Update 9/29: Due to circumstances beyond our control, Mike Farris will be performing solo on Friday, October 1st, 2021. It will be an incredible performance!

Masks are recommended but not required.

Mark and Mary Thurston will present a concert by Grammy Award winning musician MIKE FARRIS and The Fortunate Few to benefit The SPOT Youth organization in Wilson, North Carolina. The concert will take place at Edna Boykin Cultural Center on Friday October 1st, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 p.m.). Tickets are $45 and are available at WAWtix.com.

Coming off of an incredible GRAMMY win for 2015’s SHINE FOR ALL THE PEOPLE (Best Roots Gospel Album), Nashville rocker Mike Farris keeps it earthy and personal on SILVER & STONE, (Compass Records, 2018). The title refers to his wife Julie’s wedding ring, and the album is a celebration of their 25 years of marriage and her steadfastness in sticking by him through his years of struggling with addiction and alcoholism. Now sober for 10 years, Farris has the energy and conviction of a man saved, a stack of anecdotes and life experiences that would make most people’s heads spin, and a soulful vocal delivery reminiscent of Sam Cooke or Otis Redding.

Mike Farris, former frontman of the mainstream rock group The Screamin’ Cheetah Wheelies, launched onto the scene with a major label release and quickly became darlings of the critics and fans alike due in part to the extraordinary controlled chaos of their lead singer’s vocal performances and stage charisma. www.MikeFarrisMusic.com

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"With a supersized voice filled with the electricity of Saturday night and the godly grace of Sunday mornings ." — Rolling Stone Country

“Surely, there are few artists whose persona belies their music more than Mike. Out of this diminutive, self-described southern boy comes an extraordinary soulful voice with a range, talent, and emotions that make him seem possessed.” - Terry Stewart, President and Chief Executive Officer, Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and Museum