Molasses Creek Still Performing This Weekend in New Bern

Hello from Molasses Creek!
 
We wanted to make sure that everyone knew that Molasses Creek is still coming to perform on Sunday, Sept 15 from 11 AM-1 PM at the Farmer's Market in New Bern. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Now for more news on Hurricane Dorian and Ocracoke Island. . . 
The amount of destruction in Ocracoke Village is truly stunning. Hurricane Dorian brought the largest tidal swell in recorded history, topping Hurricane Matthew of two years ago by an estimated three feet. The surge flooded homes and businesses previously thought to be out of reach, frightening many experienced islanders used to the tempestuous ebb and flow of life on this remote barrier island.

Driving around this small town, the impact can be seen in the mountains of furniture, mattresses and debris growing in front of almost every building, and in the hundreds of cars washed every direction throughout Ocracoke.

The Red Cross, Coast Guard, US military, and many volunteer organizations have been on the scene offering the critical aid needed by just about everyone . . . meals, supplies, gas, muscle to move out appliances and tear out waterlogged insulation.

The level of water at Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater (a place that we are used scrubbing out after storms), was about four inches above the bottom of the windowsills.

Thanks to everyone who has been checking in and lending their support. If you would like to make a general donation to the Ocracoke Community, the Outer Banks Community Foundation has set up a Disaster Relief Fund at https://www.obcf.org/donate-now/disaster-relief-fund-donate/.

You can also make a donation towards Ocracoke Alive to aid in getting their home base of Deepwater Theater back up and running by following this link.

Sept 21,Shrimp Off to be Rescheduled
The Shrimp Off fundraising event previously scheduled for Sept21 concert previously scheduled for September will be rescheduled for the spring.. . our remaining concerts scheduled this season on Ocracoke Island have been cancelled due to the destruction brought by Hurricane Dorian.

All the best!

Molasses Creek
Gary, Fiddler Dave, Kim & Gerald
 
Sept 15, 11 AM-1 PM, New Bern Farmer’s Market, NC ~ Molasses Creek Fundraising Concert for St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Following nearly a year of helping the New Bern community and church members in hardship situations to recover from Hurricane Florence, St. Andrew Lutheran Church is looking to repair their church sanctuary.  Molasses Creek Band will be assisting them with a fund raising concert on Sept. 15 from 11 am – 1 pm.  Tickets will be available Aug. 30th– Sept. 14th via email to:  standrew1605@suddenlinkmail.com or by calling 252-637-5879 between 9 am  and noon Monday through Friday. Tickets are $15.00 (additional contributions welcome) and may be purchased with cash or check only payable to:  St. Andrew Lutheran Church.
 
Rescheduled for Spring (Previously Sept 21) Molasses Creek at the Core Sound Shrimp Off, Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The Core Sound Shrimp Off is a fundraising event to benefit the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum of Harker’s Island which was hit hard by Hurricane Florence last year. This event is Hometown Cooks vs. World-Famous Chefs, Shrimp Cooked Any Way You Like Em! The event will also feature the Heritage Exhibition ~ Remembering the People and Places of Core Sound Shrimping. Come join the fun! www.coresound.com
 
Sept 12, 19, 26, Molasses Creek in Concerts at Deepwater Theater, Ocracoke Island, NC Cancelled due to Hurricane Dorian

Molasses Creek Hurricane Fundraising Concerts in Eastern NC in September

Hello from Molasses Creek! We are currently hunkered down across the state of North Carolina, waiting for Hurricane Dorian to pass and hoping for the best for our friends and family on Ocracoke and in Eastern, NC as the storm works its way up the coast. We will keep you posted on the storm’s effects as news comes in. In the meantime, we did want to remind everyone about our upcoming concerts for this month. Ironically, two of these concerts are fundraisers for communities that bore the heavy hand of hurricane Florence almost exactly a year ago. These concerts will be an inspiring opportunity for you to come out and show your support! All the best! Molasses Creek Gary, Fiddler Dave, Kim & Gerald Sept 15, 11 AM-1 PM, New Bern Farmer’s Market, NC ~ Molasses Creek Fundraising Concert for St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Following nearly a year of helping the New Bern community and church members in hardship situations to recover from Hurricane Florence, St. Andrew Lutheran Church is looking to repair their church sanctuary.  Molasses Creek Band will be assisting them with a fund raising concert on Sept. 15 from 11 am – 1 pm.  Tickets will be available Aug. 30th– Sept. 14th via email to:  standrew1605@suddenlinkmail.com or by calling 252-637-5879 between 9 am  and noon Monday through Friday. Tickets are $15.00 (additional contributions welcome) and may be purchased with cash or check only payable to:  St. Andrew Lutheran Church. Sept 21, 6-9 PM, Molasses Creek at the Core Sound Shrimp Off, Crystal Coast Civic Center, Morehead City, NC. The Core Sound Shrimp Off is a fundraising event to benefit the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum of Harker’s Island which was hit hard by Hurricane Florence last year. This event is Hometown Cooks vs. World-Famous Chefs, Shrimp Cooked Any Way You Like Em! The event will also feature the Heritage Exhibition ~ Remembering the People and Places of Core Sound Shrimping. Come join the fun! www.coresound.com Sept 12, 19, 26, Molasses Creek in Concert at Deepwater Theater, Ocracoke Island, NC. Coming to Ocracoke this month? Hope to see you on Thursday nights at our home base, Ocracoke Alive’s Deepwater Theater! Tickets available at molassescreek.com October 20-25, Ocrafolk School Fall Retreat, Ocracoke Island, NC   October 20-25, don’t forget to join Gary and Fiddler Dave for an incredible retreat on Ocracoke Island at the historic Berkley Manor. October 20-25, 2019, Ocracoke Alive's Ocrafolk School will offer an insider’s guide to Ocracoke Island that will spark your creativity and sense of community.  Based at the historic Berkley Manor, our inspiring instructors guide adult participants of all experience levels through their choice of one of six specialized courses: Cooking with Island Chefs, Jewelry Making, Mind and Body Renewal, Carving & Painting a Redhead Duck Decoy, Drawing with Love (and a Little Science), and Exploring Ocracoke’s Past, Present, & Future. Small class sizes allow for individualized attention from teachers.             Only accessible by ferry, North Carolina's remote Ocracoke is an enchanting step out of modern times into a world of captivating natural beauty, rich maritime history, ghostly shipwrecks, heroic lifesavers, crafty pirates, and a community of 1000 independently minded residents.               Explore the island in a way you never thought possible; take walkabouts with a resident guide, savor incredible local food (seafood!) in a group setting, make new friends, and enjoy talented local musicians and storytellers. Wow! It's going to be GREAT!                Tuition for all classes is $725 and includes Group Activities & Meals (4 Dinners, 5 Breakfasts). Proceeds from Ocrafolk School support student and community programming on Ocracoke Island. www.ocracokealive.org Molasses Creek releases 17th album, Catch the Wind. Nobody puts Molasses Creek in a box. That may be because of their claustrophobia and personal space issues. But it has manifested in a 26 year run of unpredictable and delightful musical choices. Each member contributes ideas and original music. They move between whimsical and sincere in a way that makes you believe that balancing both might be the key to life. Molasses Creek up -- blood pressure down. Try it. It works. ~ Louis Allen Our new album, Catch the Wind, came out in hard copy for June’s Ocrafolk Festival, and has just been released on iTunes and other online distributors. You can listen to tracks on our Molasses Creek website at www.molassescreek.com. The recording features original songs by all four band members (yes, even Gerald gets in on the action and sings!) as well as audience favorites. Gary leads the ensemble with new versions of his classics, Homemade Music and Can We Agree on Love, Fiddler Dave yodelee-hee-hoos his way into comic social commentary on Fake News, Kim offers a romantic tribute to Ocracoke Island in her sweet audience favorite, Highway 12, and our instrumental maker Gerald Hampton, delivers sweet fingerpicking and wry reminder to his bandmates about the responsibilities of caretaking for one of his children (Gary and Kim each have one of his guitars and they are featured on this song). There are also hot pickin' tunes, mountain melodies, and some classic folk songs. Pick up yer copy today! Molasses Creek's Catch the Wind Song List 1 -Catch the Wind 2 –Highway 12 3 –Homemade Music 4 –Fake News 5 –Blackberry Blossom 6 –Luthier’s Lament 7 –Blackbeard Boogie 8 –Minor Swing Thing 9 –Old People in Love 10 -Today 11 –Angeline the Baker 12 –Can We Agree On Love 13 -Dream