'Cool Summer Nights Concert Series' to start Sunday evening at the Gathering House at The Homeplace

Brett Franklin, Leslie Penn, Blake Jones and Bill Penn played
during the jam session before the first concert last winter.

The "Cool Summer Nights Concert Series" begins Sunday evening, at an alternate location. Because rain is forecast, it will be held at the Gathering House at the entrance to The Homeplace at Midway.

"We may move it outside at the Homeplace if the weather is nice," organizer and performer Blake Jones told the Messenger. "Just don’t want us to set up at Walter Bradley [Park] and get rained out."

The concert, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., will feature singer-songwriter Maggie Lander, guitar slinger Dale "Tonedr" Adams, and Jones, who plays several instruments, for an evening of acoustic music ranging from blues to bluegrass.

The evening will begin with an open jam session at 6 p.m. The Gathering House was the site for the "On a Winter's Night Community Artist Showcase" last winter.

Jones, who is also a singer-songwriter, has lived in Midway with his family since 2000. He grew up in a family of eight and traveled the country with The Jones Family Band, with which he stills plays at the Midway Fall Festivals. His music ranges from traditional bluegrass to contemporary folk music. He teaches in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky, and is a therapist in private practice.