Stonefield Cellars Winery

Located in Stokesdale, NC

Barrel Room Concert

Barrel Room Concert by Fiddle Master Jamie Laval

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Saturday, May 17th, 2025 –  Fiddle Master Jamie Laval performs an intimate Barrel Room Concert at Stonefield Cellars Winery – Saturday, May 17th, 2025, 7:30-9:30pm  (Door opens at 7:00pm for wine purchases and seating)

 

Tickets are $30 in advance ($35 at door) – non-wine club member price.

Wine Club Member price is $25 in advance ($30 at door)

Stonefield Cellars is excited to bring back the fiddle mastery of Jamie Laval.

We are so happy to have a listening room environment that helps you experience his talent in a small, intimate setting.

Nationally acclaimed performer, composer, arranger, and educator, Jamie Laval is hailed as “One of North America’s finest practitioners of traditional Scottish music” (San Jose Mercury News).  Laval’s unique approach to traditional Celtic music blends the simplicity of an ancient art form with stunning virtuosity and contemporary flair that resonates with families, youth, seniors, and devotees of ethnic, jazz, and classical music.

For full bio, video, etc., visit Jamie’s website Here

 

Tickets may be purchased Online (see below), Over the Phone at 336-644-9908, or In Person at the winery during Business Hours.

Tickets:  Advanced Ticket purchase is highly recommended as seating in our Barrel Room is limited.

Wine and beer sold separately. Stonefield Cellars appreciates your support through your purchases of beverages!

Barrel Room Concert by Guitar Masters Michael Gulezian and Vicki Genfan

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Friday, May 9th, 2025 –  Guitar Masters Michael Gulezian and Vicki Genfan perform an intimate Barrel Room Concert at Stonefield Cellars Winery –  7:30-9:30pm  (Door opens at 7:00pm for wine purchases and seating)

Michael Gulezian

Vicki Genfan – photo by Ali Hasbach

Stonefield Cellars is excited to bring you TWO amazing guitar masters in one night!  Long-time friends Michael Gulezian and Vicki Genfan will be teaming up to bring you a spectacular evening of dazzling guitar performance, with both single and duet deliveries, they will take the ‘guitar master’ concert experience to the ultimate level.

Our Barrel Room offers the perfect listening room environment that helps you experience their talent in a small, intimate setting.  Seating is limited and tickets may sell out, so don’t delay – see ticket info below.

Music Samples, Bios and Links for more about these two stellar artists:

Michael Gulezian –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8bkG2rnjp4&ab_channel=DavidStolpe

Michael Gulezian (gu-LAY-ze-in) is one of the most highly acclaimed solo acoustic instrumental guitarists of our time. He’s a phenomenal technical guitarist with the rare ability to transcend his own virtuosity, creating music that touches and moves people at the deepest level – boundary-free, mind-opening, emotionally imbued, horizon-expanding, spiritually inspired, fearless, genre-bending, transcendent, soulful, joyful, kickass, exquisitely gorgeous instrumental solo acoustic guitar music – music that quite literally defies description.  For more than three decades, Michael has unpretentiously walked onstage and delivered one riveting performance after another. Each one of Michael’s albums has raised the aesthetic of contemporary solo acoustic guitar to a new level. He’s been called the musical link between John Fahey and Michael Hedges.

“Michael Gulezian might be the most accomplished pure guitarist on the planet. compositional genius. …astounding.”– Fred Kraus, Minor 7th.com

“uncommonly thoughtful and provocative … sweeping story-like melodies, multi-dimensional epics, and heartland hymns.”– Jazz Times

“…Guliezian’s place is among the pantheon of greats including Leo Kottke, Robbie Basho, and John Fahey.  Stunningly beautiful…Breathtaking…”  – MUZE Reviews

For more info on Michael, visit https://www.timbrelinemusic.com/

Vicki Genfan –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWFDBs8TryM&ab_channel=HarwoodPodcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM3n6Zlqp08&ab_channel=TrueFire

Every now and then an artist comes along whose music reaches out and  touches the soul of all who hear them…virtuoso guitarist, singer and composer Vicki Genfan is among those artists. Drawing from folk, jazz, pop, soul and world music, Vicki is redefining ‘singer/songwriter culture.’ With a mastery of the acoustic guitar that borders on pure alchemy, audiences are mesmerized by the waves of sound Vicki creates with just two hands and her voice.

“An evening with Vicki is far more than a concert. Stories, warmth and humor come gift wrapped in an unforgettable evening of music that leaves the audience always wanting more.”

Playing her own percussive technique of “slap-tap” acoustic guitar, Vicki Genfan has been showcased as one of the world’s top guitarists at festivals such as The International Montreal Jazz Festival, Germany’s Open Strings Guitar Festival, Italy’s Soave Guitar Festival and hundreds of venues and Performing Arts Centers across the US and abroad.

Vicki was one of the featured artists on La Guitara, a CD featuring the world’s top female guitarists across all styles. She has two CDs released on Germanys ‘Acoustic Music Records’ and three Self-released CDs.  She was also the first woman to win Guitar Player magazine’s Guitar Superstar Competition, after competing against nine other world-class players in front of celebrity judges, and was just recently awarded the Winner in the Instrumental category by the 2025 International Acoustic Music Awards.

While hopping between continents for performances, master classes and clinics, Vicki loves teaching and has seven Instructional DVDs to her credit and is in high demand at clinics and music camps all over the world.

For more info on Vicki, visit https://www.vickigenfan.com/

 

TICKET INFO

General Admission Tickets (chair seating) are $30 in advance ($35 at door)

VIP Table Seating Tickets are $35 in advance ($40 at door)

Note: Wine Club Member discount is $5 off per ticket (Coupon Code will be sent to Wine Club Members via Wine Club Monthly Newsletter email)

Tickets may be purchased Online (see below), Over the Phone at 336-644-9908, or In Person at the winery during Business Hours. Advanced Ticket purchase is highly recommended as seating in our Barrel Room is limited.

Wine and beer sold separately. Stonefield Cellars appreciates your support through your purchases of beverages!

Barrel Room Concert – Randal Bays with Don Penzien

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Saturday, March 8th, 2025 –  Randal Bays and Don Penzien perform an intimate Barrel Room Concert at Stonefield Cellars Winery – 7:30-9:30pm  (Door opens at 7:00pm for wine purchases and seating)

We celebrate our own Scotch-Irish heritage this month by bringing you a  real deal, traditional style Irish music concert performed by two master instrumentalists in Fiddle and Guitar.

Tickets are $25 (Reserved Table Seating) or $20 (General Admission Chair seating).

Randal Bays is an American born, Irish style fiddler and guitarist who brings power and passion to the old tradition. He’s devoted many years to learning not just the tunes, but more importantly the feeling of Irish traditional music as handed down by the many great players and music lovers past and present. He renders the music with an intensity not commonly heard in any genre, powered by a deep love of the music, the culture, and a heartfelt wish to share this magnificent tradition with audiences.

 

“A commanding presence on the fiddle.” – The Irish Times

“His playing has power and passion… simply a joy to listen to.” – Dirty Linen Magazine

“Randal Bays is one of the few Americans to have mastered the complex art of traditional Irish fiddling.” – Gearoid O hAllmhurain (author of “A Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music”)

“Bays is a rare beast, a true master of both fiddle and guitar.”

– Cork Examiner (Ireland)

As a guitarist, he is acclaimed thusly by other Celtic style masters:

Tony McManus – “My first awareness of Randal was the exquisite backing he provided to Martin Hayes landmark debut album- guitar playing so precise, so appropriate that I studied it in great detail. Only later did I get the full measure of Mr Bays’ phenomenal musicality both as a player of guitar as melody instrument and also as an excellent fiddler in command of a huge repertoire of tunes both familiar and not so. As a guitarist Randal brings to bear a deep and grounded understanding of the essence of the tune as well as fabulous technique. Indeed, these work together to produce great music that is both original and idiomatic. This is a serious contribution to making the guitar sing within the tradition we love. Good on ye!”

Daithi Sproule – “Randal’s apparently effortless command of the guitar, profound knowledge of the music, and impeccable taste and flair form, in my opinion, a combination unequalled in the field of Irish/Celtic music

Don Penzien

Don Penzien has long been a top-flight performer of Irish traditional music. He frequently is on the road playing concerts and festivals with Haley Richardson, Gailfean, Brian Conway, Gerry O’Connor, and The Máirtín de Cógáin Project, and he has served as accompanist for numerous other well-known performers (e.g., Seán Gavin, Randal Bays, Máirtín de Cógáin, John Whelan, Tim Britton, John Williams, Pat Broaders, Gabe Donohue, Ben Jaber, Tony DeMarco, Billy McComiskey, Sean Clohessy, Bridget Fitzgerald, Kevin Doyle). Widely recognized for his reserved backing style, Don’s dexterous work on DADGAD-tuned guitar provides solid, driving rhythms to traditional tunes as well as perceptive and sensitive accompaniments to songs and airs. Don is a Michigan native with strong roots in Irish culture and an affinity for Celtic music. He now resides in NC where he works as Professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

 

Tickets may be purchased Online up till 3pm day of show (see below), Over the Phone at 336-644-9908, or In Person at the winery during Business Hours.

Tickets:  Advanced Ticket purchase is highly recommended as seating in our Barrel Room is limited.

Wine and beer sold separately. Stonefield Cellars appreciates your support through your purchases of beverages!  NOTE:  no food truck tonight, please eat before you come – some snacks will be available for purchase.

Barrel Room Concert by Guitar Master Hiroya Tsukamoto

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Saturday, April 5th, 2025 –  Guitar Master Hiroya Tsukamoto performs an intimate Barrel Room Concert at Stonefield Cellars Winery – Saturday, April 5th, 2025, 7:30-9:30pm  (Door opens at 7:00pm for wine purchases and seating)

Tickets are $30 in advance ($35 at door) – non-wine club member price.

Wine Club Member price is $25 in advance ($30 at door)

 

 

Stonefield Cellars is excited to bring back the guitar mastery of Hiroya Tsukamoto.                     

We are so happy to have a listening room environment that helps you experience his talent in a small, intimate setting.

Tsukamoto brings a blend of masterful fingerstyle guitar and evocative storytelling that transcends cultural barriers. His artistry, honed at the prestigious Berklee College of Music, has been celebrated on renowned stages like the Blue Note in NYC and the United Nations, and lauded for its “delicate, fluid, and beautifully detailed” style by Acoustic Guitar magazine.

Tsukamoto’s concerts are not just musical events; they are immersive experiences that weave lyrical narratives with intricate melodies. Recognized for his soulful performances that create an orchestra at his fingertips, he invites audiences into his world of musical exploration and emotional expression. This is a rare opportunity to witness a performer who has been celebrated for his ability to take listeners on an “impressionistic journey” (Boston Herald).  Enchanting music that promises to resonate long after the final note is played.

Bio:

Hiroya Tsukamoto is a Japanese-born fingerstyle guitarist who moved to the United States in 2000 to attend the Berklee College of Music. Needless to say, he’s not only a dizzyingly agile fingerpicker, but a soulful and transcendent performer, with compositions that combine instrumental guitar work with lyrical performance and spoken stories from his life.

Tsukamoto has been recognized for his talents on stages such as at Blue Note in New York City, Japanese National Television (NHK), International Storytelling Center and United Nations, and by scoring second place at the International Fingerstyle Guitar Championship both in 2018 and 2022.

Quotes:

“Hiroya Tsukamoto may play the guitar with the skill of a virtuoso, and he may write compelling music that draws from many different cultures and genres, but if I had to choose one word to describe him it would be orchestrator. ” – Acoustic Guitar Magazine

“Hiroya Tsukamoto takes us to an impressionistic journey ” -Boston Herald

“…chops, passion and warmth. Zealously recommended!”   -Jazz Review.com

Recent Feature on ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE:

https://acousticguitar.com/hiroya-tsukamotos-orchestral-fingerstyle-acoustic-guitar-session/

You Tube Links:

  1. Gemini Bridge

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3BWGEbK6xCk&pp=ygUeR2VtaW5pIGJyaWRnZSBtb3JlIGJhcm4gaGlyb3lh

  1. From Coast to Coast

https://youtu.be/fT0LcrKAjJQ?si=HArablLRS795TcQw

 

Social Media Links:

Website:   www.hiroyatsukamoto.com

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/HiroyaMusic

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hiroya_tsukamoto/

 

 

Tickets may be purchased Online (see below), Over the Phone at 336-644-9908, or In Person at the winery during Business Hours.

Tickets:  Advanced Ticket purchase is highly recommended as seating in our Barrel Room is limited.

 

Wine and beer sold separately. Stonefield Cellars appreciates your support through your purchases of beverages!

Barrel Room Concert – Haley Richardson & Don Penzien with Friends

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Friday, October 4th, 2024 –  Haley Richardson & Don Penzien with Special Guests perform an intimate Barrel Room Concert at Stonefield Cellars Winery – 7:30-9:30pm  (Door opens at 7:00pm for wine purchases and seating)

 

Tickets are $25 (Reserved Table Seating) or $20 (General Admission Chair seating).

Irish traditional music and dance in a listening and up-close watching room setting!

First joining forces on a festival stage in 2017, Haley and Don toured regularly together until Haley took up the mantle as core musician (fiddler) for Riverdance. Taking advantage of Haley’s brief fall hiatus from Riverdance, the duo is once again joining forces (along with special guests, including dancer Will Bryant and harmonica ace Steve Payne).  This will be their kick-off concert for an unforgettable series of shows across the US.

Haley Richardson: With her highly ornamented and virtuosic style of playing, Haley launched her opening salvo in the Irish music world at 6 years of age when she won the under 12 All Ireland qualifier. She has since amassed a long list of All Ireland and other championship titles (solo fiddle and slow airs) and has performed the world over. Whether performing in a solo capacity or in an ensemble, Haley brings a rare dynamism and energy to her music, which is informed by her thorough knowledge of the Sligo fiddle style, her mastery of her instrument, and the trailblazing and show-stopping technique and emotion evident in every note she plays. Currently the fiddler for the 25th Anniversary world tour of the Grammy Award winning production, RIVERDANCE, Haley has performed with many of the best-known Irish musicians including The Chieftains, Altan, Dervish, Mick Moloney and Green Fields of America, Pride of New York, Liz Carroll with Cherish the Ladies, John Whelan, Paddy Keenan, and The Máirtín de Cógáin Project.

Don Penzien has long been a top-flight performer of Irish traditional music. He frequently is on the road playing concerts and festivals with Haley Richardson, Gailfean, Brian Conway, Gerry O’Connor, and The Máirtín de Cógáin Project, and he has served as accompanist for numerous other well-known performers (e.g., Seán Gavin, Randal Bays, Máirtín de Cógáin, John Whelan, Tim Britton, John Williams, Pat Broaders, Gabe Donohue, Ben Jaber, Tony DeMarco, Billy McComiskey, Sean Clohessy, Bridget Fitzgerald, Kevin Doyle). Widely recognized for his reserved backing style, Don’s dexterous work on DADGAD-tuned guitar provides solid, driving rhythms to traditional tunes as well as perceptive and sensitive accompaniments to songs and airs. Don is a Michigan native with strong roots in Irish culture and an affinity for Celtic music. He now resides in NC where he works as Professor at the Wake Forest School of Medicine.

 

SPECIAL GUESTS!!!

 

Will Bryant

Born in Sydney, Australia, Will trained with the Halloran Dance School in Irish, ballet, contemporary and tap from the age of four. Will performed lead roles in musical productions and made regular appearances on TV. At university he studied for a Bachelor of Music and is an accomplished guitarist. An ambitious athlete, Will is studying personal training on and off tour. Following an impressive competitive Irish dance career, placing top-three internationally and winning state and national titles, he performed with Celtic Illusion and Heartbeat of Home. In 2014 he joined Riverdance and has toured worldwide.

Steven Payne

 

Steve Payne has been sharing his talent on harmonica and Irish flute on stages across the USA and beyond, adding texture and depth to the Irish traditional music scene.

 

 

 

 

Tickets may be purchased Online up till 3pm day of show (see below), Over the Phone at 336-644-9908, or In Person at the winery during Business Hours.

Tickets:  Advanced Ticket purchase is highly recommended as seating in our Barrel Room is limited.

Wine and beer sold separately. Stonefield Cellars appreciates your support through your purchases of beverages!  NOTE:  no food truck tonight, please eat before you come – some snacks will be available for purchase.