BY BUGS DIXON
MOUNTAIN CITIZEN
LOUISA — The next Fred Session will be Sunday, April 16 at 6 p.m. Corduroy Brown and Phill Barnett will each play a set, live-streamed to the Lawrence County Tourism Commission Facebook page Sunday night.
Corduroy Brown is a feel-good indie rocker and singer-songwriter based out of Huntington. Brown will be accompanied by Audrey Pulliam on the cello.
When he isn’t spending his time as an advocate for mental health, Brown can be seen touring the tri-state and beyond bringing a good time with him wherever he goes.
Brown recently won Album of the Year at this year’s Appalachian Arts and Entertainment Awards (better known as the Appy’s) for his record “Let Me Know.” Find him on social media and all streaming platforms.
Phill Barnett is a singer-songwriter and Lawrence County native. Originally from the Twin Branch area, Barnett’s songs are a blend of bluegrass, classic rock and grunge, and tell stories of growing up in Lawrence County and life beyond.
Barnett’s music can be found on YouTube and is coming soon to streaming.
Sunday night’s episode of the Fred Sessions will be streamed live from the Lawrence County Tourism Commission Facebook page. Artists will perform to a private audience of friends and family, but the event will not be open to the public.
Videos of individual songs from the Fred Sessions will be posted to the Musical Moonshine YouTube page.
The Fred Sessions are a new concert series organized by LC Tourism meant to increase exposure for local artists and raise community awareness of the Fred M. Vinson Center in downtown Louisa.
“The Fred” as it is colloquially known is home to the Fred Sessions and the Lawrence County Tourism Commission.
The building housed Lawrence County’s first jail, which was owned and operated by the parents of Fred M. Vinson and served as his birthplace.
Fred M. Vinson is one of the only people in American history to hold a prominent position in all three branches of the federal government. He served in the House of Representatives from 1924 to 1929. Vinson was also appointed Secretary of the Treasury by President Harry S. Truman before being nominated by Truman to the Supreme Court, where he served as the 13th Supreme Court Chief Justice until his death in 1953.
