WoodSongs Dalton to present High Fidelity on Saturday

Published 11:17 am Tuesday, March 25, 2025

The WoodSongs Dalton Concert Series will feature High Fidelity on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Many folks remember the great bluegrass records from the 1950s and ‘60s. The power and soul of that music has won the hearts of people across the globe. Few bands have come along in recent years that directly draw their influence from that classic era of the music’s history. High Fidelity is a rising group whose love and devotion to that music is unsurpassed. The name alone says it all. How many record albums have you seen from the ‘50s and ‘60s that bear those words? Herein lies the heart of what this group of young performers is all about.

Formed in 2014, the group received its first honor with a first place win in the International Band Championship at the 40th Annual Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America Awards in February of that year. It was nominated for International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) New Artist of the Year for three years in a row, alongside several other nominations in the industry.

The band consists of four outstanding musicians and singers who are steeped in the sounds of tradition.

Jeremy Stephens, guitarist, banjoist and lead vocalist for the group, has worked for the world famous gospel group The Chuck Wagon Gang, on the television show “Ray Stevens’ Nashville” and most recently with Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys.

Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, fiddler and harmony vocalist, has worked with a who’s who of today’s traditional-based bluegrass performers, most notably Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys and Jim Lauderdale.

Kurt Stephenson handles banjo duties and harmony vocals. He is the 2010 National Bluegrass Banjo Champion.

Multi-instrumentalist and harmony vocalist Daniel Amick has won numerous instrumental contests across the Southeast and is a recipient of IBMA’s 2019 Instrumentalist of the Year Momentum Award.

The concert will be at First Presbyterian Church at 101 S. Selvidge St. in Dalton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., music starts at 7. Proceeds from the concerts will benefit the DEO Clinic with the mission to provide free healthcare to low-income, uninsured residents of Whitfield and Murray counties. Matching donor funds up to $2,500 per concert will be provided by Modern Woodmen of America. Tickets are $20 in advance and $24 on the day of the show. Advance tickets are available at the Dalton Freight Depot Gift Shop and Bigham Discount Music and online at http://woodsongsdalton.com.

Now in its 20th year, the DEO Clinic, a nonprofit medical clinic, has provided thousands of office visits to the underserved members of the greater Dalton community. DEO receives no state or federal government monetary support and depends on grants and the generosity of local donors and businesses.