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PineCone and the Town of Wake Forest continue to present free concerts in the summer and the fall in Wake Forest’s new E Carroll Joyner Park. These concerts are free and open to the public.

Located at 701 Harris Road, this 117 acre facility is the newest in the Wake Forest Parks system. The park includes a 1000 lawn seat amphitheatre, a performance area, the Walker garden, restored farm buildings and pecan grove, restrooms, pond, and approximately three miles of walking trails. Approximately 50% of the park will be open meadows.

PineCone and the Town of Wake Forest present
Big Fat Gap
NEW DATE! - Sunday, August 30, 5-7 p.m.
E Carroll Joyner Park, 701 Harris Rd
Wake Forest, N.C.
show info

Free and open to the public

Big Fat Gap is a back porch bluegrass band that has no plans to take Nashville by storm. Some of them even have day jobs. They just like to pick, they like each other, and it shows in their performances, which are known to be excellent for those who enjoy sweet three-part harmonies, smoking solos, and captivating stage dynamics.

PineCone and the Town of Wake Forest present
The Swang Brothers
Sunday, October 4, 3-5 p.m.
Joyner Park, 701 Harris Rd
Wake Forest, N.C.
show info

Free and open to the public

Formerly Edsel 500, the Swang Brothers play traditional rockabilly, swing, & blues. The trio's influences include a range of musicians, from Chet Atkins, Elvis, and Englebert Humperdinck to Dean Martin, Gene Vincent, and Conway Twitty.

PineCone presents a variety of free concerts each summer in partnership with Wake County towns. Currently, we have partnerships with the Town of Cary and with the Town of Wake Forest. Please note that the Town of Garner did not renew a contract with PineCone for the summer of 2009, so the Lake Benson concert series is no longer affiliated with PineCone. Read more here.

PineCone and the Town of Cary present
Chatham County Line
Saturday, May 16, 3-5 p.m.
Sertoma Amphitheater, Bond Park
Rain Site: Kiwanis Shelter
Cary, N.C.

Free and open to the public

Formed in Raleigh 10 years ago, the award-winning, Raleigh based Chatham County Line has traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe, winning awards in the bluegrass world and the singer-songwriter world. Dave Wilson, the band's lead singer and guitarist, does most of the group's songwriting. John Teer (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, back-up vocals), Chandler Holt (banjo, dobro, guitar), and Greg Readling (bass, pedal steel guitar, back-up vocals) provide the foundation for Wilson's creations while adding harmony and texture to make the music shine.

Read more

Visit Chatham County Line's website 

PineCone and the Town of Wake Forest present
The Grass Cats
Sunday, June 7, 3-5 p.m.
Holding Park
Wake Forest, N.C.

Free and open to the public

The Grass Cats show promises foot-stomping fiddle and banjo music, bluegrass classics, tight vocal harmonies, a capella style gospel quartets and chart-topping original songs. Though careful never to lose their traditional bluegrass footing, the Cats also perform cleverly arranged "covers" of songs from artists as diverse as Eric Clapton, Duke Ellington, Johnny Cash and The Who.

The Grass Cats are: Tim Woodall (banjo), Russell Johnson (mandolin), Chris Hill (fiddle), Steven Martin (rhythm guitar, lead vocal), and Lloyd Herring (bass).

The Grass Cats have been entertaining audiences for 10 years with their exciting live performances and critically acclaimed recordings.

Bring your family and friends, lawn chairs, and a picnic to Holding Park for an afternoon of music for the whole family!

Visit The Grass Cats' website

PineCone and the Town of Cary present
John Dee Holeman
Saturday, June 20, 3-5 p.m.
Sertoma Amphitheater, Bond Park
Rain Site: Kiwanis Shelter
Cary, N.C.

Free and open to the public

Durham bluesman John Dee Holeman, who has been awarded a National Heritage Fellowship (1988) by the National Endowment for the Arts and a North Carolina Heritage Award (1994) by the NC Arts Council, turns 80 this spring. 

Born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1929, John Dee grew up on a small farm and began playing the blues at the age of 14. Though he never met Blind Boy Fuller, John Dee credits Fuller with teaching him to play guitar. He says he learned to play by listening to Fuller's records and by playing with musicians who had learned directly from Fuller. Holeman uses both the Piedmont and Texas guitar styles in his playing.

Learn more about John Dee Holeman