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Born in Western North Carolina, Haden Rhea is a very talented fiddle player, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist who is not afraid to try new things. She grew up being taught how to love and respect the outdoors. Her loving mother took on the responsibility of her education from the very start, not just with academics, but by setting the example of good morals and a love for music. Haden began her fiddle journey at the age of three, and joined the Transylvania County JAM Program at the age of eight. Her fiddle journey only grew from there. She performed with the JAM Ensemble for three years and now performs with the Blue Ghosts and is now teaching with Transylvania county JAM. Haden is looking forward to recording her debut album this year, full of fiddle tunes, covers, and original songs.

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We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish if you are able. If you are unable to bring something, for any reason, we are happy to feed you, and also to provide a place setting. We are a pack it in, pack it out public house and ask you take everything you bring in, out with you. Many thanks.

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Pickers Anonymous is an old timey trio consisting of multi-instrumentalists Nicholas Edward Williams (American Songcatcher/The New Quintet), Owen Grooms (Travis Book String Band/Pretty Little Goat/Jenn and Owen) and John Benjamin Davis (John Hartford Fiddle Project/Susto String Band). Collecting traditional material and presenting it with their own eclectic filter, Pickers Anonymous layers high lonesome harmonies on Appalachian sounds from Old-Time, Bluegrass, Early Country and Hillbilly Blues. Their debut record, Patchwork, is slated for release on April 14th, 2026 via EarthTone Records.

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We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish if you are able. If you are unable to bring something, for any reason, we are happy to feed you, and also to provide a place setting. We are a pack it in, pack it out public house and ask you take everything you bring in, out with you. Many thanks.

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“Spalding McIntosh is a singer songwriter and a Brevard native. Playing shows all across the southern states and beyond, he has put in the time and the effort to really have an original sounds. His writings of home, love and the challenges of manhood are sure to capture any audience.”

-Pat Clements

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Dave Desmelik is a singer-songwriter and instrumentalist whose musical focus is on original compositions. What attracts listeners to Desmelik’s tunes, old and new, is the element of authenticity incorporated in them. There is no sugar coating involved. His songs are not wrapped in false smiles, rather they are stark and open and tend to settle on the pulse of everyday life. An unclosed and evolving journal of thoughts set to music and melodies in prose and instrumental performance. Desmelik was born and raised just outside of Atlanta, GA, but has traveled and lived in a multitude of landscapes. He currently resides in Brevard, NC. He was an original member of Onus B. Johnson, a successful band based in Flagstaff, AZ in the late 90’s and early 2000’s. This band was on the front wave of jamgrass while maintaining the passion for songwriting. Today, Desmelik continues to pursue an ascending path as a solo artist.

A seasoned veteran of recording and performing, Desmelik states of his career thus far, “I have recorded in state of the art studios and bedroom closets. I have performed on big festival stages for numerous people and in lonely corners in dive bars for three people and the bartender. Either way, what you get is me with my eyes closed getting lost in these songs. I have chosen the life of a songwriter and musician not because I wish to, or have to, but because I want to and need to. It is my therapy and in this regard the door to my sessions are open.”

Desmelik has released 19 albums to date as well as two albums with his former band Onus B. Johnson. Onus B. Johnson was a Band Finalist at the 2001 Telluride Bluegrass Festival Band Competition and was voted Flagstaff’s best band three times. He was the winner of the 2002 Flagstaff Awards for Music Excellence (FAME) award for best singer-songwriter. Desmelik’s song “If It’s Good For You” was chosen in the Top 25 Songs of 2010 by Indie-Music.com. His albums have placed on the EuroAmericana Chart, Roots Music Report, Freeform American Roots Chart, and North Carolina Roots Radio Chart. Dave’s albums have also been voted in the “Best Releases” by the listeners of WNCW radio as well as being voted in the “Best Of” Mountain Xpress Readers’ Poll. His recordings have been reviewed in a number of reputable publications and online music sources such as Maverick Magazine (UK), Southeast Performer Magazine, americana-uk.com and nodepression.com (Flyinshoes Reviews) to name a few. He has toured extensively in support of his songs including numerous performances in the USA and UK. Some notable artists Desmelik has opened for and/or shared the stage with are Paul Thorn, Drivin’ N Cryin’, Tony Furtado, Robbie Fulks, Chuck Brodsky, Richard Buckner, The Black Lillies, Cary Hudson, Bow Thayer, Shawn Mullins, Pieta Brown and Bo Ramsey among others.

If you listen to Dave Desmelik’s songs, whether lyrical or instrumental, you may become pleasantly fixed in the simplistic realness of them and if you hear Desmelik in a live setting you may realize that there are no tricks, just a genuine venture into the highs and lows of life.

We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish if you are able. If you are unable to for any reason, we are happy to feed you, and also to provide a place setting. We are a pack it in, pack it out public house and ask you take everything you bring in, out with you. Many thanks.

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Poet from Chicago, rambled out to Montana, cut a banjo from a tamarack, strings across the country, foot like a freight train, voice rushing down over lush Appalachia, sings a thrush tune through the rush hour and into your long-forgotten prairie dreams.

Folk. Folk Rock. Americana.

Old Sap has just released a terrific new album entitled: Marble Home, “a record that understands music as shared space.” “For listeners who believe albums should feel alive, Marble Home delivers fully.”

—Claire Uebelacker, Ballyhoo Magazine

Old Sap will be accompanied by friend and frequent collaborator, Jackson Grimm.

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We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish. If you don’t have food to bring for any reason, we are happy to feed you. We are a pack it in, pack it out public house and ask you take everything you bring in, out with you. Many thanks!

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David Matters of the band Life Like Water, and virtuoso multi-instrumentalist Jackson Dulaney take the stage at the Canteen!

“Life Like Water has harvested a sound from the mountains of North Carolina that is uniquely suited to satisfy the needs of a world that is waking up. Some of their songs are a still lake, others thunderstorms, but the depth of their message is without a floor. From a dance with the devil to unnamed celestial sounds, this group of compassionate musicians offers fresh richness from the soul of Appalachia.”

-Ben Stockdale

Noah Proudfoot and the Botanicals

“Life Like Water makes music that is a healthful elixir for the spirit and a pleasure to the ears. Evocative and tasteful, artful and earthy.”

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-Christopher Leva

Mastering technician at Grammy-winning Long Gone Sound Studio

Potluck

We will be hosting a potluck dinner this evening. Please bring a non-disposable place setting and a covered dish. If you don’t have food to bring for any reason, we are happy to feed you. We are a pack it in, pack it out public house and ask you take everything you bring in, out with you. Many thanks!