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Family gospel concert set for Jan. 11
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Published: January 1, 2009
Mooresville Concerts will present The Cockman Family at 3 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 11, at The Charles Mack Citizens Center.
The Cockman Family Bluegrass Gospel Group is made up of four brothers, their sister and father. They have a unique bluegrass gospel style, with harmonies, original songs and original arrangements of old gospel songs have been immensely popular with their audiences.
The Cockman Family is featured in an hour-long PBS television program titled "Maker of the Stars: A Cockman Family Christmas," shown on American Public Television. They also appear in a series of seven, one hour PBS television specials, "The Arthur Smith Show, Now & Then."
The Cockman Family has been nominated for Bluegrass Artists of the Year, Instrumentalist of the Year and Bluegrass Band of the Year by the Country Gospel Music Association, and for Gold Cross Bluegrass Group of the Year by the International Country Gospel Music Association. The Cockman Family was also selected as one of "The 12 Most Creative Families In America" by American Greetings Cards and USA Today Weekend.
Tickets are on sale at The Charles Mack Citizens Center, 215 N. Main Street, Mooresville, (704) 662-3334, or the Mooresville Recreation Office, 418 Carpenter Avenue (704) 663-7026. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 10 and under.
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