at 11 AM. This event is free and open to the public, with donations gratefully accepted. The Ashe Civic Center has accessible parking and seating.
Bassist Kyle Dean Smith is from Grayson County, VA and has lived a life deeply entrenched in oldtime and country music. His father, Kyle “Snake” Smith, was a well-known and respected guitarist and banjoist in the region and played with many notable musicians such as George Pegram, Kyle Creed, Fred Cockerham, and Tommy Jarrell; this was Kyle Dean’s childhood. Kyle Dean is a multi-instrumentalist who has appeared on countless recordings with artists such as Martha Spencer and Kitty Amaral and performed with artists such as Kenny and Amanda Smith and John Hartford.
Lucas Pasley is an oldtime fiddler / banjoist and singer-songwriter from Sparta, NC in the heart of the southern Appalachian mountains. Rooted in traditional Appalachian and Country music, Lucas often pulls lyrics from his family’s writing in addition to his own with an emphasis on instrumental solos and harmony singing. His first album, Souls Living On, is a collection of four generations of songwriting in his family and his new album Ponies Back Home was released May 2023.
