The Daily Citizen, Dalton, GA

Outdoors

Discussion

Welcome to our online comments feature. To join the discussion, you must first register with Disqus and verify your email address. Once you do, your comments will post automatically. We welcome your thoughts and your opinions, including unpopular ones. We ask only that you keep the conversation civil and clean. We reserve the right to remove comments that are obscene, racist or abusive and statements that are false or unverifiable. Repeat offenders will be blocked. You may flag objectionable comments for review by a moderator.
comments powered by Disqus
March 15, 2010

Billy Jonas part of Waterfest weekend

Submitted by the Coosa River Basin Initiative Dalton Daily Citizen

ROME — Billy Jonas, an Asheville, N.C.--based songwriter and “industrial re-percussionist,” will perform a concert for children and adults April 17 as part of the Coosa River Basin Initiative’s (CRBI) WATERFEST X weekend.

The nationally recognized folk musician who last year was named to USA Today’s “Best Family Music List” performs much of his music on found and recycled objects such as tin cans and 50-gallon drums.

The performance is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at City Auditorium in downtown Rome and will culminate two days of paddlesports and environmental education through CRBI’s WATERFEST. 

Tickets are available now at www.coosa.org and in Rome at Kroger, Lavender Mountain Hardware, Blue Sky Outfitter, The Music Room and CRBI. Adult tickets are $12, student tickets age 6-18 are $6, and children under 6 receive free admission.

“This is a rare treat for Northwest Georgia,” said Joe Cook, CRBI executive director and riverkeeper. “Jonas performs at large festivals across the country, and we’ve been working on bringing him to Rome for two years.”

His performances are an explosion of energy in which everyone becomes part of the performance. Concerts begin with a simple "tuning" of the audience; from there a whimsical trajectory carries listeners through stories of life, love and triumph over "Murphy's Law."

Jonas' original pieces are played on fanciful "industrial re-percussion" instruments made from found objects. He sings in a clear tenor voice; his guitar work is adventurous, alternately percussive and lyrical. To listen to his music, visit www.billyjonas.com.

CRBI is partnering with local schools and faith communities to fill the 1,000-seat City Auditorium. Darlington School, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, First Baptist Church, Rodeph Sholom Congregation and others are supporting the concert.

Sponsors include Johnson Outdoors, Carlisle, Necky Kayaks, Ocean Kayak, Old Town Canoes & Kayaks, Extrasport, South 107, Q102, 93.5 Life FM, Georgia Power, Mohawk, Temple-Inland, Marglen Industries, Blue Sky Outfitter, SoyMet 101, The Villas at Coosawattee and WSB-TV and its Family 2 Family affiliates SCANA Energy, Kroger, Air Tran, Longhorn Steakhouse and Northside Hospital.

Proceeds from the concert benefit CRBI’s advocacy, education, water monitoring and restoration programs.

CRBI is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance with the mission of informing and empowering citizens to protect, preserve and restore North America’s most biologically diverse river basin.

 

Text Only
Outdoors