The Turnage Theater in Images: a Retrospect in Melody - Chapter V | Eastern North Carolina Now

From left to right: Fiddler Dave, Gary Mitchell, Marcy Brenner singing "Java Jive" - Above. Lou Catro and Fiddler Dave Tweedie find a melodic groove: Below.     photos by Stan Deatherage
Wife and Husband: Marcy Brenner on electric bass, Lou Castro on dobro, making that sliding sound - above. The Molasses Creek string trio: Gary Mitchell on guitar, Lou Castro on electric bass, Dave Tweedie on the fiddle - below.     photos by Stan Deatherage
More strings, more American Folk / Bluegrass: Dave Tweddie - fiddle, Marcy Brenner and Gary Mitchell - acoustic 6-string guitars: Above. Fiddler Dave doing what he does best: Below.     photos by Stan Deatherage
These last two images are my last ditch effort, on the stage of the Turnage Theater, to make a pictorial record of what may never be again: Above and below.     photos by Stan Deatherage

   Marcy Brenner once told me, "We love playing the Turnage Theater. Our sound is rich when we are upon that stage. There are some marvelous acoustics in the old building."

   I, as well as many others, pray that there will be future occasions when the wonderful sound of Molasses Creek will have the opportunity to waft through that "old building" once again.

    And just one more side note: This show by Molasses Creek was one of the top six shows that I saw at the Turnage Theater since June 30, 2009.

    Publisher's note: This series to be continued in The Turnage Theater in Images: a Retrospect in Melody - Chapter VI.

Here below is a music video of the April Verch Trio, with April doing her best "happy feet" rendition of the Ottawa Valley Stepdancing. It is exceptionally good quality.


Here below is Molasses Creek doing a compilation of "That's What I Like About You," "Java Jive," and a few others. The video is of excellent quality.