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Premier Nashville blues guitarist to play Cape Fear, Little River

Posted on June 21, 2023 by | Leave a comment

Nashville blues artist Rickey Godfrey is making a long-awaited return to coastal Carolina. On Thursday, June 29, the accomplished guitarist will be at Duck’s Beach Club, 229 Main St., North Myrtle Beach, SC, performing with Leroy Harper, Jr. & Friends. On Friday, June 30, fans will find him at iconic blues club The Rusty Nail in Wilmington, NC, with two nationally known musicians – Al Payson on bass and David Toma on drums. The show begins at 8 p.m. Cover charge is $10.

Godfrey, who has been blind since birth, is best known for his mastery on the Telecaster, but he is also featured on lead vocals and keyboard. The Greenville, SC native was a founding member of Garfeel Ruff, who released an album on Capital Records and scored the movie soundtrack for “The Hitter.”  In 2013, Godfrey represented Nashville as a crowd-pleasing semi-finalist at the International Blues Competition in Memphis, TN.

He has also had several major radio hits in the Carolina beach and shag market, winning awards for both CD and group of the year. In May of 2021, he received the Chocolate Thunder Music Award in Greenville, SC. In April 2023, he was inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame. He has been a sideman with Clifford Curry, Sam Moore, Rufus Thomas, Donna Fargo, Cash McCall, Billy Preston, Junior Walker, Johnny Neel, and many more.

Godfrey has been featured in numerous festivals, including the Lowcountry Blues Bash, Cape Fear Blues Festival, Montreal Jazz Festival (with Chocolate Thunder), and Macon, Georgia’s GABBA Fest.

About the Cape Fear Blues Festival, which has featured Godfrey twice, the artist says, “I love playing this festival, especially at The Rusty Nail. The fans are real music lovers, and the place has a great sound to it! And these two guys I’m playing with this week are super!”

Bassist Al Payson, from the outskirts of New York City, moved to eastern North Carolina several years ago. He started working with Jose Feliciano in 1997 and played his live shows from 2008 to 2015.He has also toured with the Burr Johnson Band and currently performs with the Rhythm Bones – well known to fans of the Rusty Nail.

Drummer David Toma is a Charleston, SC native and a regular in the west Texas blues scene. He has performed with Anson Funderburgh, Kenny Neal, Coastline Band and Cory Luetjen & the Traveling Blues Band. Also, a former member of the Rhythm Bones, he recently formed the 69 Ramblers, currently touring the southeast.

More information about Rickey Godfrey can be found on his Facebook page (Rickey Gulliver Godfrey). The Rusty Nail is located at 1310 S. 5th Avenue, Wilmington, NC; telephone number is 910-251-1888.  The address for Star Tavern is 4310 McCorsley Avenue, Little River, SC. Telephone: 843-281-0685.

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Music on Main, North Myrtle Beach

Posted on August 10, 2021 by | Leave a comment

Enjoy an August 12, 6pm-8pm, Concert on Main Street

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ENJOY THE TONEZ IN A FREE AUGUST 12, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM CONCERT AT THE HORSESHOE ON MAIN STREET – NOTE THE NEW TIME!

Enjoy The Tonez performing in a free Thursday, August 12, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm concert at the Horseshoe on Main Street. Expect a great show featuring beach music and variety hits.

The concert will be 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, enabling those who drive golf carts to the concert to adhere to state law, which in part requires golf carts to be off the road a half-hour after sunset. The same 6:00 pm-8:00 pm time will be in place for the August 19 concert. The city may adjust the time for its other Music on Main concerts based on progressively earlier sunset times.

To familiarize yourself with the requirements of South Carolina’s golf cart law, please visit https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t56c002.php 

Bring your beach chairs.

To accommodate concert golf cart parking, Main Street will be closed to thru traffic from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm from Ocean Boulevard to McMillan Real Estate.

The free concert is part of the Music on Main summer concert series sponsored by Coastal Carolina National Bank (CCNB) and the City of North Myrtle Beach. 

Music on Main concerts occur each Thursday at the Horseshoe on Main Street. The series features a different band each week.

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Offstage: Dinner and Music

Posted on August 1, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Long Bay Symphony continues its Offstage: Dinner and Music series
with Brentwood Wine Bistro in Little River, SC. Seating begins at 6:00pm and music will be performed
from 6:30pm-7:30pm.


There will be a special three-course prix-fixe menu and one hour of music provided by the
Long Bay Symphony. The price is $50 per person and includes tax and tips.
For more information, please visit the Long Bay Symphony website or on Facebook. To
reserve your seating, call the Long Bay Symphony office: 843-448-8379.

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Long Bay Symphony Presents A Tribute to the Beatles

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The Long Bay Symphony announced a Pops concert for Spring. Classical Mystery Tour: A Tribute to the Beatles will take place Friday May 7th, 2021 at the Myrtle Beach Pelicans Stadium.

The four musicians in Classical Mystery Tour look and sound just like The Beatles, but Classical Mystery Tour is more than just a rock concert. The full show presents some two dozen Beatles tunes sung, played, and performed exactly as they were written. Hear “Penny Lane” with a live trumpet section; experience the beauty of “Yesterday” with an acoustic guitar and string quartet; enjoy the rock/classical blend on the hard edged “I Am the Walrus.”

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From early Beatles music on through the solo years, Classical Mystery Tour is the best of The Beatles like you’ve never heard them: totally live.

Join the Long Bay Symphony for an unforgettable Pops concert at Pelicans Stadium on Saturday May 7th, 2021 at 7:00 PM, with a rain date of May 8th. Parties with be seated socially distanced, and masks will be required. Tickets are $45-$55. More information on tickets can be found on the Long Bay Symphony website or calling the Myrtle Beach Pelicans office: (843) 918-6000.

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From the Sublime to the Ridiculous

Posted on March 26, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: From the Sublime to the Ridiculous, the final Classical Series concert for 2021! In addition to being available to a limited live audience, this concert will also be streamed live from First Presbyterian Church on April 18th at 4:00PM. In person tickets are $30, and virtual tickets are only $15 per household

The Long Bay Symphony concludes its 2021 Classical Series with From the Sublime to the Ridiculous, a program serving up pieces in a fascinating variety of styles featuring narrators/singers Shannon Kessler Dooley and Jeffrey Jones. From Romantic opera composer Richard Wagner’s unique miniature work, Siegfried Idyll (a musical tribute to the birth of his son), to Façade, an edgy yet charming setting by Sir William Walton of Dame Edith Sitwell’s humorously outrageous poetry. Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas weaves a wild pastiche of motives from native folk tunes in Ocho por Radio, while Gustav Mahler wonderfully conveys the essence of the German folk spirit in his song settings from Des Knaben Wunderhorn.

Join the Long Bay Symphony for the final Classical Series concert of the season on April 18th at 4:00PM.

For more information and to purchase in person or virtual tickets, links can be found on the Long Bay Symphony website, Long Bay Symphony Facebook Events page, and through virtual ticket provider, TicketSpice.




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Long Bay Symphony Orchestra presents live concert

Posted on March 10, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: The History of a Soldier, the first LIVE concert in the Classical Series for 2021! This concert will also be streamed live at First Presbyterian Church on March 28th at 4:00PM. Virtual tickets are only $15 per household.


Myrtle Beach, SC – The Long Bay Symphony continues its 2021 Classical Series with Igor travinsky’s The History of a Soldier. This evening will be especially notable as it will feature actors from Atlantic Stage and be presented in front of a limited live audience! The iconic 20th-century composer’s dramatic setting of a classic Russian folk tale about a
young soldier who sells his soul (represented by his violin) to the devil. Stravinsky, who ascended to fame through brilliantly colorful ballet scores for large orchestra, demonstrates in this work an astounding economy of means made necessary by the social and economic challenges surrounding the First World War.


Join the Long Bay Symphony for the next Classical Series concert of the season on March 28th at 4:00PM. The virtual option is also available for this concert, and tickets are $15 per household for live stream access. For more information and to purchase tickets, links can be found on the Long Bay Symphony website, Long Bay Symphony Facebook Events page, and through virtual ticket provider, TicketSpice.

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Music Teacher of the Year

Posted on March 8, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Long Bay Symphony has launched a Music Teacher of the Year
program, believing that the community’s love for the arts and music starts with the youth and the important influence of today’s teachers. This award is an effort to recognize excellence in music education in the Grand Strand at all school levels: elementary, middle and high school. The Long Bay Symphony Music Teacher of the Year Award ultimately highlights the importance of the work and responsibilities taken on by local arts educators.


If you are a student, parent, colleague or friend who knows a deserving teacher, please complete the nomination form found on the Long Bay Symphony website. One music teacher will be chosen from each education level and receive a beautiful gift basket from Long Bay Symphony and local partners.

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Going for Baroque

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The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: Going for Baroque, the next concert in the Classical Series for 2021! This concert will be streamed LIVE at First Presbyterian Church in Myrtle Beach, SC, February 21 at 4:00 PM. Virtual tickets are $15 per household.


Great classic pieces from the Baroque era are highlighted in this program, including Suite No. 1 from the beloved Water Music by George Friderich Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite in C, and concertos by the Italian master of works for solo performer and orchestra, Antonio Vivaldi, with Long Bay Symphony members as guest soloists. Plus, as an added feature, a select group of Long Bay Youth Symphony musicians will participate in this performance!

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Long Bay Symphony Presents: Going for Baroque

Posted on January 21, 2021 by | Leave a comment

The Long Bay Symphony continues its 2021 Classical Series with Going
for Baroque. Great classic pieces from the Baroque era are highlighted in this program, including Suite No. 1 from the beloved Water Music by George Friderich Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach’s Orchestral Suite in C, and concertos by the Italian master of works for solo performer and orchestra, Antonio Vivaldi, with Long Bay Symphony members as guest soloists. Plus, as an added feature, a select group of Long Bay Youth Symphony musicians will participate in this performance!


Join the Long Bay Symphony for the next Classical Series concert of the season on February 21 at 4:00 PM. This concert will be presented virtually, and tickets are $15 per household for access to the live stream. For more information and to purchase tickets, links can be found on the Long Bay Symphony website, Long Bay Symphony Facebook Events page and through our ticket partner TicketSpice.

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Strings: Romantic and Modern

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The Long Bay Symphony Orchestra Presents: Strings: Romantic and Modern, the first concert in a Classical Series to start the 2021 season! This concert will be streamed LIVE at First Presbyterian Church in Myrtle Beach on January 31 at 4:00 PM. Virtual tickets are $15 per household.

The Long Bay Symphony begins the new year with the first concert in the Classical Series for 2021, Strings: Romantic and Modern. This will be a concert exploring the wide expressive range of the string orchestra, peformed at First Presbyterian Church in Myrtle Beach. From the lush Romanticism of Italian opera master Giacomo Puccini’s somber elegy, Chyranthemums, to the neo-Baroque dance-like elegance of the “Holberg” Suite by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, the creativity and beauty of string music are sure to be showcased. Also, the musical character of the great Eastern European Jewish tradition is beautifully conveyed in Meira Warshauer’s Yiddish Fantasy, and both the progressive and accessible sides of Aaron Copland’s music will be explored.

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