New Molasses Creek Video is Out! Upcoming Tour to PA, Ocracoke Picking Parties, Singing for your Supper and more!

Howdy there Molasses Creek friends!


Right now we are sitting tight while Hurricane Hermine blows through. Overall it has been pretty mild here on Ocracoke . . . wind and lightning last night with gusts up around 60 mph, then calm in the morning as the eye came through. It is now noon, and the blustery gal is showing her colors again as the backside passes through. Aside from rain, there had been relatively little flooding until this morning. With high tide at 9:30 AM, islanders living right on the water have reported water coming up quickly and roads near Silver Lake and the sound getting flooded.  A DOT vehicle just passed by heading up Howard St, no doubt avoiding the flooding on Highway 12 around at the Fish House on Silver Lake.

Ocracoke Alive is hoping that Hermine will have blown through completely by tomorrow so that Capt. Rob can move the Skipjack Wilma Lee from her protective spot at the NPS Docks to over at her berth at the Community Square, all in preparation for the Annual Labor Day Sunday Gala Celebration. Tomorrow morning the organization will make the call on the event . . . if it is a go ahead, then we will be butterflying shrimp in the morning to get ready for Tom Pahl's special grilled seafood!

Molasses Creek tours to PA on Sept 23 & 24

Molasses Creek is very excited to be traveling north this month for two shows at the Bucks County Cabaret in New Hope, PA on September 23 & 24. We love playing in this area of the country and hope that you will spread the word amongst your compadres about the concerts. We will probably look to spend Sunday night (Sept 25) around the Philadelphia area to catch some sights, so if anyone wants to host a traveling band . . . just email us through the website at www.molassescreek.com/contact. We'll bring the fig preserves!

Molasses Creek's brand new video "You Go to Your Church & I'll go to Mine" is Live!

Our friends Andrea Tani of Florence Italy, and Matt Mitchell of NC have been hard a work completing the new Molasses Creek video that we shot right after the Ocrafolk Festival in June.  Now hot off the press you can see it above or by clicking this link. Thanks so much to them for all of their hard work. We had a great time!

The song is off our brand new album, People Get Ready, and should be going live on iTunes in about a week. Hard copies can be ordered through our website, and you can listen to samples of all the tracks at www.molassescreek.com/people-get-ready. Enjoy!

Deepwater Theater Shows Continue into the Fall on Ocracoke Island

On the eve of evacuation for Hurricane Hermine, we hold a mini concert at Deepwater Theater 

Traveling to Ocracoke this month? Come by and catch a live show at Deepwater Theater. Here are a list for the upcoming September dates for Molasses Creek, the Ocrafolk Opry, and Blackbeard: An (Historical/Hysterical) Account.

Blackbeard: An (Historical/Hysterical) Account. Monday, Sept 5 & 12. 7:30 PM
Ocrafolk Opry Show. Wednesdays 8:00 PM, Sept 7, 14, 21, 28. 8:00 OM
Molasses Creek. Thursdays, 8:00 PM. Sept 8, 15, 29.

Also, while on the island, come help Ocracoke Alive test new programming aboard the Skipjack Wilma Lee on Saturdays. Here is the schedule.

Saturday, September 11 & 24 ~ Skipjack Wilma Lee "Anatomy of a Sailboat" Workshop. 9:30 AM. Community Square Dock. Free. RSVP info@ocracokealive.org or 252-921-0260.
Saturday, September 17 & Oct 1 ~ Skipjack Wilma Lee "Buoy Bingo - Nautical Charts and Navigation" Workshop. 9:30 AM. Community Square Dock. Free. RSVP info@ocracokealive.org or 252-921-0260.

Gary Mitchell Gets the Movie Making Bug! 

Inspired by our recent Molasses Creek movie making activities, Gary has been working hard this last month, documenting band and Ocracoke activities so that you can find out a little more on our life on this small sandy spit. We have created a playlist entitled "Singing for your Supper." Here are some of the latest posts. Enjoy!

 Gary's wife, artist Kitty Mitchell, creates an Ocracoke Island Burning Woman Event.

 

Ocracoke Hermine Storm Party with special guests!

That's all for now. See you folks on down the road!
Gary, Fiddler Dave, Kim & Gerald
Molasses Creek.

Summertime Fun, Baking Fig Muffins with Fiddler Dave, and upcoming travels to New Hope, PA

Hey there friends,

We have had a busy Molasses Creek summer here on Ocracoke. The heat is on and figs are ripening quickly. Fiddler Dave and his household have been quickly picking and canning as much as possible. Gary Mitchell cycled up Howard Street for a video interview with him about making his famous Fig Muffins (recipe included). Check it out below.
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Molasses Creek tours to New Hope, PA in September

Molasses Creek will be traveling to play two dates at the Buck County Cabaret in New Hope, PA outside of Philadelphia on Friday, September 23rd & Saturday, Sept 24th. Click on the link below to find out more on how to get tickets to this dinner theater extravaganza! We hope to see you there!

Molasses Creek Shoots a "HOT" New Video for the People Get Ready Album. 

Right after the close of this year's Ocrafolk Festival, we had yet another international film adventure with our friends Andrea Tani (of Florence, Italy), and Matt Mitchell (of North Carolina). On a toasty summer day in early June, the Molasses Creek crew loaded up various vehicles with costumes and props and set forth to the northern end of Ocracoke Island to shoot a video for the song, "You Go to Your Church and I'll Go to Mine." The baking sun was just working itself into the sky at 9 AM when we spilled out onto the beach to begin work.

Most videos are split between clips of musical performance and footage of a storyline that may or may not have anything to do with the song. The song, "You Go to Your Church, I'll Go to Mine" celebrates the common humanity that knits together our diverse cultures throughout this great world. In the storyline for our video, Gerald Hampton (in full suit and top hat) plays a wandering vagabond that plops down next to a graveside, out of which springs the rest of the Molasses Creek band to join him in a musical reverie. All we can say is that digging your own grave in the sand at 4 PM in the summer afternoon is a bonding experience. We'll let ya know when one goes live!

Join Fiddler Dave & Gary Mitchell for a Tutorial on Fig Muffin Baking

You too can become a Fig Muffin Master. Take a look at this video!

Molasses Creek's "Holy Smoke" Video up and running!

Howdy folks!

Just wanted to let you know that we have posted a new video from our Waterbound album for the "Holy Smoke" song by Tommy Edwards! Many thanks for Andrea Tani, Alex Marton, Matt Mitchell, and Anna Rose for helping create this masterpiece! We are excited that Andrea and Anna will be coming back to the island to work with Ocracoke students on filmmaking during Arts Week in March.

Also, we wanted to let you know that we have unveiled the Deepwater Theater season for 2016. If you are coming to the island, you can pre-purchase tickets for shows at the Deepwater Theater page on our website.

For day-to-day happenings in the Molasses Creek world, visit our Facebook page.

Gary, Fiddler Dave, Kim, & Gerald
Your Molasses Creek crew!