Carolina Chocolate Drops

With their 2010 Nonesuch debut, Genuine Negro Jig—which garnered a Best Traditional Folk Album Grammy—the Carolina Chocolate Drops proved that the old-time, fiddle and banjo-based music they’d so scrupulously researched and passionately performed could be a living, breathing, ever-evolving sound. Starting with material culled from the Piedmont of the Carolinas, they sought to freshly interpret this work, not merely recreate it, highlighting the central role African-Americans played in shaping our nation’s popular music from its beginnings more than a century ago. 

TICKETS: $20 CHM Members, $25 General Admission

For tickets, call 803.909.7313 or 803.909.7488

Part of the McCelvey Center Southern Sound Series. Throughout its long history, the Lowry Family Theater at the McCelvey Center has provided access to the performing arts. This historic theater seats over 500 guests, has a lovely 1920s ambiance and is noted for its remarkable acoustics. The theater is the setting for an annual music series, showcasing established and emerging musical acts whose work embodies the culture of the region.