by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
Labor Day WeekendNatural Tunnel State Park Annual Appalachian music festival honoring the legend of Papa Joe Smiddy.
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
Affectionately known as a “Hangout for the Homeless & Henpecked,” the Lazy Time Pickin’ Parlor is the regular haunt for a variety of talented musicians. Started by the late Leonard Stallard, Lazy Time Pickin’ is actually a music store located in Weber City,...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
Gate City Music Events return for the 2021 season, plus plenty of activities for family fun. The first concert kicks off Sat., July 10, 2021 with Matchbox 2.0 and Hootie & the Brofish, tribute bands to Matchbox Twenty and Hootie and the Blowfish. In tribute...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
While the majority of music pickin’s are dedicated to bluegrass in Scott County, the Duffield Thursday Night Jams celebrates “Classic Country” music, the 1st, 3rd and 5th Thursday nights, May through November at the Thomas Village Community Center in Duffield. Formed...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
The Crooked Road is Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, a driving route through the Appalachian Mountains from the Blue Ridge to the Coalfields region, following U.S. Route 58. The trail connects major heritage music venues in the region such as the Blue Ridge Music...
by Rain Smith | May 10, 2021 | Music
Local distillery of fine bourbons, vodka, gin and whiskey, with tastings and weekly summer concert series.
by Pam Cox | Feb 7, 2019 | Music
It’s six o’clock on a Friday night, and musicians of all skill levels are filing into a converted garage on Bethel Road in Nickelsville, Virginia for the regular “pickin’ and grinnin’” sessions at the home of Allen Hicks. Pretty soon, neighbors and bluegrass...
by Pam Cox | Dec 26, 2018 | History, Music, Wedding & Meeting Venues
The Carter Family Fold and Museum offers families a retreat to bluegrass music. The “Fold,” as it is affectionately called, is operated to honor the famous Carter Family — A.P., Sara, and Maybelle — pioneers in country music. Today, Saturday...
