WUKY's Phoenix Fridays Concert Aug. 22 Features Ben Sollee

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2014) ― WUKY's Phoenix Fridays concert in Lexington's Phoenix Park tomorrow night  features Ben Sollee, Coralee and the Townies, and Josh Nolan.

The free concert series presented by WUKY, the University of Kentucky's NPR station, presents its third event of the summer Friday, Aug. 22, in downtown Lexington.

The concert, which begins at 5 p.m. in Phoenix Park, will open with Coralee and the Townies, and Josh Nolan, followed by headliner Ben Sollee. 

Sollee, who was raised in Lexington, is a cellist and singer-songwriter.  His music mixes folk, bluegrass, jazz and R&B elements. To learn more about all three acts and sample their music, visit the WUKY website.

Local food trucks will be onsite at Phoenix Park, located at the corner of Main Street and South Limestone in downtown Lexington.

Produced by the Downtown Lexington Corporation, WUKY's Phoenix Fridays series has brought local and up-and-coming musical acts to the stage each fourth Friday this summer.  The final act is:

5-9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26

Opening act — The Northside Sheiks; Jarekus Singleton

Headliner — Jukebox the Ghost

Band details, interviews and videos can be accessed on the WUKY website

For more information contact WUKY’s Mike Graves at mgrav1@email.uky.edu.

MEDIA CONTACT:  Kathy Johnson, kathy.johnson@uky.edu; 859-257-3155