Milton Harkey

The Man Behind the Curtain “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain,”is a famous line from The Wizard of Oz. Musical promoters often are the ones behind the curtain that rarely receive recognition, but without them, both musicians and fans would be at a total loss.  Milton Harkey is an important man behind the curtain. The western NC native has produced bluegrass music events for 43 years. Yet he has received little acknowledgment for providing topnotch entertainment in great venues. He also has been instrumental in helping to establish other forums for the preservation and continued support of bluegrass music.  Harkey's lifelong love of bluegrass propelled him into promoting, producing, jamming, or just listening to the music that he loves. He developed a fine-tuned ear for bluegrass music and his audiences reap the benefits from what Milton has learned. Growing up in Asheville, NC, his earliest influences were watching Flatt & Scruggs, Porter Wago