Carpenter Ants Live at Jerry Run Summer Theater on Saturday, May 30th, 2026! seats for this show are $10 and reservations are welcome Old-Style Rythym & Blues, Gospel Soul and Country Funk. Even the best bands come and go but the Charleston WV-based Carpenter Ants have defied the odds and been together for well over 30 years, with their trademark country-soul sound rich, soulful harmonies, stinging solos and a rock-solid rhythm section that captures that rare, loose-but-tight feel, and has won the band international as well as regional acclaim. In 2021, they lost founding member Charlie Tee to Covid, and he is remembered wherever they go. West Virginia's premier rhythm & blues group, the Ants guitarist Michael Lipton, drummer Jupie Little, bassist Ted Harrison and keyboardist, multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter Mark Bates have quietly amassed a resume that rivals many national groups. With an arsenal of classic and forgotten American music, the Ants wail through classic R&B, country-swamp and gospel-soul with equal conviction. Regardless of the occasion, they never fail to have a good time and that feeling is contagious. http://www.carpenterants.wvmusichalloffame.com/
