Some of the region’s finest musicians performed at our weekly Coffee Talk. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Doris Nabors and June Beverly, Coffee Talk has brought music to the community of Melrose for over a decade. Coffee Talk, now SHAKE RAG CONCERT SERIES, is presented by Common Thread and Shake Rag Productions, Non-Profit community music program
MARCH 29 – 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐬 is a fiddler, banjoist, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music paints a vivid picture of his deep roots in the flourishing folk music scene of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The inspiration that John draws from his heroes (John Hartford, Andrew Marlin, Norman Blake, Nora Brown, and his dear friend and mentor Nicholas Edward Williams) is channeled right back into historical tune preservation – creating a waterfall effect that flows into his original songwriting. Whether educating his audience about the history of a 200 year old fiddle tune or displaying the songwriting of his original work, John Benjamin Davis is sure to both entertain and educate his audience.
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