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TRYON—FENCE will feature musician Michael Flynn for the next concert in its monthly series. On Sunday, May 18, at 4 p.m., Michael will perform in the Great Room at FENCE. The community is invited for an afternoon of wonderful live music!

Michael Flynn is an Americana-adjacent singer/songwriter based in western North Carolina. His songs have been featured in movies, on shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless, and in commercials globally for companies like Microsoft and Kia. He’s also won various awards for songwriting, most recently the 2021 Newsong Music Grand Prize. 

After earning an English degree from the College of Charleston and spending a few years studying songwriting at Berklee College of Music, Michael signed a record deal with SonyBMG in 2006. He began releasing music as Slow Runner in collaboration with producer/multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaler and other musical friends. Slow Runner has spawned six full-length albums among other EPs and singles, and have toured internationally with acts like The Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, Built to Spill, William Fitzsimmons, and many others.

Besides the six Slow Runner records, most recently last year’s ‘Yesterday Don’t Fail Me Now,’ Michael has released three solo albums and composed music for film and video games. He’s been called ‘a pioneering solo artist’ by American Songwriter, with ‘songs as catchy as they are clever’ (Relix magazine).

This event, which is free and open to the public, is made possible thanks to the Kirby Endowment at the Polk County Community Foundation. 

FENCE is located at 3381 Hunting Country Road in Tryon. For more information, call 828-859-9021, email info@fence.org, or visit www.fence.org.

 

Submitted by Amy Scmitte