Musical acts announced for 2023 NIBROC Festival

Tim & Taylor will be at this year’s NIBROC Festival to perform live

This year’s NIBROC entertainment is brimming with talented musicians eager to share their love for music with anyone who will lend an ear.

The festival will take place from August 9 to 12, and live performances will occur each night at 7:30 p.m. There are bands from both the local area and from out of state.

On Thursday, August 10, Tim & Taylor will perform.

Tim & Taylor is composed of Tim and Taylor Gore. Taylor moved to Nashville from Grants Pass, Oregon, at 18. Tim grew up in Corbin, Kentucky, and came to Tennessee after graduating from the University of Kentucky.

They formed in 2014, married in 2021, and have released many music videos, singles, and albums. Tim and Taylor have worked with many Grammy award-winning producers and #1 hit songwriters in their years in Nashville.

They are currently playing over 200 shows a year nationwide and have released their new single, Asking for a Friend.

For more information, visit their website at www.timandtaylor.com.

Also Thursday will be local favorites County Wide, who is well known in this area and have rocked NIBROC several times in the past. Their website, countywideband.com, says of them, “A homegrown band based in Southeastern Kentucky, County Wide has an energetic show that excites and gets people on their feet.  County Wide is a Kentucky Rocking Country band that has a rapid growing fan base of supporting fans. County Wide songs represent the heart of Kentucky and the South, each original song pays homage to growing up and life in Southeastern Kentucky.”

On Friday, August 11, the local band Paint Creek will perform.

Paint Creek is a local band consisting of brothers Eric and Alec Poore, along with close friends Blake Phelps, Connor Wilson, and Justin Conn. They are newcomers that have spent the last two years taking the Kentucky music scene by storm.

Hailing from the foothills of Appalachia & boasting a resume that includes opening credits for four-time Grammy Award nominee Gary LeVox of Rascal Flatts (“What Hurts the Most”; “Bless the Broken Road”), two-time Grammy Award nominee James Otto (“Just Got Started Loving You”), and RIAA Certified Gold artist Trey Lewis, Paint Creek is now garnering recognition in their own right. They secured a 2022 nomination for Lexington’s ABC 36 News Viewer’s Choice Award for Best Music Act and a 2023 nomination for Country Act of the Year at the 9th Annual Lexington Music Awards.

For more information on Paint Creek, visit their website at www.paintcreekmusic.com.

Also on Friday, the entertainment act Band of Heathens follows.

Guitarist-vocalist Ed Jurdi describes the band as “good, mid-tempo rock and roll – that’s our breadbasket, and there’s not a lot of that music being made right now.”

The band consists of members currently scattered across the country but initially formed in Austin in the early 2000s.

“As Austin has evolved, the band has evolved too,” Jurdi said.

The band created a track about the aftermath of the pandemic and its impact on them and the people around them. The song was entitled “Simple Things.”

The band has remained proudly and fiercely independent since day one.

For more information on their story, visit their website at www.bandofheathens.com.

On Saturday, August 12, the band Bucktown Allstars from New Orleans will perform.

For the past 26 years, the band has performed a mix of rock, soul, funk, R&B, and legendary New Orleans classics.

The band has been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards, including several Gambit Reader’s Choice (1999, 2001, 2006) and Offbeat Best of the Beat (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) awards, as well as having been named New Orleans Favorite Local Band in 2000 and 2009 by the readers of New Orleans Magazine and in 2009 by the readers of Jefferson Life Magazine.

The guys in the Bucktown All-Stars pride themselves on ‘bringing their A game’ to every performance.

Built on a funky rhythm section and solid horn section, the band’s performances have led to being a first-call band for that special party situation.

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the group organized a fundraiser to help. The band used borrowed instruments to play and raised over $6,000 in two cathartic performances donated to MusiCares.

For more information, visit their website at www.bucktownallstars.com.

Also on Saturday, performer Paul Thorn will perform live.

Paul Thorne’s music touches contrasting themes, such as gospel, and love affairs, to more tender compositions.

Ultimately, no two Paul Thorn performances are alike; confirmation of such can be seen on his YouTube videos.

Seven years in the making, his works consist of all original material, some written by Thorn himself and others co-written with his friend and long-time manager Billy Maddox. He also co-wrote a song with his daughter Kitty Jones.

For more information, visit their website at www.paulthorn.com.