Well, hidee, thar, younguns! This here's yer ole Pappi Copperhill. You know how ever' year 'bout this time the Tacoma Art Museum put theyselves up a big ole ice skatin' rink over to Tollefson Plaza? I'm tellin' you it's finer'n a can o' snuff, with all them little 'uns jess skatin' roun' in circles. Shoot, they's prolly ketchin' their death o' colds, but they's grinnin' like a mule eatin' briars. I have put together a bluegrass show fer the skatin ‘rink. The Weekly Volcano calls muh bluegrass and country produkshun "Rhythm & Ice: Down Home Holiday Hoedown." I jess call it a mess o' B-chord fiddle bands playin' in a tent, but that ain't a-whistlin' Dixie.

Saturday, Jan. 3, 7-9 p.m.: The Oly Mountain Boys

The Oly Mountain Boys play bluegrass with high-energy drive and a Pacific Northwest bent, mixing traditional tunes with revolutionary original bluegrass compositions. By combining picking prowess with tight three-part vocal harmonies, the band aims to showcase the power and appeal of a truly American musical form. Read a review of their White Horse concert album here.

Rhythm & Ice: Down Home Holiday Hoedown

• Live Bluegrass/Country/Old-Timey Bands
• 7-9 p.m., Saturdays, Nov. 22-Jan. 3
• Concerts are free, $4-$8 ice skating
• Polar Plaza Ice Rink, Tollefson Plaza
• 17th and Pacific Avenue, downtown Tacoma
• PolarPlaza.com

LINK: Polar Plaza Ice Rink full band schedule