Jackson Theatre

Kelsey Waldon and Gabe Lee at The Jackson Theatre

Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Join us on Friday, February 21st at 7pm for Kelsey Waldon and Gabe Lee at the Jackson Theatre. Kelsey Walson- In the six years since she signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). On her new album, Every Ghost, she confronts addiction, grief, generational trauma, and even herself — and comes through it stronger and at peace. “There’s a lot of hard-earned healing on this record,” Waldon says of the nine-song project, recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis with her band, The Muleskinners. As she sings in the record’s title track and first song, “Ghost of Myself,” she’s put in the work not...

Uptown Dueling Pianos at The Jackson Theatre

Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Uptown Dueling Pianos at The Jackson Theatre! Get ready for a high-energy, all-request night with Uptown Dueling Pianos. This isn’t a sit-back-and-watch kind of show, it’s interactive, fast-paced, and fueled entirely by the crowd. Every song is driven by audience requests, sing-alongs, and playful back-and-forth between the performers and the audience. Uptown Dueling Pianos combines the excitement of a live concert with the up-close feel of a piano bar. With two grand pianos, powerhouse vocals, and full production, they transform the theatre into a lively, participatory experience where no two shows are ever the same. Their musicians have performed across the Southeast and beyond, bringing years of experience and an incredible ability to read the room and keep the energy...

Trey Hensley Hometown Album Release Party at The Jackson Theatre

Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Join us at the Jackson Theatre for Trey Hensley and his Hometown Album Release Party on Saturday, March 7th at 7pm. GRAMMY® winner and reigning two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Trey Hensley has been called a “musical phenom” by NPR, “a guitar-slinging superhero” by Bluegrass Today, “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and “the Swiss Army knife of roots music” by WMOT Radio’s Craig Havighurst. Hensley’s artistry has received high praise from the likes of Merle Haggard and Marty Stuart. An Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival invitee who has collaborated with Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Taj Mahal and Tommy Emmanuel, Hensley is known for his other-worldly guitar playing, jaw-dropping musicianship and soulful storytelling. Having...

Vernon Dalhart: First Country Music Star

Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Vernon Dalhart: First Country Music Star Comes to The Jackson Theatre April 17 The Jackson Theatre will present Vernon Dalhart: First Country Music Star on Friday, April 17 at 7:00pm, in partnership with the International Storytelling Center. This special evening of words and music celebrates one of the most influential recording artists of the 1920s and 1930s. Vernon Dalhart was the first artist to record a million-selling country hit with the two-sided 78 RPM disc featuring “The Wreck of the Old ’97” and “The Prisoner’s Song.” Both recordings are enshrined in the Grammy Hall of Fame, and Dalhart was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. A prolific artist by any standard,...

Chuck Brodsky at The Jackson Theatre (Rescheduled)

Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

Join us at the Jackson Theatre on Saturday, May 30 at 7 PM for Chuck Brodsky.Originally scheduled for January 24, 2026. Chuck Brodsky is a storyteller, a songwriter, a troubadour, a modern day bard. His wit and irony, down-to-earth warmth, and quirky, rootsy, finely crafted songs, tell stories of oddball and underdog characters. His songs celebrate the goodness in people, the eccentric, the holy, the profound, the courageous, the inspiring, the beautiful. They poke fun at what needs poking, and sometimes challenge what needs to be challenged. They’re sworn to tell the truth. Over the past 29 years Chuck has performed at festivals and in concerts all across the USA, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, England, Israel, Lithuania, Latvia, Wales, and the...