Trio to bring Irish and American folk tunes to Asheboro library

Travis Hicks

ASHEBORO – The traditional trio of Travis and Amelia Hicks and Scott Manring will present an evening of Irish and American folk music on a mix of string and wind instruments at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the Asheboro Public Library.

The performance, sponsored by Friends of the Library, is free and the public is invited.

Hicks, a professor of interior architecture at UNCG, will return for an encore performance on the Irish bagpipes and tin whistles, with daughter Amelia on guitar. They will be joined by Scott Manring, a Triad multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and performer on a variety of string instruments. 

In addition to his academic pursuits, Hicks grew up playing piano and singing in church. Inspired by Irish piper Paddy Moloney of The Chieftans, he took up traditional Irish music.

The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further information, call 336-318-6803.