Dancing on the Square with Bill Pruett
Introducing Bill Pruett –
Banjo player Bill Pruett is a living legend — he’s been playing guitar and banjo when he was just six or seven years old, growing up in the Balsam Gap area near Waynesville. As a teenager Bill sometimes accompanied the legendary Samantha Bumgarner at the courthouse in Sylva — she affectionately called him “Cottontop.”
Bill’s bluegrass career includes a stint with Bill Monroe’s Blue Grass Boys, the band that gave bluegrass music its very name. He has also shared the stage with other bluegrass royalty — Mac Wiseman, Chubby Wise, Josh Graves, and Joe Stuart among them. He has always enjoyed picking for the joy of it but he managed to pick up a Florida State Banjo Championship along the way, anyway.
Bill loves the older mountain tunes including old-time, Scottish, and Irish music. He doesn’t plan to retire unless his mind or fingers quit first!
What Is Dancing on the Square?
Bring your dancing shoes and get ready to have fun! In Robbinsville, NC we have a long standing tradition of dancing in the streets — join us every Friday night from May through August for a live band performing dance music.
Photo Credit: Darryl Cannon
This Is A Rain Or Shine Event
In case of rain dance will be in Graham County Community Building located at 196 Knight Street Robbinsville, NC
