Music in Public Places
Anna's Restaurant - " Giles Olde Time Stringband". This is a weekly jam open to anyone who plays or just loves Old Time Music. It was started in January of 2002, and has been very popular. It has brought both musicians and listeners out of the woodworks. Music starts around 7 PM and the country buffet at Anna's is the best around. Come out to Anna's on Thursday night and enjoy great food and music. Downtown Narrows, VA
The Palisades Restaurant - Every Sunday - Old Time/Bluegrass music from 5pm - 8pm featuring "Eggleston Ramblers"
Musicians and Music Venues
Giles Mountain String Band
Old Time music from the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Band Members: Angie Via on bass, Chris Via on Banjo, Dean Reed on Guitar, Bill Blevens on Fiddle. Available for dances, shows, reunions, parties, Civil War re-enactments, and other historical events.
Playing a variety of Old Time Music, and even some older country, for the slow dancers.
"Farm Use Only" - Greg and Cindy Galbreath
Festivals
Henry Reed Memorial Festival - June
The Fiddler’s Convention is held in June each year at the Glen Lyn Town Park. Musicians from all over have come to this competition for years to compete on several levels of Blue Grass and Old Time Music. Fiddle workshops Friday and Saturday.
Giles Fiddler's Convention - May
Weekend focused on family entertainment with music, canoeing, and primitive camping. The beautiful 30 acre Whitt-Riverbend Park on the New River will be transformed into a community event with bluegrass and old time competitions, activities for kids, and fun on the river for all ages. Canoe tours, both short jaunts for the inexperienced and long tours for river veterans, will be available fromTangent Outfitters. Vending so far includes Old Virginia Smokehouse, Easy Chair Coffee Shop, and The Cellar.
Newport Jamboree
- June 25th: Fred Benfield with Laura Beth and Clover Hollow
- July 23rd: Black Twig Pickers with County Connection
- August 27th: The Java Brothers with Fort Vause
- September 24th: Sugar Run with The Black Diamond Ramblers
Newport Fest - September
Newport Fest, A Labor Day Weekend of Music, Dancing, Camping, and getting your Groove On!
Eleven years later after the initial party, Newport Fest has grown into a small festival occurring every Labor Day weekend hosting several hundred patrons, a dozen local and regional bands, and an unsurpassed grassroots effort dedicated to music and community.
Media - The New York Times
Travel On Virginia’s Crooked Road, Mountain Music Lights the Way
By SARAH WILDMAN
Published: May 20, 2011
Through the farmland, pastures and one-light towns along Virginia’s Crooked Road, there is a single, unifying sound: old-time, foot-tapping homegrown music.
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