Moses Willey sets concert
From left, the band members are Michael Lee Hicks, Simon Way, Skinner D. Smith and Don Saladin.
GEORGE - Just when you begin to think that January is a boring month, along comes the Moses Willey Band to heat things up.
The band with the intriguing name will start at 7 p.m. on the George Community Hall stage. Just $3 gets you in (kids 12 and younger get in for free), and there will be a hat-pass for the musicians (suggested donation $8-$12).
Fresh-baked refreshments will be provided by Georgettes. Doors will open at 6:30.
"Who the Heck is Moses Willey?" is a catch phrase the band uses because there is no one in the band or affiliated with the band by that name.
The origin of the name Moses Willey is as hard to nail down as it is to classify the musical style of the four-piece group. The group was formed in 2012 from an unnamed Irish Music band put together around St Paddy's Day.
The members added some bluegrass numbers to stretch out the sets and just never quit. Along the way they have put their own spin on songs ranging from Traditional Bluegrass to Appalachian to Old Traditional numbers with origins in the British Isles.
The band regularly digs into Folk/ Americana, as well as Modern Roots Music and has begun to add its own originals to the mix.
With Skinner D. Smith and Simon Way joining founding members Michael Lee Hicks and Don Saladin in September of 2013, the group moved closer to center of traditional music focusing on tight harmonies and instrumental breaks.