Events / Performance Archive

Past Performances

So many artists. So many evenings to remember. Explore the musicians, theatre companies and community performances that have filled the Pocahontas County Opera House stage.

2007–2026 recorded history20 seasons represented299 archive entries
2026–2027Through October 20265 entries
  1. The Rustic Mechanicals: A Midsummer Night's DreamTheater
  2. July 20–25, 2026
    Missoula Children's Theatre Camp: The Frog PrinceChildren's Theater
  3. September 11–13, 2026
    Catch Me If You CanTheater
  4. Kelton BoblitsRagtime / Piano
  5. Pressing StringsSoul / Roots / Rock
2025–202613 entries
  1. The Rustic MechanicalsTheater
  2. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  3. Hackensaw BoysAmericana
  4. Cristina VaneBlues
  5. DriftwoodRock
  6. MiramarWorld
  7. Tom Roberts / Charlie Chaplin Silent Film NightFilm/Piano
  8. Opry NightOld Time
  9. Minor SwingJazz
  10. Joe Stamm BandCountry
  11. The Bing BrothersOld Time
  12. Ben SolleeFolk
  13. Dakota Karper CollectiveOld Time
2024–202514 entries
  1. Rustic MechanicalsShakespeare
  2. Kindred ValleyBluegrass
  3. ALASHWorld
  4. The OnliesAmericana/Folk
  5. Piedmont BluzBlues
  6. Craig KargesMagic Show
  7. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  8. Opry Night Story SessionsOld Time
  9. The Bing BrothersOld-Time
  10. The State BirdsOld-Time
  11. Bruce MolskyOld-Time/Americana
  12. Glen SheltonCountry
  13. Nora Jane StruthersAmericana
  14. Andes MantaWorld
2023–202416 entries

Restored from season records and archived event announcements.

  1. June 26–July 1, 2023
    Missoula Children’s Theatre CampChildren’s Theater
  2. September 15–16, 2023
    Pocahontas County Drama Workshop: The Cocktail HourTheater
  3. Vanessa CollierBlues / Funk / Soul
  4. The Rustic Mechanicals: The Age of Rebels and RevelsTheater
  5. Dom FlemonsAmerican Roots
  6. Mike Gillespie Jazz Flute QuartetJazz
  7. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  8. Greenbrier Valley Theatre: A Christmas CarolTheater
  10. The Bing Brothers featuring Jake KrackOld Time
  11. The Dark MattersSoul / Rhythm & Blues
  12. Charlie Chaplin Silent Film Night with live score by Tom RobertsFilm / Piano
  13. Garth Newel Classical String TrioClassical
  14. Zuzu’s Hot 5Jazz
  16. Ceara Conway and Anna Roberts GevaltInternational Artist Residency Concert
2022–202319 entries

Restored from the season program, with additional archived event listings.

  1. The Rustic Mechanicals: Love’s Labour’s LostTheater
  2. Chatham RabbitsAmericana
  3. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  4. August 1–6, 2022
    Missoula Children’s Theatre CampChildren’s Theater
  5. Pearl S. Buck Theatre ProgramGreenbrier Valley Theatre
  7. The OnliesOld Time
  8. The Hammons Family Musical Heritage CelebrationTraditional Music
  9. OyoAppalachian Roots
  10. Magic, Mystery & MentalismMagic
  11. October 27–29, 2022
    Murder at Marlinton AbbeyMurder Mystery Dinner Theater
  12. QWANQWAWorld Music
  14. Kelton BoblitsRagtime Piano
  16. The Foreign LandersAcoustic Roots
  17. The Bing BrothersOld Time
  19. Michael Winograd & The Honorable MentshnKlezmer
2021–202213 entries
  1. The Suitcase JunketIndie Rock
  2. Vintage Theatre Twelfth NightTheatre
  3. Vanessa CollierBlues/Funk/Soul
  4. Bob Thompson UnitJazz
  5. The Hammons Family Musical Celebration
  6. Spooktacular Magic
  7. John Lilly: Hank Williams TributeCountry
  8. Kaethe Hostetter/ QUANQUAWorld Music
  9. Opry NightTraditional
  10. The Bing BrothersOld-Time
  11. Poisoned DwarfCeltic
  12. Attack TheatreDance
  13. Ceara ConwayWorld Music
2020–2021Story Sessions · online performances5 online premieres

Public concerts paused during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Opera House Story Sessions brought local musicians to the empty hall to record performances for online audiences. The dates below are the announced online premiere dates, rather than recording dates. Explore Story Sessions → Premiere schedule

  1. Story Sessions: Richard HefnerOnline Premiere
  2. Story Sessions: Jake KrackOnline Premiere
  3. Story Sessions: Trevor HammonsOnline Premiere
  4. Story Sessions: Mike & Mary Sue BurnsOnline Premiere
  5. Story Sessions: Kelsey BeverageOnline Premiere
2019–202015 entries

Restored from the Opera House’s historical performer list and winter/spring 2020 newsletter. The season was interrupted in March 2020 by COVID-19; canceled spring engagements are excluded from this list.

  1. The Rustic Mechanicals: As You Like ItTheater
  2. The Bucket BrothersJazz
  3. NunsenseMusical Theater
  4. Banjo Nickaru & The Western Scooches and Blue Yonder
  5. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  6. Rockin’ Redneck Square Dance: Mudhole Control & The Bing Brothers with Jake KrackSquare Dance
  7. Hammons Musical Heritage CelebrationTraditional Music
  8. Lola Pop Opera
  9. October 25–27, 2019
    Murder Mystery Dinner TheatreTheater
  10. Pine Mountain Sessions
  11. Upriver
  12. Danny Paisley and The Southern GrassBluegrass
  13. Opry Night: Born Old, Robin Kessinger & Hazel RileyOld Time / Bluegrass
  14. Fiddlin’Documentary Screening
  15. The Bing Brothers featuring Jake KrackOld Time
2018–201918 entries
  1. Cheick Hamala DiabateWorld
  2. Peter and WendyChildren's Theater
  3. Peter and WendyChildren's Theater
  4. Comedy of ErrorsShakespeare
  5. Honky Tonk LaundryMusical Theater
  6. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  7. Music in the MountainsOld-time
  8. Hammons FamilyOld-time
  9. Long Strange NightClassic Rock
  10. October 2018 · dates to confirm
    Murder Mystery Dinner
  11. Chris SmitherFolk/Blues
  12. Kenny and Amanda SmithBluegrass/Country
  13. Appalachian EnsembleOld-time
  14. Opry Night 2019
  15. The Bing BrothersOld-time
  16. AlashWorld
  17. Sweetback SistersAmericana
  18. Austin Walkin' CaneBlues
2017–201814 entries
  1. Harmony Creek JunctionBluegrass
  2. Greenbrier Valley TheaterMusical Theater
  3. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  4. Music in the MountainsMountain Music Trail
  5. Hammons FamilyOld Time
  6. Hearts Gone SouthClassic Country/Honky Tonk
  7. Dana Louise and The Glorious BirdsAmericana
  8. Velvet CaravanGypsy Swing
  9. Andes MantaWorld
  10. February 17 · year to confirm
    Opry NightOld-Time
  11. March 10 · year to confirm
    Bing BrothersOld-Time
  12. March 24 · year to confirm
    Adam DeGraffRock Fiddle
  13. April 7 · year to confirm
    Lone RavenCeltic
  14. April 21 · year to confirm
    John McCutcheonFolk
2016–201717 entries
  1. Bucket BrothersJazz
  2. Austin Walkin CaneBlues
  3. Pump Boys & DinettesMusical Theatre
  4. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  5. Music in the MountainsBluegrass
  6. Hammons FamilyBluegrass
  7. Long Strange NightRock
  8. Muriel AndersonFolk
  9. Paul AsaroRagtime
  10. Ben SolleeAlt-Folk
  11. Bio RitmoSalsa
  12. Opry Night (Sugar Run, Stoney Bottom)Bluegrass
  13. Jesse Milnes & Emily MillerBluegrass
  14. Bing Bros. feat. Jake KrackBluegrass
  15. Red Tail RingFolk
  16. Steel AwayCaribbean
  17. Ladies for LibertySwing
2015–201618 entries
  1. Caroline Spence
  2. Village Harmony
  3. Beehive!Musical Theater
  4. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
  5. Joan Shelley
  6. Music in the Mountains
  7. Hammons Celebration
  8. Nora Jane Struthers
  9. Lone Raven
  10. Jenny Wilson Trio
  11. Opry Night
  12. Blue Yonder
  13. WV Dance Company
  14. Hiroya Tsukamoto
  15. Joshua Davis
  16. Hampstead Theater: Alice in Wonderland (title to confirm)
  17. A Life of Sorrow: Carter Stanley
  18. Date not recorded
    High Street Jazz Band
2014–201516 entries
  1. Music In The Mountains
  2. Austin Walkin Cane
  3. Greenbrier Valley Theatre: Tammy Wynette
  4. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
  5. Chris Smither
  6. Hammons Family
  7. Civil War Songs
  8. Red Tail Ring
  9. Raya Brass Band
  10. Kim Kalman
  11. Opry Night
  12. Becky Buller
  13. Potluck
  14. Long Strange Night
  15. April 25 · year to confirm
    Sweetback Sisters
  16. Ladies For Liberty
2013–201413 entries
  1. Cheick Hamala Diabateworld
  2. John McCutcheonfolk
  3. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boysbluegrass
  4. Smokey Joe's Cafemusical theatre
  5. Paul Asarojazz
  6. Larry Keel & Natural Bridgebluegrass
  7. Ben Solleefolk
  8. Anna & Elizabethtraditional
  9. Opry Nighttraditional
  10. Muriel Andersonfingerstyle guitar
  11. WV Jazz Orchestrajazz
  12. Jenny Reynolds & Cherry Hillamericana
  13. Hilby The Skinny German Juggle Boycomedy/juggling
2012–201316 entries
  1. ComparsaLatin
  2. Greenbrier Valley TheatreMusical Theatre
  3. Daniel Martin Moore & Joan ShelleyFolk
  4. Black Mountain Bluegrass BoysBluegrass
  5. David Holt & Josh GoforthTraditional/O.T.
  6. Hammons Musical Heritage CelebrationTraditional/O.T.
  7. Mick Souter as Woody GuthrieFolk/Living History
  8. Austin Walkin' CaneBlues
  9. The Sweetback SistersCountry Swing
  10. Landau Eugene Murphy
  11. Opry NightTraditional
  12. The Sea, The SeaFolk
  13. Darin & Brooke AldridgeBluegrass
  14. Nora Jane StruthersAmericana
  15. Lone RavenCeltic
  16. High Street Jazz BandJazz
2011–201217 entries
  1. Veveritse Brass Band
  2. GVT: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
  3. John McCutcheon
  4. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
  5. The Low Anthem
  6. Hammons Musical Heritage Celebration
  7. Leon Redbone
  8. WVU World Music
  9. The Steel Wheels
  10. Rivers Rockabilly
  11. Opry Night
  12. Attack Theatre
  13. Jim & Valerie Gabehart
  14. Juanita Fireball
  15. Caravan of Thieves
  16. Doug Elliott
  17. The Honey Dewdrops
2010–201121 entries
  1. Appalachian Voices
  2. Gigue Saws
  3. Marvelous Wonderettes
  4. Larry Sparks
  5. Hammons Celebration
  6. Tears of Joy
  7. Heidi Muller and Bob Webb
  8. Hard Days Night
  9. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
  10. Pocahontas
  11. Woodticks
  12. It's A Wonderful Life
  13. Bare Bones
  14. Opry Night
  15. Bing Brothers
  16. Glenville State College
  17. Dave Peterson
  18. WV Jazz Orchestra
  19. Marlbrook String Quartet
  20. Hillbilly Gypsies
  21. Naomi Sommers
2009–201014 entries
  1. Greenbrier Valley Theatre
  2. Poteen
  3. John McCutcheon
  4. Red Clay Ramblers
  5. Skip Gorman
  6. Gandydancer
  7. Lady D
  8. Chet Shifflett
  9. Opry Night
  10. Trent Wagler & The Steel Wheels
  11. Sweety
  12. Gospel Night
  13. Comparsa
  14. Date not recorded
    Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
2008–200915 entries
  1. The Hillbilly Gypsies
  2. Bob Thompson Unit
  3. Greenbrier Valley Theatre
  4. C&S Railroad
  5. Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys
  6. Spencer Bohren
  7. Gandydancer
  8. Patrick O'Flaherty
  9. The Ahs
  10. Opry Night
  11. John Lilly, Hank W. tribute
  12. Leah Trent
  13. Black Twig Pickers
  14. Washington Street Strutters
  15. WV Dance Co.
2007–200820 entries
  1. 3:17 Static
  2. Anna River Boys
  3. Greenbrier Valley Theatre
  4. Pianafiddle
  5. Blue Ridge Ensemble
  6. Soup Kitchen
  7. Trillium
  8. David Peterson & 1946
  9. Poetry Slam
  10. 3:17 Static
  11. Blues du Jour
  12. Pickin' on the Porch
  13. Doug & Shelley Harper
  14. Chris Smither
  15. Road to the Isles
  16. Ginsangers
  17. Juanita Fireball
  18. X-Band Fan Club benefit
  19. Greenbrier Valley Chorale
  20. Virginia Handbell Consort

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