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Bob Sinclair and the Big Deals perform at next Top of the Grade concert

By Lightning Reports, Published: July 4, 2024

SALUDA — Bob Sinclair and the Big Deals will bring fun-loving, country-swing music at its best to the Top of the Grade Concert series at 7 p.m. Friday, July 12, on the Ella Grace Mintz Stage in McCreery Park.

The Big Deals feature the talented Molly Barrett on fiddle/vocals; Tim Gallagher on mandolin; and Sinclair on guitar and vocals. The songs are delightfully crafted little vignettes wrapped around seriously powerful melodies and uncommon instrumental prowess — and the band wrings every possible drop of emotion out of each one. Showcasing their original songs, the group merges Southern story-telling, chamber music sensibilities and jazz-influenced melodies to create an original musical sound — elegant, but feisty and unfiltered. The Big Deals were recently featured on the "Song of the Mountains" broadcast for PBS; as a headliner for SERFA; and are a regular performer on The Grind Artist Series.

Please remember to bring a lawn chair or a cushion for the new amphitheater seating. You may bring wine and beer to the concert but please limit your consumption to the seating area. No alcohol is allowed on the playground or in the parking lot. To-go orders are available at Saluda’s fine restaurants so you can enjoy a picnic and live music in the park.

The concert series continues Aug. 9 with Queen Bee and the Honey Lovers.

The Top of the Grade Concert series is made possible through a grant from the Polk County Community Foundation and overseen by the Saluda Downtown Foundation Inc. with support from the city of Saluda.