Freight Train Blues: Orquesta GarDel
Location
Carrboro Town Commons 301 W Main Street, Carrboro, NC
Date & Time
June 7, 2024 — June 7, 2024
6:30 pm — 8:30 pm EST
Formed in 2006 by David Garcia and the late Nelson Delgado, Orquesta GarDel has evolved into a salsa-fusion group, blending various musical backgrounds including jazz, funk, blues, and R&B.
Freight Train Blues 2024
The Town of Carrboro, N.C., proudly presents the Music Maker Foundation’s Freight Train Blues series of live concerts every Friday evening between May 3 and June 21, 2024 at the Carrboro Town Commons, 301 W. Main Street. The series is a collaboration among Music Maker Foundation, the Town of Carrboro, WUNC 91.5 FM, and The Forests at Duke. Funding for this year’s series was also provided by the North Carolina Arts Council’s Spark the Arts initiative.
Bring your picnic, lawn chairs and blankets for a FREE evening of live music on the lawn. Public parking is available and free in downtown Carrboro.
Music Maker Foundation’s Freight Train Blues series honors Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten’s legacy in the world of roots music by emphasizing the cultural diversity, complexity, and vitality of her music and the music of many other artists local to her community and all over the country.
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