Stonefield Cellars Winery

Located in Stokesdale, NC

Wine and Music

Barrel Room Concert by Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan

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Saturday, November 22, 2025 –  Guitar Master Pierre Bensusan performs 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 $35 in advance ($40 at door) – non-wine club member price.

Wine Club Member price is $30 in advance ($35 at door)

 

Stonefield Cellars is so proud bring back to the Barrel Room stage the talented French-Algerian acoustic guitar virtuoso, vocalist and composer Pierre Bensusan, surnamed “Mister DADGAD”, who has taken his unique sound to all corners of the globe.  We are happy to part of the….

Winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album “Encore”, voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine reader’s Poll, winner of the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival for his debut album, Pierre is recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of the 21st century.  For a full biography and more accolades about Pierre, please visit his website:

www.pierrebensusan.com

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 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!

“Eight Track” – A Songwriter Showcase Concert w/ Food Truck

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NOTE:  TICKETS ARE STILL AVAILABLE AT THE GATE ONLY (No longer available online)!!!!  Cash and Credits Cards accepted.

 

Stonefield Cellars will be hosting a special Songwriter Showcase and fundraising concert called “Eight Track”

Saturday, April 19th 2025 – 6:30-9:30 pm – “Eight Track” is a Songwriter Showcase Concert featuring local songwriters.

In the eight weeks leading up to the event, each of the songwriters (or songwriting teams) will be responsible for writing a new song per week and posting a demo video of themselves performing it to 8 Track’s event page on Facebook (link).  At the end of this eight week period, the songwriters will pick four of the eight songs they wrote to perform at the showcase.

Along the way, the public will be encouraged to give feedback on all of the songs, thus helping to shape the show they will see on April 19th. Furthermore, one fan-suggested prompt will be selected per week for each of the last four weeks to give the writers a little extra inspiration.

The line up for “Eight Track” includes William Nesmith, Tegan and Robert Beverly, Justin Cohen, and Tyler Millard (bios coming soon). This list of performers was curated to provide a show that promises to be both diverse in genre, but specific in intent. That is to say, each of these writers has at least a hint of a pop mentality in the way that they write, meaning that their songs are intended to be catchy and approachable. Navigate to (link coming soon) to find a playlist comprised of some of the songwriters’ previous releases.

Tickets to “Eight Track” are available below.

Note: A portion of ticket and wine sales from “Eight Track” will be donated to the Down syndrome Association of greater Winston-Salem. For more information on the DSA navigate to  (dsagwsorg).

Tyler Millard strives to write music that is as introspective as the alternative music he grew up listening to in the 90’s and as commercially appealing as the blues rock that became popular as he was learning to play guitar in the early 2000’s. And though his music can be quite serious at times,  Millard has developed a reputation for putting on shows that are upbeat and fun.

 

 

William Nesmith –  Since 2018, Nesmith has played hundreds of shows with popular covers and fun original tunes (while wearing party sunglasses).  From inspiring ballads to bubbly bops, he uses his unique vocal range to paint a spectrum of emotions.

 

 

Tegan and Robert Beverly  (Barefoot Modern)

Barefoot Modern traces its roots back to Oak Ridge, NC, where Robert and Tegan Beverly (now married) began making music together in sixth grade. Since then, they’ve evolved into a distinctive force in the indie scene, releasing two full-length albums, one EP, and a series of singles that showcase their evolving sound and artistic vision.

Justin Cohen

Justin Cohen is a singer/songwriter/producer who was born in California and has bounced back and forth from coast to coast 3 times and currently hails from North Carolina. He has had the honor of being part of records with Jelly Roll, Merkules, Bizzy Bone, from bone Thugs-n-Harmony and many more.

Online tickets for this concert will be available until 3PM the day of the concert, tickets sold at the gate thereafter.

Advance Ticket Purchase is Recommended: You will not receive physical tickets. Your name will be placed on a Pre-Paid Will-Call list at the Entrance Table; please have your ID available in case we need to confirm your ticket purchase. If you have any questions regarding tickets you can reach us over the phone at 336-644-9908 during regular business hours (12-6pm Thurs-Sat & 1-6pm Sun).

COST:  See Seating Options below.

EVENT TIMELINE:   Concert is from 6:30-9:30 (or a wee bit later) pm. The Food Truck will be ready to serve by 6:00 pm. Guests may arrive at any time prior to the concert. Prior to 6:00 pm please proceed to our Tasting Room to purchase your ticket or get your prepaid wristband. After 6:00 pm, at-the-gate sales and Will Call check-in will be at our Entrance Table.

INSIDE OR OUT?: This concert will be held OUTSIDE in our lovely garden, rain or shine. Dress for the weather.  Should severe, unsafe conditions arise, it is possible that the concert will be delayed or interrupted until it is safe to start/resume.  We will post any schedule changes on our website and on the Stonefield Cellars Winery Facebook Page.

SEATING:   

  • 4-person Front Row VIP Bistro Table Seating for $60 (includes admission for four)
  • 6-person Front Row VIP Glass-Top Table Seating for $90 (includes admission for six)
  • 4-person Pavilion VIP Bistro Table Seating for $60 (includes admission for four)
  • General Admission ($12.50/person): Bring a lawn chair for our terraced lawn area, or we have first-come-first-seat picnic tables in the upper garden.

DRINKS:   Wine, Beer, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase.

FOOD:  Maho’s Bistro – Burgers, Chicken, Hot Dogs, Gourmet Fries

EVENT POLICIES –

  • Please follow best-practice protocols for keeping yourself and our community safe from any communicable disease.  Please refrain from visiting us when you are sick.
  • No Pets
  • No Outside Alcohol (because that is prohibited by law) or Outside Food (please support the Food Truck)
  • No Coolers (complimentary beverage chillers available at bar)
  • No Smoking (includes vaping)
  • No Littering our parking lot or property

Concert tickets are non-refundable.

AFTER 3PM day of show, Tickets will only be available at the GATE.  

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.