Beloved musical “King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running” celebrates 35 years

The beloved musical stage show King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running: Songs & Stories of the Carolina Coast will celebrate its 35th anniversary with a free four-night streaming event of the classic Acoustic Specials/PBS filmed stage production December 9 – December 12.

 The original cast recordings from the show and new original music are now available for preorder via Bandcamp with proceeds to benefit coastal conservation efforts.

The streaming events take place December 9th through December 12th at 7:30 pm each night and feature the original cast, The Coastal Cohorts, Bland Simpson, Jim Wann and Don Dixon.

Fans can view the free streaming events on their YouTube Channel and Facebook Page. More ways to watch can be found on the King Mackerel website. The event does not require registration and is free to all.

King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running will donate proceeds from music sales of the original cast recording and new original music purchased during the streaming events to North Carolina coastal conservation efforts, designating one beneficiary each night. The music can be purchased exclusively via Bandcamp here and is now available for preorder. 

Music sales to benefit The Fisherman’s Friends:

December 9th: Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center (Harkers Island)
December 10th: North Carolina Coastal Land Trust (Wilmington)
December 11th: North Carolina Nature Conservancy (Durham)
December 12th: North Carolina Coastal Federation (Ocean)

King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running is a long-running and beloved theatrical performance of music and stories about fishing and life along the Carolina coastline.

Called “a pure salt watered delight” by the late Clive Barnes, New York Post theater critic, King Mackerel is full of tall tales and rollicking songs told by The Coastal Cohorts–a trio of good-ole boys who happen to be staging a benefit concert to save the Corncake Inlet Inn.

The lively cast of fishermen-musicians sings up a storm, tells fish stories, ghost stories, and relates accounts of first loves and ones that got away.

For more information visit kingmackerelmusical.com. Follow KingMackerelMusical on Facebook and Instagram. Music can be purchased through Bandcamp

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