Lorraine’s Coffee House And Music

Garner, North Carolina The late Dixie Hall characterized Lorraine Jordan as “the hardest working woman in bluegrass.” And that was before Jordan opened Lorraine’s Coffee House and Music in her hometown of Garner, North Carolina. Since founding Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road in 1999, Jordan has maintained a hectic schedule, taking her traditional bluegrass music to some 40 states and 13 countries. She produces the Bluegrass Christmas in the Smokies festival, leads her booking agency, Jordan Entertainment, has recorded eleven CDs and scored four chart-topping singles, including “True Grass” and “Bill Monroe’s Ol’ Mandolin.” Additionally, she’s owned and operated the Jordan Driving School since 1991. Miss Dixie had Lorraine figured out. While music has been Jordan’s lifelong passion, the idea for a coffee house had been percolating throughout the past decade. With no experience as a coffee entrepreneur, Jordan programmed live music for Hope Café, a coffe