The Cook Shack Community
Blowing Rock School Auditorium (click for map)
Saturday, June 21st, 2008 at 8 PM
The Cook
Shack is a small grill and community store owned and operated by Myles & Pal
Ireland and serving the Union Grove community for more than 40 years. The
term, “Cook Shack,” actually refers to the slang term used in prisons for
the camp cafeteria. Since Myles Ireland made a career in law enforcement and
as an officer in the North Carolina Prison System, the name seemed to fit.
It is indeed a special place for music and community.
The Cook Shack is known for wonderful music and good food and it’s located in music rich northern Iredell County where rural values and farms still are found. It is just down the road on Highway 901 from Fiddlers’ Grove, home to the longest continuously run old-time and bluegrass festival operated in North America. Ironically, Union Grove is also located just down the road from the town of Harmony, but really most of the "harmony" is found at the Cook Shack. In Union Grove it seems that everybody either plays one or more musical instruments and/or is a singer. Consequently, the Cook Shack is aptly situated in the heart of a thriving and real American traditional music scene, and it represents that love of music extremely well.
Visit their website: http://uniongrovemusic.site.voila.fr/page1.html
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