Description
We pre-sell 50 tickets online, and then make the remainder available at the door.
Ocrafolk Opry 2025 teams up Ocracoke's Martin Garrish, Dallas Mason, Fiddler Dave & Gary Mitchell of Molasses Creek, Lou Castro, & Jenny Hargrove, as well as special guests. Each week they host a music show featuring a variety of folk, Americana, bluegrass and roots music. The show runs straight through 8-9:15 without an intermission.
Martin Garrish
Since he was a teenager, Ocracoke Heritage award winner Martin Garrish has been at the heart of the music scene here on the island, fronting bands such as "The Ocracoke Rockers", "The Graveyard Band Revived", and his acoustic ensemble Martin and Friends". His exceptional guitar playing and rich voice covers everything from acoustic folk and bluegrass to hard rock, classic country and blues.
Dallas Mason
Ocracoke's Dallas Mason, now age 13, is 'off the charts' (to quote Martin Garrish). Establishing himself as the drummer for the Ocracoke Rockers, Dallas picked up the guitar two years ago, and has been soaking up everything that Martin can throw his way. Catch this youngster locally while you still can!
Molasses Creek's Gary Mitchell & Fiddler Dave Tweedie
Since 1993, Gary Mitchell and Fiddler Dave Tweedie have been at the heart of Ocracoke's own Molasses Creek, giving high-energy performances and heartfelt songwriting has brought the love of their coastal home to the stage. The band's elegant harmonies and arrangements, stellar songwriting, blazing instrumentals, and quirky sense of humor have won loyal followers throughout the United States and around the world. Molasses Creek has recorded 17 albums and are award winners from Garrison Keillor's `A Prairie Home Companion.'
Lou Castro
A graduate of the Berkley School of Music in Boston, Lou Castro is a musician's musician. Equally at home on the acoustic & electric guitar, slide guitar, & electric bass, Lou's electric stage presence will have you on the edge of your seat.
Jenny Hargrove
Returning to the Opry for her third year, Jenny Hargrove's beautiful voice enraptures the audience, whether she is singing country, folk, or gospel classics.
About Deepwater Theater
Deepwater Theater is a multipurpose space run by Ocracoke Alive, a community non-profit committed to enriching the Ocracoke Island community by encouraging and sponsoring cultural, artistic, educational, and environmental activities including the production of plays, musicals, musical events, exhibits, schools, workshops, and festivals.
Date & Time
May 21 - Aug 20, 2025
Venue Details
Ocracoke Alive's Deepwater Theater
84 School RoadOcracoke, North Carolina 27960
