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LOWESVILLE––The famed Mylon Hayes Family will perform a free concert on Feb. 24 at 5 p.m.

The Vineyard Church of Lowesville is the place to be that Saturday evening, according to noted gospel singer and concert co-ordinator Carroll Cooke. And although the concert is free, as he recently noted, a free-will offering will be taken up.

For more than 11 years now, the members of the Hayes Family have been fixtures on the gospel music scene. Mylon and Wendy Hayes, respectively from Boone and Morganton, are well known for their commitment to and deep roots within gospel music. They’re joined in these musical efforts by their children, Bailey, Conner and Kennedy Hayes. The members of this mixed group bring powerful family harmony and convention-style singing that their fans just love. Twin sons Conner and Bailey and daughter Kennedy work on a full-time basis with their parents in their ministerial labors.

And joining the Hayeses on the Vineyard stage will be Cooke’s sister, Hazel Sain of Vale. Born into a musical family––the locally famous Cooke Family quartet––Sain began singing gospel music when she was just 6 years old. In addition to singing, Sain also played the piano with the Cooke Family. In South Carolina, she has directed both adult and youth choirs. Most recently, Sain has sung in a family trio, and she is currently singing solo.

The Vineyard Church is located at 1062 NC-16 South in Lowesville, just down the road from Hill’s Chapel United Methodist Church. The church features Southern, bluegrass and/or acoustic gospel concerts every Saturday evening.

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