Support for WDVX comes from ORNL Federal Credit Union. WDVX and ORNL FCU once again present the Summer Sessions at Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday September 20th at six featuring Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies with Madelyn Tallent and the Stoney Point Bluegrass Band. The event is free… bring your lawn chairs and have some fun with The Summer Sessions with ORNL FCU and East Tennessee’s Own WDVX!

There are musicians who chase the spotlight, and then there are those who carry it with them — steady, quiet, and burning deep. Cruz Contreras is the latter. Raised between the rugged lines of Tennessee and the long shadows of Michigan, he’s spent nearly thirty years forging his path through the Americana musical landscape. He got his start at 15, backing his brother Billy Contreras—now a world-renowned fiddler—and fell in love with music in 1993, in a quiet room with Bill Monroe. From co-founding Robinella and the CCstringband to leading The Black Lillies, Cruz carved a sound as old as the hills and as wild as the road. He’s played Conan, the Opry, and festivals across the country, earning praise from Rolling Stone, NPR, and Vanity Fair. Now touring behind his solo debut Cosmico, he continues the journey with Cruz Contreras and The Black Lillies—blending Appalachian roots, cosmic country, and rock ’n’ roll.

Madelyn Tallent is a singer/songwriter particularly loving the folk/Americana side of country and some southern rock.

Stoney Point Bluegrass Band is a Knoxville-based bluegrass band, playing all your favorites from classics to new grass renditions!