Molasses Creek

The members of Molasses Creek live on the island of Ocracoke off the coast of North Carolina. A community steeped in fishing and maritime history, Ocracoke has long been home to pilots and a stopover for pirates (Blackbeard fought his final battle and lost his head right offshore). Despite this remote home base, their eleven recordings have received airplay around the world. They have won awards on "A Prairie Home Companion," and were nominated for European Country Music Association band of year. Phenomenal songwriters and interpreters of traditional music, their concerts run the gamut from deep roots to contemporary acoustic, sweet ballads with ensnaring vocal harmonies, hot instrumentals, quirky vaudevillian pieces, and captivating stage banter stitching it all together.