The first review is in for Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming, that just opened Sunday night, and it is a rave. David Woods in The Main ARTery Magazine says the performances are wonderful, the music delightful, and he's planning on coming back for a second trip!
Here's a brief quote:
On moving to West Virginia 15 years ago, one hope was visiting weekly bluegrass bands at places like Luckett’s in Virginia. Now, I can drive a bit further to Wayside & hear different, but equally appealing, music -- plus both touching & hilarious dramatic moments. Visit Wayside’s Royal Phoenix soon. You won’t regret it!
(I'd link to the review but it isn't published yet, as we just got an email heads up and in fact, I'm not sure they have an on-line presence.)
Hopefully this is the first of many such raves.
