Ellijay’s Abernathy shared music, stages with bluegrass great Rice

Influential acoustic guitar picker passed suddenly in December

  • A string of 2008 and 2009 concerts paired guitarist Tony Rice (in suit) with the group Mountain Heart, featuring Barry Abernathy on banjo, at venues including the Grand Ole Opry, above, and the Ellijay Elementary School Auditorium, below.
    A string of 2008 and 2009 concerts paired guitarist Tony Rice (in suit) with the group Mountain Heart, featuring Barry Abernathy on banjo, at venues including the Grand Ole Opry, above, and the Ellijay Elementary School Auditorium, below.
A string of 2008 and 2009 concerts that paired Mountain Heart, the progressive bluegrass group co-founded by Ellijay banjo player Barry Abernathy, with acoustic guitar great Tony Rice allowed…

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