The concert will showcase the talents of the Primitive Quartet, Anderson and Strickland, Vinny Ringrose and Lonesome Will Mullins and the Virginia Playboys.

The legendary bluegrass gospel music of the Primitive Quartet will be part of a fantastic lineup of talent at Marion, Virginia’s Lincoln Theatre on Saturday, July 10th for another taping of the concert series Song of the Mountains. Along with the Primitive Quartet the concert will also include bluegrass veterans Anderson & Strickland and Lonesome Will Mullins and the Virginia Playboys. Vinny Ringrose will also be on the show to highlight his Irish music to the live audience. The Primitive Quartet has been traveling and singing gospel music thirty-five years, and count it as a joy and privilege to spread the gospel through song. Their ultimate goal is to see saints blessed and encouraged to have a closer walk with God and to help lead souls to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. The quartet was formed as a result of a fishing trip when members sat around the campfire at night and sang. They realized they had four-part harmony, and from there started singing at their home church and other local churches. Today they travel approximately fifty thousand miles a year and do about one hundred fifty dates annually. Their music is the traditional mountain shape note style singing accompanied by acoustical instruments including the mandolin, banjo, fiddle, guitars and acoustic bass. They play their own music on all their recordings and strive to duplicate the same sound on all personal appearances.

Vinny Ringrose settled in Southwest Virginia 5 years ago. He's been busy singing, writing, and song collecting for almost two decades now. Raised in a large Irish-American family, he was immersed in the music and culture of both traditions from the onset. His music has allowed him to literally crisscross half the globe, from his wife's hometown of Dublin (that's Ireland, not Virginia,) across the U.S., and even to far reaches of the South Pacific Islands. His days as a concert producer allowed him, and his family, to form a lasting friendship with the legendary Tommy Makem, whom he cites as a primary inspiration and first-hand teacher of his craft. As he says, "Tommy Makem, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan were THE musical holy trinity when we were kids." An accomplished songwriter in his own right, tonight he concentrates mostly on the Irish music he learned as a child. This same music laid the foundation for Old Time and Bluegrass when it arrived in the mountains of Appalachia more than two centuries ago. More importantly, he’ll show how the musical traffic between Ireland and America has always traveled in both directions and remains as vital as ever today.

Lonesome Will Mullins and the Virginia Playboys Will Mullins grew up in a family of musicians, influenced from an early age by the old time banjo playing he heard in his home. Originally from Skeetrock - near Clintwood, Va., home to mentor Ralph Stanley - Will played in small bands, gaining regional recognition with the Virginia Mountain Boys, a band he headed up with partner Daniel Salyer. Will is now backed by the "Virginia Playboys" - musicians Duran Dyutton, Tim Mullins, Jarrod Church and Randall Johnson. Like Mullins, all hail from southwest Virginia , and each is capable of playing nearly every instrument and singing harmony. Together, their stage shows are a lively mix of hard-driving bluegrass, lonesome ballads, gospel songs and old-time clawhammer banjo.

Anderson and Strickland hail from southwestern Virginia. This will be their second appearance by this band on Song of the Mountains. Gerald Anderson and Spencer Strickland bring an astounding collection of musicians and tunes with them performed in true bluegrass and Americana fashion. Tickets: $15 General Admission Purchase tickets online from The Lincoln Theatre

Showtime:  7:00 p.m.
Tickets:  general admission
Price: $15.00
Purchase Tickets Online from TheLincoln.org