Scuffletown at The Stage
By WTJU
Date: 02/06/2025
Time: 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Scuffletown returns to The Stage for a special concert on the fourth night of the Folk Marathon in support of their favorite radio station.
This is a free event, open to all. But it is of course a fundraiser, so call in those pledges at 434-924-3959 or online at wtju.net/donate. You can also listen to on the radio (91.1 FM) or on-line, and even video stream it at WTJU’s Facebook page or YouTube channel. But concerts always sound better with you as part of the studio audience. WTJU is located at 2244 Ivy Rd in Charlottesville, right next door to Vivace. There is plenty of parking, both in our lot as well as the Sentara lot next door.
This week’s evening performances during the Folk Marathon are supported by The Music Resource Center, Charlottesville. For over 20 years, The Music Resource Center has helped sixth through 12th graders achieve their musical goals. Learn more at musicresourcecenter.org. MRC… empowering tomorrow’s community leaders through the universal language of music.
Scuffletown is an acoustic duo featuring Marc Carraway on guitar and vocals and John Whitlow on harmonica, accordion, flute and vocals. The band has performed high-energy original and acoustic roots music for over 25 years and has recorded 4 acclaimed albums along the way. Marc and John have opened for Tony Rice, Buckwheat Zydeco, Pierce Pettis, Cephas and Wiggins and many others, and have shared stages with Tom Paxton, Jesse Colin Young and John Stewart.
Matty Metcalfe is an accomplished and much-recognized multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and vocalist. He has performed with numerous national touring acts (Robert Randolph, Bonnie Prince Billy, Getty Family) on instruments as diverse as accordion, keyboards, guitar and banjo. In addition to international tours, Mr. Metcalfe has performed at the Grand Ol Opry, Kennedy Center and Washington’s DC’s famous Blues Alley. In August 2021 he was chosen for a front page feature in the Wall Street Journal that centered on his life as a musician who was returning to work after the COVID lockdown.
Scuffletown and Matty Metcalfe have performed together many times at concerts and clubs throughout central Virginia and Ireland, where their mix of thoughtful and energetic original songs, classic roots and blues Americana, punctuated with a mix of classic country, jazz, swing and reggae tunes, has been enthusiastically received.
