Guitarists Steve and Penny Kilby at the Folk School

Flatpicking guitar champion Steve Kilby and his wife Penny will be featured in a free concert at the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, N.C. at 7:30 pm on Friday,October 13 The public is welcome to enjoy a public exhibition of Folk School student crafts from 6:40 - 7:00 p.m. in the Keith House Community Room, where the concert will be held. The Folk School Craft Shop will be open until 7:30 p.m.

Steve Kilby started playing guitar as a youngster to back up his fiddling grandfather at square dances and house parties in Wilkes County, N.C. In the past 30 years he has won numerous ribbons including six championships at Fiddlers' Grove and two first place ribbons at

the famous Galax, VA Fiddlers' Convention. In 1979 he was named North Carolina State Guitar Champion. Kilby's first solo CD entitled Steve Kilby, Plain and Fancy has some special guests playing with him including threetime national champion Steve Kaufman, National Heritage Award winner Wayne Henderson , national champion Robin Kessinger, and bluegrass legend George Shuffler. Steve's wife Penny provides solid rhythm accompaniment.

The Folk School concert schedule is available on the world wide web at http://www.folkschool.org. For further information call the Folk School at 828-837-2775 or 1-800- FOLK-SCH.