The Burl raises over $40,000 for EKY flood relief

BY PHILLIP BARNETT
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN

Businesses and fans donated over $40,000 for eastern Kentucky flood relief efforts for the Burl’s Concert for Eastern Kentucky Flood Relief. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)

LEXINGTON — An all-day concert at the Burl brought out a generous crowd Saturday. Between business and audience donations, over $40,000 was donated for disaster relief in eastern Kentucky. 

The 10-hour outdoor event featured 21 musical acts from the area, including several eastern Kentucky artists. Laid Back Country Picker of Fallsburg, Sean Whiting of Johnson County, Cole Chaney of Boyd County and bands Wayne Graham and Slut Pill of Whitesburg were among the star-studded lineup. 

According to Jeff Cox, the event emcee, $10,000 was donated by Clark’s Pump-n-Shop. The Appalachian Pioneer Program gave $5,000 of donations they had received from holding similar events in eastern Kentucky and Lexington.

Laid Back and Honey of Fallsburg played a set of new songs and fan favorites at the Burl Saturday. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)

The event brought hundreds to the distillery district of Lexington over the course of the day and was broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube. The livestream was voluntarily provided and produced by Three Sheets to the Wind.

Three Sheets to the Wind is a nonprofit media collaboration between Musical Moonshine, a full-service media company from Fallsburg; Three Stories Tall, a media company based in Lexington; and Appalachians for Appalachia, a nonprofit focused on grassroots advocacy in Appalachia. 

Cole Chaney, a Boyd county native, performed at Saturday’s show. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)

The livestream is still available to watch on the Three Sheets to the Wind YouTube page and the Burl’s Facebook page.

To support flood relief in eastern Kentucky, donate at shorturl.at/benw5. Funds and aid will be directly distributed to those in need. 

Whitesburg band Wayne Graham brought the roof down on the Burl’s outdoor stage. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)
Sean Whiting and his band the Big Badness made an appearance at the benefit concert. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)
Slut Pill, a punk band from Whitesburg, delivered a powerhouse performance for the Lexington crowd. (Photo courtesy Three Sheets to the Wind)
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