Parkington Sisters bring folk charm to Duke Gardens

All photos by Kevin Norris

The five sisters that make up the the Cape Cod quartet the Parkington Sisters came straight from the Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tenn., to perform at Duke Gardens in Durham on Wednesday evening.

The quintet was greeted by a warm crowd and downright pleasant weather for the Triangle in mid-June. They flowed through a set of easy going tunes that blended folk, pop and classical music, featuring up to four simultaneous string players during some songs.

Win tickets to the Parkington Sisters at Duke Gardens

The Parkington Sisters will bring their blend of harmonic folk to Duke Gardens on Wednesday, straight from this weekend's Bonnaroo festival.

To win a pair of tickets to the show, email us at trianglemusicblog at gmail dot com with "Parkington Sisters tickets" in the subject line no later than noon on Tuesday, June 14. We will notify the winner that afternoon.

Tickets to the show are $10 or $5 for Duke students and employees and, as always, children 12 and under are free. Click here for the series' full lineup.

2011 Music in the Gardens series at Duke to host Lost in the Trees, Hammer No More the Fingers & more

One of the best parts of summer in the Triangle, Duke Performances' Music in the Gardens series, is just around the corner. The shows are held at the beautiful Duke Gardens every Wednesday during the summer starting on June 1.

For a streamlined list of 2011 performers scroll to the bottom of the post, as we'll run through them in more detail below.

This season will kick off with the Grammy-nominated Louisiana Cajun music band Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys on June 1. It is specifically noted for this show that space will be provided for dancing, so that will be fun.