Freedom First St. Patrick’s Day Parade - 11:00am on March 15, 2025 The parade is rain or shine on Saturday, March 15th! Parade Route: Begins on Jefferson Street at Elm Avenue, continues to Campbell Avenue and ends at Williamson Road. Can't make it to the parade? WZBJ24 will be broadcasting it live! Freedom First Shamrock […]
If you were to gather together an average cross-section of people and ask them if they thought it would be an advantage for a performer to be the child of a legend, most would probably conclude that it would have to be a definite plus. After all, the doors of opportunity would be quicker to […]
Take a 15-time IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Dobro Player of the Year and a Tennessee-born guitar prodigy called “Nashville’s hottest young player” by Acoustic Guitar magazine, and you have Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, a powerhouse acoustic duo that has electrified the acoustic music scene around the world. Known for their white-hot picking and […]
Join us for an evening of music with husband and wife duo Kenny Smith & Amanda Smith, March 22, 2025 at 7PM TICKETS available in-person at the Floyd Country Store or online at: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/7pj6nwod9r The award-winning duo of Kenny & Amanda Smith have cultivated a reputation of delivering fresh, heartfelt, bluegrass music to stages worldwide […]
Join us for an evening of music and dancing with FOGHORN STRINGBAND! Sunday, March 23, 2025 at 7PM Admission: $25 Tickets available in person at the Floyd Country Store or online at: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/k3xdl7mpjw/old-time-dance-with-foghorn-stringband The Foghorn Stringband is the present day gold standard for real-deal hard-hitting genuine old-time American string band music, with eight albums, thousands […]
“No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there’s no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough…lyrically and musically intense” —American Songwriter “Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. […]
Always the first Saturday in April, celebrating the opening of Trout Season with a family fishing tournament! Free to participate, great prizes for all ages. Broyhill Park, sunrise to 4pm.
SISTER SADIE - LIVE AT THE FLOYD COUNTRY STORE SUNDAY, APRIL 6, 2025 - 7:00 PM GENERAL ADMISSION $40 | RESERVED $45 KIDS 12 & UNDER $20 LIVESTREAM: $15 Tickets available In-person at The Floyd Country Store or online at: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/zp9kdnzzx5 Sister Sadie is a wildfire: raging hot bluegrass combined with breathtaking instrumental drive and […]
Though many artists are defined by place, only a handful of artists come to define the places they’re from. The Local Honeys are Kentucky and Kentucky runs through their veins like an unbridled racehorse. When a master songsmith like Tom T Hall calls an artist “a great credit to a wonderful Kentucky tradition” it’s time […]
Mike Compton and Joe Newberry mine a rich vein of country music – the period during the ‘30s and ’40s when brother duet music was transitioning into what is now known as bluegrass. This two man band works well in the venues large and small that Presenters’ Consortium members are looking to program. As virtuosos […]
Join us for an evening with THE TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND Live at the Floyd Country Store SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 2025 TIME: 7:00 PM GENERAL ADMISSION $25 | RESERVED $30 KIDS 12 & UNDER $12 LIVESTREAM: $10 Tickets available in-person at The Floyd Country Store or online at: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/el95n3rm92 ABOUT THE TENNESSEE BLUEGRASS BAND The Tennessee […]
Sip wine and cider, savor delicious food pairings and explore the Blue Ridge Mountain countryside during Hendersonville’s Cider, Wine & Dine Weekend. Held each spring on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday, the celebration welcomes visitors to vineyards and orchards where artisan craft beverages are produced in this thriving agricultural region. A variety of events take […]
We are absolutely thrilled to host this year’s Bluegrass & Bluegrass Gospel Festival, Bluegrass at Altapass. This pre-opening event will be full of music and fun for the whole family! There will be music from 10 AM to 5 PM, a clogging workshop, guitar drawing, and our General Store will be open, serving warm apple […]
The Blue Ridge Mountains wind through eight states over a stretch of 615 miles. In Virginia, they overlook Franklin County south of Roanoke. Back in the day, bootleggers would refer to the area as “The Moonshine Capital of the World” due to its perfect placement to export contraband. These days, the textile mills of Rocky […]
