Old Crow Medicine Show will hawk

musical elixir at Legends, Dec. 3

Once playing for donations on the streets of Nashville and later headlining the city’s historic Ryman Auditorium, Old Crow Medicine Show has come full circle playing its own brand of American roots music with a rock ‘n’ roll attitude.

The quintet will perform at Legends on the Appalachian State University campus Dec. 3 at 10 p.m. Tickets are $22 for students in advance and $25 for the public. Doors open at 9 p.m. Tickets are available at the Plemmons Student Union Information Desk and www.apps.appstate.edu.

The members of Old Crow Medicine Show met in New York state. They hit the road, traveling by van from city to city. They eventually settled for a year in North Carolina, where they ran into good fortune while playing in front of a local pharmacy in Boone to an impressed Doc Watson. The folk icon promptly scheduled the band to play at MerleFest.

Soon after, the band relocated to Nashville and found themselves gracing the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, opening for Dolly Parton, touring with Merle Haggard and regularly appearing on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion.”

Much of Old Crow Medicine Show’s success derives from the band’s relentless touring schedule. Between headlining shows and countless festivals (Bonnaroo, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, New Orleans Jazz Festival and more), the group is constantly on the road and thrives on its fans and live shows.

Old Crow Medicine Show’s members – Critter Fuqua, Kevin Hayes, Morgan Jahnig, Ketch Secor and Willie Watson – have made a name for themselves as energetic performers with an infectious spirit. Not only have they enjoyed success in North America, including appearances on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the soundtrack for the Oscar-nominated film “Transamerica,” the band also has toured the United Kingdom several times. Highlights there include an appearance on the BBC’s “Later with Jools Holland” and the Cambridge Folk Festival.

The concert is a BYOB event with a 6-pack or 72-ounce. limit. For more information, call 828-262-3030.