The Winter Music Series at Beech Mountain Brewing Co. brings a lineup of diverse bands all season long. This family-friendly brewery offers a full selection of craft brews across multiple taps, specialty cocktails in the speakeasy-style Red Baron Room, and a full menu to enjoy with the music.

Born and raised in North Carolina, the Tan and Sober Gentlemen began taking in the songs, stories, and tunes that make up their beloved state’s musical tradition before they could talk. The music of the Carolinas, (and Appalachia in general) stems from the marriage of the Irish fiddle and the African banjo, which first met in the American South before the Revolution. The Tan and Sober Gentlemen aim to bring these traditions full circle. They play Irish tunes, ballads, and pub songs right next to the Appalachian fiddle tunes of their youth, melding the two into what they call “Irish-American hillbilly music.”