New summer bluegrass concert series

Jay FitzNorth Knoxville, Our Town Arts

Yee-Haw Brewing Company will host WDVX Summer Nights, a series of monthly bluegrass concerts live from the Yee-Haw outdoor stage.

The concert series will kick-off Wednesday, May 31, at Yee-Haw’s new location at 745 N Broadway in North Knoxville. With long-time bluegrass frontman Alex Leach as the series host, Yee-Haw will welcome various artists and musical styles for what is sure to be a foot stompin’ good time.

These concerts are free to the public and will be broadcast by WDVX. The concerts will be held at 7 p.m. on select Wednesdays, weather permitting.

  • Wednesday, May 31 – Dom Flemons & Matt Morelock
  • Wednesday, June 21 – The Jim Lauderdale Band
  • Wednesday, July 19 – Blue Moon Rising
  • Wednesday, August 23 – The Alex Leach Band with special guests

WDVX broadcasts on 89.9 FM, 102.9 FM in Knoxville and 93.9 FM Seymour/Kodak.

Founded in 2015, Yee-Haw Brewing Co. started in a historic railroad depot built in the late 1800s in Johnson City. It now has Tennessee locations in Johnson City, Pigeon Forge, Gatlinburg, Nashville and Knoxville, plus Greeneville, South Carolina. Yee-Haw Brewing is about more than beer; it’s about creating an environment for good times with good people. Yee-Haw’s focus is to create a space where communities have a place to gather and create memories with family and friends, old and new.

Kimberly Wunderlich of Yee-Haw Brewing Company provided information for this report.

 

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