Downtown Sound is a new summer concert series coming to historic downtown Hartsville beginning May and continuing through August.
Each month, the event is free and will feature local Southern rock and country artists from Central Tennessee.
“The Downtown Sound is our concert series in Hartsville,” said event coordinator Mike Potts. “It will be free to the public, so people can come down, bring their lawn chairs and watch.
“It will be held on the second Thursday of every month, from the beginning of May to the end of August. The dates are May 11, June 8, July 13 and August 10. It will be held from 5 p.m. pm until 8pm with music from 6pm to 8pm. We’ll be at the courthouse next to Court Street and there will be food trucks and street vendors. So hopefully people will come out and eat with us and hang out Play and enjoy the music.”
Willy Scruggs, guitarist and lead singer of the Scarecrows, is a lifelong Hartsville resident. His team has been selected to kick off The Downtown Sound series on May 11.
“The first band (that would be featured) was called Scarecrow,” Potts said. “They do Southern rock. They play all over the area. They’re traveling all over the US, so they’re having fun. They have a new song that’s available for download on (several) music platforms, and they’re doing a great job. Covington opened up a few times, so they have quite a following.”
“We started making the scarecrows a little over two years ago,” Scruggs said. “Cory Rowe and I were the two original creators, and then we added Rocky Covington — the brother of American Idol Bucky Covington. We did some openings for Bucky and other artists.”
For vendors interested in participating in The Downtown Sound concert series, attractions can be set up along Main Street.
“We have requested permission to block the main street from the corner of Court Street to the front of the courthouse,” Potts said. “Vendors will be able to come and buy an area to do business.”
