Grey River & the Smoky Mountain
Album Presentation “Wake me when I’m home”
Saturday, May 3, 2025 | Gazarte Roof Stage
Grey River and the Smoky Mountain will present their brand-new album Wake me when I’m home for the first time on May 3 at Gazarte Roof Stage. The evening will feature special guests.
With their third album, Wake me when I’m home, the band continues to tell their own stories about the dark side of human nature, the duality within, the balance of opposites, decay and hope, and rising from the ashes.
A few words about the album:
“Our desire and need to explain and describe what we see within and around us is a journey… This journey has now reached its next port with Wake me when I’m home, and we are ready to share what we have seen in our own ‘storm.’
We saw Eliza waiting on the same rock where her love left her years ago. The captain climbing the dragon’s back, mocking death and the lightning that will strike him. We saw the Grim Reaper trying to convince Jack to jump off the bridge and a strange creature—neither beast nor man—living deep within us, waiting in vain for the next sunrise. We saw our own frozen, motionless bodies through the eyes of our loved ones and the undead walking among us, longing for the days when warm blood ran through their veins. We saw love lost, siblings reunited, dark places, wounded souls. We saw despair, loneliness, but also hope.”
Grey River and the Smoky Mountain is a folk band based in Athens, Greece. Their sound is described as Americana, blending various American, Irish, and European folk elements and genres, including bluegrass, folk, country, and blues. They bridge musical influences from different worlds, strengthening Greece’s influence on the global music scene and vice versa.
They have performed at various music venues and festivals in Greece, including Caravan Sessions Vol.1 (which they co-organized), Prairie & Rust Fest Vol. 3, 7th Music Highway Festival, 3rd LET IT BEER FESTIVAL, and MELITZAZ FESTIVAL. In 2019, they performed live on the TV show Radio Arvyla, while in 2024, they appeared in New York, Cyprus, and Athens, presenting for the first time their music performance HOME as part of the GRis Festival.
In March 2016, they released their first 4-track EP Something’s Wrong. In December 2017, their debut LP Captain Death was released by Ikaros Records, which also distributes their second LP Live to Tell the Tale, available since February 2020.
Vocals/Mandolin: Rena Papageorgiou
Vocals/Guitar: Sarantos Goumakos
Violin: Tasos Gouzetis
Banjo/Vocals: Meletis Pogkas
Double Bass: Giannis Voutsinas
Drums: Orfeas Sierras
Pre-sale: €10
At the door: €12
Start time: 21:30
Basic information about the Roof Stage
-It is located on the first floor of Gazarte and offers panoramic views of the city.
-It functions both in summer as an open space and in winter, as the windows and the roof are closed around the perimeter and there is heating.
-Seating: At the Roof Stage depending on the plan you will see at the pre-sale, there is the possibility of numbered table seating, however the set up is more relaxed mainly with stools and stools.
*Free seating refers to a zone with unnumbered seating. The earlier you arrive at the venue, the more seating options you will have (our doors always open 1 hour before the event starts).
*Standing – refers to standing room.
*The plan and placement of the tables per zone are based on the final sales from the site.
-Access: from the staircase and by elevator. Access for people with disabilities.
-Smoking: Access on the same level to a terrace for smoking.
-The entrance is located on Voutadon Street.
-Children under 13 years of age are not allowed to enter due to the high decibels (dB).
-The entry of minors is always allowed with an adult escort.
*The consumption of food and beverages from the bar is optional.
Tickets do not include any consumption.