Tray Wellington Band at Charleston Pour House (Deck)

Tray Wellington Band
Friday, Jan 17th 2025
Charleston Pour House (( Deck Stage))
early show
5pm doors/ 6pm show
2 sets
$12 General Admission

Tray Wellington Band
Tray Wellington is one of the most important new voices on 3-finger style banjo. He takes a forward-thinking approach to the instrument, subverting the whitewashed cultural touch points associated with the 5-string banjo by incorporating elements of jazz, bebop and hip-hop alongside his bluegrass roots. The result is an original vision for the instrument that blurs musical boundaries. Tray honed his skills playing bluegrass and old-time music in the southern Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. He won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Award in 2019 and, upon the release of his debut album Black Banjo, earned critical praise from tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
In his live shows and on recordings, he charts new territory for the instrument through his original compositions and incorporation of unlikely event.