Isle Newell offers world-class bluegrass Saturday
Following an enthusiastic audience response last season, the Isle Newell Fund for the Performing Arts is once again bringing world class bluegrass to its concert series.
Echo Valley, a family music phenomenon of five sisters and one brother, will perform this Saturday evening, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. the Holy Family Senior Center in Apalachicola.
Over the last 16 years, Echo Valley has been rocking stages with their blend of Bluegrass, Rock Americana, Golk, and Grassicana. With cool retro vibes and a high-energy show, Echo Valley hits over 60 gigs each year, touring across the US, from Nashville to Pigeon Forge, Raleigh, and beyond.
Echo Valley earned a spot as an Official Showcase Band at the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) in 2022 and wowed crowds at the Pennsylvania Fairs and Showmen Convention in 2022. They’ve also played at notable venues such as The Station Inn, Dollywood, and the Pittsburgh Three Rivers Arts Festival.
Emily, their stellar fiddle player, snagged the 2021 Pennsylvania State Fiddle champ and the 2018 Maryland State Fiddle title.
Their latest album, ‘Wildest Dreams’ (2022), recorded in Nashville, produced by Donna Ulisse, and released on Bell Buckle Records, followed their releases – ‘Echo Valley’ (2016), ‘Rise and Shine’ (2018), and ‘Christmas With Echo Valley’ (2018).Doors open a half-hour before concert time, with open seating. Tickets can be purchased in advance at inconcertapalachicola.org for $20 or at the door for $25. Any questions, email ilsenewellfund9@gmail.com
Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.