Musical Artist Palmyra &
Visual Artist Dabney Smith on May 30th
Daniel Boone Native Gardens (DBNG) is thrilled to announce the expansion of our free Thursday evening concert series- Roots in the Garden. The summer 2024 series will include eight concerts. The Americana music series opens on Thursday, May 30th with Virginia-based folk trio, Palmyra.
Each concert also features an artist creating a live painting to be auctioned off with the proceeds benefiting the gardens. Food trucks will include a new truck to our area, Hen House. Lost Province will provide a beer tent; Benchmark Provisions will provide a wine tent.
Picnics welcome! Beverages in plastic/aluminum only. Please, no furry friends in the gardens.
About Musical Artist: Palmyra
“Like the best folk often does, [Palmyra] balances melancholic yearning with intimate beauty, crafting a dance of lovely harmony and unadorned instrumentation.”
-Under The Radar, 2023
“Their voice(s) drips with a beautiful desperation, every single word holding an earnestness you don’t find just anywhere anymore.”
-The Alternative, 2023
Birthed in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, Palmyra explores the fusion of traditional folk string instruments, lush harmony, and earnest songwriting. The trio, now based in Richmond, captures the collective spirit of three Virginia natives: Teddy Chipouras, Mānoa Bell, and Sasha Landon. Often described as a distant cousin to The Avett Brothers and The Wood Brothers, Palmyra nods toward Appalachian and Midwestern Americana, with intricate arrangements that create the illusion of a full, larger-than-three ensemble.
The breakout folk trio has worked diligently to cement themselves as an unmistakable force in the Americana music landscape at large. Their forward momentum is propelled by their craftsmanship and dedication to an intimate performance experience; at the heart of the Palmyra is the evident love and regard that the three musicians share for each other and their craft.
Palmyra has directly supported Watchhouse, Mipso, and Illiterate Light, and has won honors and recognition from institutions including the historic Newport Folk Festival, American Songwriter, The Boston Globe, Under The Radar Magazine, Americanafest, and Floydfest.
About Visual Artist: Dabney Smith
Dabney Smith is an artist and art teacher living in Boone, NC, since 2005. She studied General Fine Arts and Arts Education at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore, where she earned both her BFA and MAT degrees. When not busy teaching Art at West Caldwell High School in Lenoir, NC, Smith focuses on creating large-scale, colorful murals. Examples of her mural work can be found in Boone at Lost Province Brewing Co. at Hardin Creek, Shear Shakti, The Annex/TApp Room, and in Lenoir at the Google Data Complex. She has also painted numerous murals for local schools, including Davenport A+ School, Lower Creek Elementary School and West Caldwell High School in Lenoir. Her mural work was recently featured in the August 2023 issue of “Our State magazine”.
Smith also serves as an Advisory Board Member for the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, which is part of Appalachian State University. She loves making art, teaching art and being part of the High Country community!
