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| Jim Avett |
Avett, a
lifelong songwriter and musician, only turned to full time performing after
retiring from a welding business he operated for 35 years to provide for his
own family.
Now with
four albums to his name and international acclaim, Avett will anchor the second
installment of the 2019 Friends of the Library Sunset Signature Series at
7 p.m.
Friday, March 15, in downtown Asheboro’s historic Sunset Theatre.
The
performance, sponsored by the Heart of North Carolina Visitors Bureau, the City
of Asheboro and the Friends of the Randolph County Public Library, is free and
the public is invited. Seating is on a first-come first-served basis.
Avett’s
shows are a combination of beloved country tunes, his original ballads and
stories he tells to introduce the songs. His performances have been
characterized as spending the evening on the front porch, singing and talking
with a good friend.
A North
Carolina native who now lives in Cabarrus County, Avett released his first
album, Jim Avett and Family, in 2008. It featured sons Scott and Seth —
the Avett Brothers — and daughter Bonnie.
His next
album, 2010’s Tribes, featured original songs ranging from soulful love
ballads like the title track to the more lighthearted “Fight with a Bottle of
Booze” – and a murder ballad that will ring especially true with Randolph
County audiences, “Naomi.”
Listeners
could find classic country and early rock ‘n’ roll influences on Second
Chances in 2010, in which Avett drew on his life experiences to write songs
about love, boyhood memories and loss. He followed that with For His
Children and Ours in 2017.
The Sunset
Signature Series will feature two more events in 2019: author Jerry Bledsoe, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 2;
and UNC basketball titan Eric Montross,
7 p.m. Saturday, September 21.
The Sunset
Theatre is located at 234 Sunset Avenue. For further information, call
800-626-2672.
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