Route 60 Music Co. frequently hosts in store concerts, open mics, clinics and contests that may be of interest to you. Please check the events page often so as not to miss something and check out the gallery of past events.
Route 60 Music presents a night with country music troubadour Larry Cordle!!
Larry Cordle was born and raised on a small family farm in
eastern Kentucky. Cordle's music has been recorded and featured on albums by
artists such as Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Rhonda Vincent, Garth Brooks,
George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Reba McEntire, Diamond Rio, Alan Jackson, Trace
Adkins and many others.
Along with an IBMA song of the year award, Larry
Cordle has received Grammy nominations and his lead & harmony singing is
featured on Livin, Lovin, Losin: A Tribute to the Louvin Brothers. This album
won a Grammy for Best Country Album in 2003 and Recorded Event of the Year by
IBMA in 2004.
Tickets are $10 and seating is limited, so please reserve
your seat as soon as possible!!
~Todd Burge - Parkersburg based singer songwriter with a penchant for
writing heartfelt and hard hitting songs that can be appreciated from
folk to country and back again. http://www.facebook.com/toddburgemusic
The Taylor Guitars Road Show is all about guitars, giving you a chance to talk shop with our team
from the Taylor factory. Whether you're new to Taylor, a longtime Taylor owner, or thinking
about getting your first guitar, we think you'll find our Road Show a fun, informative event.
Our shows feature:
A demo of how acoustic guitar shapes and
woods affect tone
The Taylor "Petting Zoo," where you can sample a variety of Taylor guitars
A wide selection of Taylor guitars for sale, including new models and one-offs
Free TaylorWare, Elixir® Strings, & digital subscriptions to Premier Guitar magazine, while supplies last
A chance to win a custom Taylor guitar*
*Winner is responsible for applicable taxes. Void where prohibited.
June 24, 7:30 pm - The Farewell Drifters $10.00
The Farewell Drifters create harmonic roots music that draws influence from the traditions of folk, 60’s revolutionary pop, bluegrass, film scores, and their young Nashville peers. They have been wowing audiences everywhere from MerleFest to rock clubs to intimate listening rooms with their dynamic performances, and their 2010 album Yellow Tag Mondays debuted at number 10 on the Billboard Bluegrass chart. Echo Boom, the follow up album, is due out June 7, 2011. Seating is limited to about 100 for this performance.
Song after song, cut after cut, hit after hit, Dean Dillon remains one of the most successful songwriters in the history of Country Music. Many notable recordings of his songs by George Strait, Dave Matthews, Kenny Chesney and many others top the charts. He'll be here, in person, performing new songs from his just finished 10 song recording, "Feather of a Different Bird" as well as a few of the songs that are now considered standards of the genre. Please join us for an evening of great entertainment.
Widely respected as one of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. She is host of the renowned "Muriel Anderson's ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®" and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity.
Her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. Her unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band, one minute launching into a Beatles tune and the next, Chopin's Minute Waltz. Touring in the USA and internationally year round, she continually amazes audiences with her technique and endears them with her sense of humor. Recently she has teamed up with Germany’s finest nouveau Flamenco duo, TIERRA NEGRA, adding a new dimension and excitement to her music.
Certified Master Guitarist, Ray Cummins, a legendary, nationally known guitarist, is one of the most entertaining guitar players in the world. He has played many festivals, concert halls, fairs, gospel concerts, and many other venues including playing with major symphony orchestras as the guest artist. This versatile guitarist plays pop, country, rock, jazz fusion, gospel, classical and flamenco. He is a finger picker, who is often compared to the late Chet Atkins, who was considered the master of playing fingerstyle guitar. Cummins describes his fingerstyle playing as being, “a la Chet Atkins”. He says, “There aren't many people playing this style. It takes a life time of work to accomplish this style, playing the melody and alternating the bass at the same time. You can play classical and many other styles by using the finger style technique". Many of Ray's peers say that he plays closer to Atkins than anyone. Ray plays a large variety of music . Ray says that he tries to play the most entertaining songs and arrangements that everyone would enjoy. Over the years he has developed his own touch giving him his unique sound. Also, Ray has made over 200 solo appearances on television, including Hee Haw and the Nashville Network Cable TV show, Nashville Now. Additionally, Cummins performed alongside Les Paul in NY City at The Iridium, Bill Anderson, Lenny Breau, Roy Clark, Kenny Price, Don Gibson, Jim Hutton, Charlie Louvin, Bill Monroe, Louie Nye, The Osborne Brothers, Tex Ritter, Betty Jean Robinson, Cybil Shephard, Cal Smith, St. Johns River City Band, Merle Travis, Ernest Tubb, Billy Walker, Leona Williams, and many others. Ray has played on the Grand Old Opry and Ernest Tubb's Midnight jamboree. Ray also has a career as a gospel artist playing many churches and gospel shows. Ray plays on 3 compilation CDs a year as a featured artist with many people from the Bill Gaither videos and they are sent to 1200 radio stations. Ray is also developing quite a name in Nashville as an independent record producer. RAY CUMMINS HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY CHET ATKINS, AL HIRT, AND LES PAUL 3 HEAVY WEIGHTS IN THE MUSIC WORLD "Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around" . . . .the late Chet Atkins "Ray Cummins is one of the best" "Great Pickin". . Les Paul "The greatest guitarist I ever heard". . .the late trumpeter Al Hirt..... Cummins played on over 500 recordings as a studio musician. Ray has made several solo albums, that he sells at his concerts, and recently released a new one titled Guitar Varieties.
Widely respected as one of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. She is host of the renowned "Muriel Anderson's ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT®" and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity.
Certified Master Guitarist, Ray Cummins, a legendary, nationally known guitarist, is one of the most entertaining guitar players in the world. He has played many festivals, concert halls, fairs, gospel concerts, and many other venues including playing with major symphony orchestras as the guest artist. This versatile guitarist plays pop, country, rock, jazz fusion, gospel, classical and flamenco. He is a finger picker, who is often compared to the late Chet Atkins, who was considered the master of playing fingerstyle guitar. Cummins describes his fingerstyle playing as being, “a la Chet Atkins”. He says, “There aren't many people playing this style. It takes a life time of work to accomplish this style, playing the melody and alternating the bass at the same time. You can play classical and many other styles by using the finger style technique". Many of Ray's peers say that he plays closer to Atkins than anyone. Ray plays a large variety of music . Ray says that he tries to play the most entertaining songs and arrangements that everyone would enjoy. Over the years he has developed his own touch giving him his unique sound. Also, Ray has made over 200 solo appearances on television, including Hee Haw and the Nashville Network Cable TV show, Nashville Now. Additionally, Cummins performed alongside Les Paul in NY City at The Iridium, Bill Anderson, Lenny Breau, Roy Clark, Kenny Price, Don Gibson, Jim Hutton, Charlie Louvin, Bill Monroe, Louie Nye, The Osborne Brothers, Tex Ritter, Betty Jean Robinson, Cybil Shephard, Cal Smith, St. Johns River City Band, Merle Travis, Ernest Tubb, Billy Walker, Leona Williams, and many others. Ray has played on the Grand Old Opry and Ernest Tubb's Midnight jamboree. Ray also has a career as a gospel artist playing many churches and gospel shows. Ray plays on 3 compilation CDs a year as a featured artist with many people from the Bill Gaither videos and they are sent to 1200 radio stations. Ray is also developing quite a name in Nashville as an independent record producer. RAY CUMMINS HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY CHET ATKINS, AL HIRT, AND LES PAUL 3 HEAVY WEIGHTS IN THE MUSIC WORLD "Ray Cummins is my good friend and one of the best finger pickers around" . . . .the late Chet Atkins "Ray Cummins is one of the best" "Great Pickin". . Les Paul "The greatest guitarist I ever heard". . .the late trumpeter Al Hirt..... Cummins played on over 500 recordings as a studio musician. Ray has made several solo albums, that he sells at his concerts, and recently released a new one titled Guitar Varieties.