Sam
Ensley as a "Blues Brother for "Halloween on the Square"
where he told local stories to Trick or
Treaters.
Sam
Ensley is the 2007 Union County Historical Society
President.
Sam
Ensley is a retired school teacher. He is lead singer and usually
plays mandolin, though he also trades son Sammy for his guitar on a
song or two.
Besides
organizing and hosting The Friday Night Concert Series at the
Historic Union County Court House, Sam participates in the
following:
Sam Ensley, left on the Mandolin in "Roots and
Branches"
Roots & Branches Television Show
What happens when you take traditional bluegrass, mix it with a
little rock 'n roll and the blues?? You get the Roots
& Branches Television
Show! Roots & Branches the band is made up Sam Ensley, Sammy
Ensley, Robert Brewer, and Wayde Powell III. Every week you can see
Sam Ensley and the boys hamming it up in a 30-minute jam session on
ACTV Channel 4. As you might gather from the band's name, the
"roots" of bluegrass is explored on the show, along with how the
music can "branch" out into other musical genres. Robert Brewer is
the other senior member of the band. During the week he's the
Agricultural Extension Agent for Towns County. Robert plays bass
and often sings. Last, but not least, is Wayde Powell III. The
banjo picker of the group, Wayde grew up in Young Harris and is
finishing up his music degree at North Georgia College & State
University in nearby Dahlonega. Wayde - who is often jokingly
called "Wayde The 11th" after a misprint in the local newspaper -
is a phenom on banjo and can play a wide variety of music and
instruments.
Roots
& Branches
Sunday - 2:30 p.m. & 11:00 p.m.
Monday - 9:00 p.m.
Friday - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday - 8:00 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 9:00 p.m & 10:30 p.m.
Wolf
Creek Broadcasting Network
Sammy Ensley plays guitar and mandolin at times, and can be heard
locally on The Wolf Creek Broadcasting Network (770 AM Young
Harris, GA, 1400 WLSB Copperhill, TN, and WALH AM 1340 Mountain
City, GA). He is the host of The
Bluegrass Hour and a Half
and Toothpick's
Can't Hardly Count Countdown.
The
Bluegrass Hour and a Half
Weekdays - 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Toothpick's Can't Hardly Count
Countdown
Weekdays
- 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m..