{"id":1994894,"date":"2025-09-03T16:01:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1994894"},"modified":"2025-09-03T16:01:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T16:01:57","slug":"colby-t-helms-to-headline-free-country-bluegrass-concert-in-muncie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/colby-t-helms-to-headline-free-country-bluegrass-concert-in-muncie\/","title":{"rendered":"Colby T. Helms to headline free country\/bluegrass concert in Muncie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">MUNCIE, IN\u00a0\u2014 A free concert featuring country\/bluegrass artist Colby T. Helms is planned for Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Brown Family Amphitheater on the Ball State University campus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The concert, which will begin at 7 p.m., is part of the 2025 Muncie Three Trails Music Series.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The Brown Family Amphitheater on the Ball State University campus.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stampede String Band will be the opening act.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Muncie Three Trails Music Series is a non-profit partnership between Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and Rick Zeigler, series founder and organizer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the bottom of the Southwest Virginia foothills half-a-mile from the nearest neighbor, 22-year-old Colby T. Helms resides in an \u201cunderground house\u201d built by his late father on land his family has owned for generations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colby first dreamed of making music his life at age 12, when a group of Blue Ridge Mountain old-time and bluegrass players performed songs like The Ozark Mountain Daredevils\u2019 \u201cStanding On The Rock\u201d and the gospel classic \u201cA Beautiful Life\u201d at his father\u2019s funeral in Boones Mill, Virginia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To make his dream a reality, he taught himself guitar, banjo and mandolin by watching local performers and YouTube videos. A veteran performer in the Blue Ridge\/Appalachian Mountains region by age 18, Colby wrote the songs that would become his debut semi-autobiographical concept album, &#8220;Tales of Misfortune,&#8221; as a senior in high school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The album delves into the beginning of his story, starting off as a dream and ending with the passing and remembrance of his father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Colby\u2019s band, the Virginia Creepers, consists of Billy Hurt on fiddle, Stewart Werner on banjo and vocals, and Chandler Beavers on mandolin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thestarpress.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/09\/03\/colby-t-helms-to-perform-in-free-muncie-concert\/85941565007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colby T. Helms to perform in free Muncie concert;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Colby T. Helms to perform in free Muncie concert<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MUNCIE, IN\u00a0\u2014 A free concert featuring country\/bluegrass artist Colby T. Helms is planned for Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Brown Family Amphitheater on the Ball State University campus. The concert, which will begin at 7 p.m., is part of the 2025 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. 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