Old Crow Medicine Show Coming to Morris Performing Arts Center, 4/1

Classic old-time string band Old Crow Medicine Show comes to the Morris Performing Arts Center on Friday, April 1, at 8:00 p.m. to perform their energetic American Roots folk music.

Tickets are $22.50, $27.50, $32.50 and $39.50 and are ON SALE Friday, February 12, at 10:00 a.m. Tickets will go on sale at the Morris Box Office, by phone at 574-235-9190 or 800-537-6415, or online at www.MorrisCenter.org. The Morris Box Office is open regular business hours Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is located at 211 North Michigan Street, South Bend, Indiana. Tickets can also be purchased with credit card at the Morris Ticket Outlet at the Hammes Bookstore & Café located in Eddy Street Commons, South Bend, IN.

Old Crow Medicine Show started by busking on street corners in New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He immediately invited the band to play at his MerleFest, helping to launch their career. Shortly thereafter the band relocated to Nashville for a residency at the Grand Ole Opry, where they entertained the crowd between shows.

It's been nearly 15 years since these humble beginnings, and the band has gone on to tour the world, sell over 800,000 albums, become frequent guests on A Prairie Home Companion, and play renowned festivals like Bonnaroo, Coachella, and the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival. In November of 2011 Old Crow's classic single, "Wagon Wheel", received the RIAA's Gold certification for selling over 500,000 copies.

In 2011 Old Crow found themselves embarking on the historic Railroad Revival Tour with Mumford and Sons, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. This tour had the bands riding a vintage train from California to New Orleans, playing shows along the way. The magic of this musical excursion across America's vast landscape is captured in the Emmet Malloy directed documentary, Big Easy Express.

Old Crow Medicine Show now have four studio albums to their name, 3 of which were released by Nettwerk Records - "O.C.M.S" and "Big Iron World" produced by David Rawlings, and "Tennessee Pusher" produced by Don Was. On their newest album, "Carry Me Back," Old Crow continue to craft classic American roots music while pushing themselves in new directions. "Carry Me Back," released by ATO Records and produced by Ted Hutt, represents a new stretch of road in the timeless journey of a rambling string band.

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