Come enjoy a free Milepost Music session with The McKenzies from 1 to 3 p.m. at Roanoke Mountain Picnic Area, milepost 120.4 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bring a camp chair or picnic blanket and experience an afternoon of great music outdoors. Milepost Music is a collaboration between the Blue Ridge Music Center, Blue Ridge […]
Come enjoy a free Milepost Music session with Harmony Hill Bluegrass Band from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, July 17, at Humpback Rocks, milepost 5.8 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bring a camp chair or picnic blanket and come enjoy an afternoon of great music. Milepost Music is a collaboration between the Blue Ridge Music […]
Come enjoy a free Milepost Music session with Mac Walker Duo from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, July 24, at Doughton Park, milepost 241 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Bring a camp chair or picnic blanket and come enjoy an afternoon of great music. Milepost Music is a collaboration between the Blue Ridge Music Center, […]
The Lonesome River Band will take the stage on Saturday, May 27, at the Blue Ridge Music Center. The group is one of the most respected names in bluegrass music. The band seamlessly fuses instrumentals and harmony vocals, traditional and contemporary bluegrass sounds, performing the trademark sound that fans love and embrace. Ashlee Watkins & […]
Scythian plays “old time, good time” Celtic-influenced music. A tale of the arrival of a roving fiddler and all of the town people gathering in a barn to dance the night away is the spirit that has motivated Scythian from the group's inception. Opening the show are the Cabin Creek Boys playing high-energy string band […]
Watchhouse, formerly Mandolin Orange, is an Americana-folk duo featuring Andrew Marlin (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo) and Emily Frantz (vocals, violin, guitar). The two weave their Appalachian-steeped folk into their earnest songwriting. Watchhouse’s songs capture audiences through the interplay between storytelling and harmony singing. (Opener to be announced.) Tickets are $40 for adults, $20 for children […]
Michael Cleveland heard old-time and bluegrass music at local jams and festivals, inspiring him to take up the fiddle at age four. Playing professionally since he graduated from high school, he always dreamed of leading his own band. In 2006, he formed Flamekeeper, a group that has won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Instrumental Group […]
Amythyst Kiah is a Tennessee-raised singer, songwriter, and musician who brings her unforgettable voice and unique sound to the stage. Her musical style cuts across genres. Kiah’s musical expression and songwriting reflects a raw yet nuanced examination of grief, alienation, and the hard-won triumph of total self-acceptance. Her standout song “Black Myself” earned a Grammy […]
Sam Bush, aka The Father of Newgrass, is known as one of the liveliest performers around. Bush formed the New Grass Revival in 1972, and over the next 17 years, he and the band revolutionized the music of the hill country, incorporating everything from gospel and reggae to rock and modern jazz into their tradition-rooted […]
Jeff Little is an award-winning musician from the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. With few exceptions, the piano does not play a prominent role in Americana or Appalachian music and is rarely the lead instrument. But Jeff’s music is one of those rare exceptions. The pianist has not only been recognized as a critically […]
Rissi Palmer's gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in country music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.” As a passionate voice for country artists of color and those who have been […]
With her spellbinding voice and time-bending sensibilities, Sierra Ferrell makes music that’s as fantastically vagabond as the artist herself. After growing up in small-town West Virginia, and years of living in her van and busking on the streets of New Orleans and Seattle, she moved to Nashville and landed a deal with Rounder Records on […]
