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June 4, 2026
Nicholas Jamerson was born into a musical family in eastern Kentucky, where gatherings were full of guitars and songs. “My grandmother always had a camera rolling, which taught me early on that life is worth documenting” he says. “That’s what I try to do through songwriting: turn ordinary moments into something meaningful.” Starting out with piano and choir as a child, Jamerson added guitar, banjo and mandolin to his repertoire along the way.
After college, he co-founded the band Sundy Best and has released a dozen records between them and his solo work and band over the last thirteen years. “Music has taken me places I never dreamed, like the Ryman and the Grand Ole Opry” he tells, “but more than anything, it’s a way for me to honor place and people, and to help others feel seen and proud of where they come from.”
With a voice rooted in tradition and a pen sharpened by experience, Jamerson invites listeners to walk with him through the shadows towards something honest and eternal.
Mt. Sterling's own Meg Allen, opens at 6:30. Nicholas Jamerson & the Morning Jays take the stage at 7:30. Whitesburg Farmers Market 6-8pm.
Levitt AMP Whitesburg is at the Mountain Heritage Stage in beautiful downtown Whitesburg. Rain site is two blocks away at the Appalshop Solar Pavilion. All concerts are family friendly and free to the public.
The Levitt AMP Whitesburg Music Series is a project of the Cowan Community Center and partners the City of Whitesburg, the Mountain Heritage Festival Committee, Letcher Tourism, CANE Kitchen, Whitesburg Farmers Market and Appalshop .
The series is supported in part by the Levitt Foundation, which partners with communities across America to activate underused public spaces through the power of free live music, creating welcoming, inclusive destinations where people of all ages and backgrounds come together. For more information, www. levitt.org.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare and double kwik are diamond sponsors, platinum sponsors are Hunt Brothers Pizza, Appalachian Impact Fund and Cumberland Gap Water. Our gold sponsors are Fern & Joel, Horn & Associates and Letcher County Foundation. Silver sponsors are Mountain Association, Parkway Pharmacy, Community Trust, Rocket Farm and Blair Heavy Equipment Repair & Welding.
Mountain Heritage Village
Depot Street
Whitesburg, KY 41858
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