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Bluegrass opens summer series
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Court Street came alive with the sound of fiddles, banjos and flatfooting Friday evening as local musician Jared Goforth of Inez welcomed fellow musicians to the first Bluegrass Jam Session in a new summer series sponsored by Martin County Tourism and Recreation. The event drew musicians and spectators
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Bluegrass jam session kicks off summer series this Friday
CITIZEN STAFF REPORT INEZ — A bluegrass jam session will kick off a new summer series this Friday at Courthouse Square in Inez. Hosted by Martin County Tourism and Recreation, the Summer Jam Sessions are free and open to the public, encouraging everyone to bring an instrument and take part. Live music will start at
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From city lights to hometown nights: Annalyse & Ryan bring it home to Inez
BY LISA STAYTON MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — When singer-songwriter Annalyse McCoy steps onto the Appalachian Artist Festival stage Aug. 2 it will mark her first performance in her hometown since she left Kentucky nearly two decades ago. For Annalyse, it is a homecoming, a celebration of community and a tribute to the culture that helped
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Oliver Anthony packs Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Town swelled with music and meaning Saturday as “Rich Men North of Richmond” singer Oliver Anthony brought a free day of music to Inez. Crowds packed downtown to hang out while artists Wesley Saylor, Dylan Barber, Randon Neeley, Cody McCoy, Jayce Turley, Emmy Davis, Zack Runyon and Little
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Oliver Anthony to play free show Saturday in Inez
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Country-folk artist Oliver Anthony will headline a free outdoor concert this Saturday, May 17, on Main Street in Inez. The intimate evening of music starts at 4 p.m. and includes performances by Anthony and local musicians. The public event comes as a gesture of goodwill following the decision
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Courthouse Square gets loud this summer: Jam sessions bring genre-bending party
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — Downtown Inez is getting a three-part sonic makeover this summer — and it starts with a banjo. Martin County Tourism announced at its recent meeting that it is turning up the volume on small-town Kentucky with Summer Jam Sessions. This live music series hits Courthouse Square for three
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‘Hazard’ held over in theaters across Kentucky and West Virginia
Unflinching addiction drama delivers raw power CITIZEN STAFF REPORT Audiences who missed the opening weekend of the Appalachian-shot feature film “Hazard” due to recent snowstorms have more opportunities to catch it in theaters. The award-winning picture is held over for a second week at theaters across Kentucky and West Virginia, including Movies on Main in
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Local farmers to benefit from $95K investment program; Martin County gears up for Heritage Day
BY ROGER SMITH MOUNTAIN CITIZEN INEZ — At Thursday’s Kiwanis Club luncheon at Masterpiece Kitchen & Café in Inez, guest speaker John “AJ” Haney dropped two significant announcements. One focused on new opportunities for local farmers and the other on Heritage Day, an event set to kick off this Saturday. Haney, a retired educator and
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Thirteen-year-old Grand Champion Fiddler of Elkton performs at the Ryman Auditorium
From the Kentucky Press Association NASHVILLE — Thirteen-year-old Noah Goebel, Grand Champion Fiddler at the 51st Smithville Fiddlers Jamboree and Crafts Festival, performed Jan. 28 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The Elkton, Kentucky, resident, who also won the Junior Fiddling contest in Smithville, beat out the Senior Fiddling Champion Heather Brown Currie of Springfield,
