With over 60 bands attending the four-day festival and acts ranging from Noot d'Noot to Bela Fleck and the Flecktones to Hammer No More the Fingers, Shakori Hills has more than enough variety to please every taste. We're going to be taking the next few days to introduce you to some of the acts we're most excited about. It's starting today with bands from the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle and North Carolina as a whole.
I
know what you're thinking: "I love Holy Ghost Tent Revival, but who's
Mike Quinn?" And if you're wondering - no, he's not a local. But Holy
Ghost Tent Revival certainly are and if they've given their stamp of
approval to an artist, there's no doubt you should listen. I have a leg
up in the "listening-to-Mike-Quinn" department. After seeing him at the
spring iteration of the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, I was made a
Mike Quinn believer. In fact, I listened to his song "Yonda" over at his bandcamp
so many times, I'm pretty sure I was singing it in my sleep. In fact, I challenge you to listen to the song "Magico" and not be compelled to move to the music. So, when
you combine the stellar musicianship of Holy Ghost Tent Revival with
Mike Quinn's penchant for raucous roots rook, it's an explosion of
energy, camaraderie and an unmissable display of talent.
Mike Quinn and Holy Ghost Tent Revival
