January 25, 2008
The Council will present Ain’t We Got Fun: A Musicale, featuring WP Haines and Co.  The 8 pm show at the Masonic Lodge will present a musical review of the late 1800s and early 1900s.  This pre-vaudeville era, sometimes known as the “Opulent Period”, was a time of high-stepping cakewalks, Ragtime, and impressionism.  The upright piano was being mass-produced, and sheet music was readily available.  The popular music of the day could now be played in everyone’s parlor, and the piano was the portable music player for the urban sound.  In Chicago, St. Louis, and New Orleans, if you went to a party, this is what you would hear.  And, if you went to a club, you might have heard a pop singer of the day, such as Bert Williams, singing these songs.

December 21, 2007
Jim Watson will perform his annual Christmas Concert.  For the third straight year, Watson is playing, in addition to his traditional Christmas show at the Cave, a second show in Hillsborough.  At each show, Watson will do one sing-along set, as he has right from the very first Cave show in 1986.  He'll pass out lyric sheets to help people with those tricky second and third verses.

September 28, 2007
Bo Lozoff  The music on the courthouse steps will feature Bo Lozoff & Friends- acoustic original folk/rock/country at its best.  The award-winning singer/songwriter has been intermittently writing and performing his songs for almost forty years. Three of the songs from his CD "Whatever It Takes" won awards in Billboard Magazine's World Song Contest. His newest release, November 2006, called "Eyes So Soft," has also won awards and garnered superlative reviews.

August 31, 2007
Chris Robinson has been performing for over 20 years, and is one of the area's premier musicians. His unique style of music provides an instrumental, inspirational journey with an infusion of jazz, Latin, urban and gospel sounds. Chris Robinson has truly combined his deep love for jazz, his love of gospel, Latin and contemporary urban sounds to create a work that will surely make the new artist a force to be reckoned with. On this release, he brings together some strong new material in addition to some familiar favorites and added a strong contemporary twist - one of the most important ingredients in an artist's success.

February 9, 2008
On February 9, the Council will host a performance of The Three Little Pigs by Opera Express at the Masonic Lodge (142 West King Street, Hillsborough, NC).  Opera Express is Opera Carolina's educational touring company that presents quality opera performances to students and their families throughout the Carolinas. Performances are tailored to K-5 age groups.  The Three Little Pigs is an adaptation by John Davies; Set to the music of four famous Mozart operas: Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute.  Join the three little pigs as they visit the library to learn how to build their houses.  The characters of Cherbino, Despina and Don Giovanni are introduced as well as our first childhood villain, the Big Bad Wolf, who devilishly attempts to blow down the little pigs' houses.  There will be a 10 am show and a 3 pm show.



January 20
Ira Wiggins (Jazz) at Burnside, 201 South Cameron Street.

February 10
Greg McCallum (Classical piano) at The Ashe House, 144 North Wake Street.

March 16
Tim Smith and Eileen Regan (Irish and other Celtic music) at The Mallett Mill House, 173 West Margaret Lane.

2007 Parlor Concert Series

January 21
Tres Chicas (Folk and country-blues) at Pilgrim's Rest, 116 West Queen Street.

February 18
Maggie McLeod and Friends (Classical and celtic) at 215 Hillsborough Avenue.

March18
Laura Ridgeway and Lindsay Rosebrock (Jazz) at The Ashe House, 144 North Wake Street.

2008 Regulators' Traditional Music Series

Concerts that feature North Carolina artists showcasing musical traditions that can be heard throughout the state. The music reflects the cultural influences of community heritage and historic roots. Programs include folk, gospel, Cajun, Celtic, Latin and contemporary music.

March 1
The Traditional Music Series - "Music from Appalachia" with Bruce Greene, Don Pedi, Loy McWhirter and Carl Jones will perform at 7:30 pm at the Masonic Lodge (142 West King Street, Hillsborough, NC).  Click here for flyer.