St. Patrick’s Irish Jubilee Morris Family, Forget-Me-Nots & Others Play Celtic Concert Celtic string trio The Forget-Me-Nots will be one of the featured performers at the Mountainhome Music St. Patrick’s Day concert next Friday. Photo by Jeff Eason It’s not too early to choose your green shirt, skirt, sweater or tie. St. Paddy’s Day is just around the corner. To commemorate the occasion, Mountainhome Music will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day Celebration with plenty of jigs, reels, hornpipes, and beautiful Irish harp tunes. Providing the music will be the Morris Family, Steve Lewis, Scott Freeman, the Forget-Me-Nots, and Joe Shannon. The Morris Family has been playing Irish and American music together for 14 years. This five-piece family ensemble features Jessica Morris on fiddle, flute and penny whistle, older brother Jacob on cello and guitar, and oldest bother Joshua on fiddle, mandolin, and guitar. Father Aaron plays guitar, and mother Debbie also plays fiddle. Their most recent CD, The Morris Family, features a blend of Celtic and classical music. Steve Lewis and Scott Freeman are Mountainhome Music regulars. Steve Lewis is a former National Banjo Champion and Merlefest Guitar Champion, and Scott Freeman was recently took first place in mandolin at the Wayne Henderson Festival in Rugby, Virginia. Joe Shannon plays hammer dulcimer, concertina, and harmonica and is host of Mountainhome Music. The Forget-Me-Nots, a trio of young fiddlers, will open the show. They feature Willa and Ledah Finck and Maura Shawn Scanlin. Willa and Ledah’s dad, David, plays guitar in the band. The concert will be at The Blowing Rock School Auditorium (a.k.a., the Blowing Rock Stage Company) on Sunset Drive in downtown Blowing Rock. The concert is scheduled for St. Patrick’s Day, Friday, March 17th and the starting time is 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 in advance and $15.00 at the door. Tickets for children are $5:00. Tickets may be purchased online at www.mountainhomemusic.com or at the Mast Store (Boone and Valle Crucis), Rydell Music Center (new location on Hwy 105), Fred’s on Beech Mountain, and at Blue Moon Guitars in West Jefferson. Free green punch and cookies will be given away at intermission as long as supplies are available. Mountainhome Music is affiliated with Blue Ridge Music Trails, a project of the North Carolina Arts Council. The purpose of Mountainhome Music is the honor the musicians, dancers, and storytellers of the Appalachian region. For more information call 828-964-3392 or go to www.mountainhomemusic.com.