Tag Archives: 3 Penny Acre

The Fayetteville Roots Festival grows up

August 26th, 2011 at 11:39 am

Last year, the Fayetteville Roots Festival had an evening, a venue and a few bands. It has certainly grown up this year. The event now spans three days, beginning today (Aug. 26) and continuing through Sunday (Aug. 28). It features … Continue reading

The Music of Sundown Town

February 16th, 2011 at 6:12 pm

The trailer for “Sundown Town.” Perhaps you’ve heard about the show “Sundown Town,” a world premiere production currently being staged by local professional theater company TheatreSquared. The show takes place in a fictionalized ‘Sundown Town,’ a very real kind of … Continue reading

Growing the Roots (festival)

January 6th, 2011 at 11:51 am

The Steel Wheels fly through the song “Red Wing.” They perform in Fayetteville tonight. Local folk/Americana band 3 Penny Acre, who created the Fayetteville Roots Festival last year, will be hosting the event again next August. But for those who … Continue reading

The weekend in music, with Paul Thorn and more

October 8th, 2010 at 6:03 am

Before he was an acclaimed songwriter, Paul Thorn was a professional boxer. He released his first album in 1997 and continues making Americana recordings, most recently, the 2010 release “Pimps and Preachers.” Thorn performs Saturday (Oct. 9) at Second Street … Continue reading

The Honey Dewdrops drop by

August 27th, 2010 at 1:39 pm

We told you a little earlier about the Fayetteville Roots Festival, which comes to Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville on Sunday (Aug. 29). So, maybe it’s time we told you about one of the bands. We asked a few questions of … Continue reading

Planting the roots in Fayetteville

August 27th, 2010 at 10:19 am

Roots Music is hard to define. It’s part folk, part jazz, part blues, maybe country or a whole lot more. Perhaps the easiest way to describe it, says Bryan Hembree of 3 Penny Acre, is just to know it has … Continue reading

A fabulous foursome: Four new releases from local acts debut this weekend

June 18th, 2010 at 1:13 pm

If you like local music, especially original local music, this is your weekend. The music of four different artists will be released this weekend. And, coincidentally, someone could attend all four release parties if they so desired. So, here’s where … Continue reading

Live tonight (March 24): Jonathan Byrd @ Greenhouse Grille

March 24th, 2010 at 10:33 am

Songwriter Johnathan Byrd, who won one of the prestigious Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk awards, will be in town for a show tonight (March 24) at the Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville. The performer has earned numerous accolades for his folky, … Continue reading

Shannon Wurst goes solo, confessional

March 5th, 2010 at 10:17 am

Shannon Wurst knows she had a good thing going in 3 Penny Acre. Their sound was pure, fun and, as she says, representative of the Ozarks. But she also knows her dream: to be a solo artist. So the Alma … Continue reading

Concert Wrap – 3 Penny Acre, Feb. 12 @ GoodFolk

February 13th, 2010 at 10:07 am

We know that good things come to an end. And one did on Friday night at GoodFolk Productions in Fayetteville, where local folk act 3 Penny Acre played their last set together as a quartet as guitarist/vocalist/banjo player Shannon Wurst … Continue reading