Prairie Bash: Bluegrass, Bluestem, & BBQ
Join us for an evening of live music and local food as we celebrate our Piedmont prairie!
Join us for our first annual Prairie Bash—a family-friendly celebration featuring live bluegrass music from The Backroads Quartet, delicious local BBQ, and guided prairie walks through the prairie at the scenic Murray White Preserve in Rock Hill, all in support of our conservation efforts in York County.
Nation Ford Land Trust has been revitalizing a local prairie on the Murray White Preserve, a protected property within Rock Hill, SC named in honor of its founder, Murray B. White. The celebration of our Piedmont prairie will take place just alongside Vernsdale Road with intermittent tours to the prairie (~0.5 mile walk). We’ll be celebrating with live bluegrass tunes from The Backroads Quartet, locally-made barbecue cuisine, and learn about charismatic, native species like bluestem in an evening of fun! As a fundraiser for NFLT, all ticket proceeds will benefit our conservation efforts on the Murray White Preserve and land preservation throughout York County.
Nation Ford Land Trust is dedicated to the preservation of open spaces, natural beauty, and the scenic and historic heritage of the York County, South Carolina area. All proceeds benefit Nation Ford Land Trust.
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:00-8:00 PM
- 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Ticket Registration Pricing
- $50.00 per person online
- Barbecue food will be provided with ticket purchase.
- Water, lemonade, sweet and unsweet tea will be provided but other drink options require a drink ticket (two tickets come with each ticket purchase).
- If you have dietary restrictions, please contact us at the methods below.
- Guided trail walks (about 0.5 miles round-trip) through the prairie will be offered. Details will be provided via ticket purchase!
- Participants are encouraged to stay within lit areas of the preserve and to not wander off designated paths and/or areas.
- If you have an accommodation, please contact us at the methods below.
Thank you to our sponsors!
The Close Family
Harry Dalton & Kathie Brabham
Beth & John Hiott
