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Blue Ridge Mountain Music

Americana Rhythm Music Magazine

Americana Rhythm Music Magazine is the region's premier Americana music publication featuring entertainers, venues, festivals, history and cutural content from areas like the Shenandoah Valley, Central Virginia, the Blue Ridge, Southwest Virginia, WV Panhandle, VA Highlands, the Potomac, and Sourthern Carolina. Bluegrass, Folk, Mountain, String, Blues and Jam are all part of the mix covered in the bi-monthly publication. And the weekly edition, AmericanaRhythmWeekly.com helps keep you current.

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ROCKINGHAM

Bridgewater, VA

Shenandoah Valley

Brevard Music Center

The Brevard Music Center, a summer institute and festival, presents over 80 concerts throughout its season featuring talented students, faculty, and guest artists For tickets and concert listings, please visit brevardmusic.org or call (828) 862-2105.

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TRANSYLVANIA

Brevard, NC

Western North Carolina

Shenandoah Valley Mountain Music Maker's Trail

The Mountain Music Makers Trail & Heritage Center bring together 14 Counties, 12 Cities, 100+ towns/municipalities, musicians, venues, promoters, audiences, educational institutions, historical societies, museums, folklife institutes, arts organizations, national, state and local arts and humanities councils, tourists, chambers of commerce and businesses of the Shenandoah Valley to better promote the Valley's traditional music heritages, including sacred and secular musics.

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ROCKINGHAM

McGaheysville, VA

Shenandoah Valley

Thunder Creek Bluegrass Band

We play traditional and gospel bluegrass. Although we are from Virginia we play NC,PA,WV & MD. Please visit our website and check our schedule page to see when we will be in your area.

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SOUTHAMPTON

Ivor, VA

Costal Virginia

Dickenson County Coal Miner's Memorial

Welcome to the Dickenson County Coal Miner's Memorial. Located next to the post office in Clinchco Virginia, the memorial represents the 309 men and women who have been killed in the coal mines. An online memorial, designed in conjunction with physical memorial, has been setup to further the honor of those men and women

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DICKENSON

Clinchco, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Blazing Bluegrass

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SPARTANBURG

spartanburg, SC

Upcountry South Carolina

Peach Bottom Farm Fiddle & Strings Camp

Peach Bottom Farm Fiddle & Strings Camp

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GRAYSON

Independence, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

New River-Side Store

Food, fuel, and good old-time mountain music ! Deli items, scrumptious homemade desserts, snacks and beverages, and, every Friday evening from 6:30PM-9:00PM, the area's local musicians get together for some of that old-time mountain music !

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CARROLL

Galax, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Mountainhome Music

Mountainhome Music celebrates diverse styles of Appalachian performing arts, presenting world-class Appalachian performers that you've probably never heard of. Concerts are every other Saturday during the summer and weekly during October.

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WATAUGA

Boone, NC

North Carolina High Country

Cove Creek Preservation & Development

Headlining Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove are the Kruger Brothers on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver on Saturday. The Music Fest ‘n Sugar Grove is set in the beautiful Cove Creek valley 8 miles west of Boone NC.

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WATAUGA

Sugar Grove , NC

North Carolina High Country

Steve and Ruth Smith

“Celtic Music:The Appalachian Way” - A Heritage Concert of Celtic music that migrated with the Scots-Irish into the Appalachian Mountains; the early music of the Southern Highlands; and new mountain music in the Celtic Appalachian musical heritage.

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WATAUGA

Zionville, NC

Western North Carolina

Great Highlands Bagpiper

GREAT HIGHLANDS BAGPIPER available for weddings, ceremonies, parties, parades, any event, any where! Full Highlands regalia, formal, casual or period. Tons of traditional tunes and popular songs.

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Cashiers, NC

Western North Carolina

R&R Productions

For All Of Your Bluegrass Or Gospel Recording Needs.Recording,Mastering,Cd Cover Design as Well As Cd Duplication. We Also offer custom DVDs And Custom Sound Tracks As Well As photography For Any Occasion. No Job To small.

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STOKES

Westfield, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Mountainhome Music

MHM’s purpose is to honor the musicians, dancers, storytellers, and poets of the Appalachian region. "We present world-class Appalachian performers that you’ve probably never heard of" during summer months in Boone NC and October in Blowing Rock NC.

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WATAUGA

Boone, NC

North Carolina High Country

Catawba Records

Catawba Records features artists from the Blue Ridge Mountain Region. The music is predominantly acoustical and includes many genres including: bluegrass, country, folk, old-time, blues, and rock-a-billy. Visit our website to view our catalog!

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BOTETOURT

Troutville, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Blue Ridge Country magazine

Blue Ridge Country Magazine. Award-winning 16-year-old travel magazine that that covers the mountain regions of nine eastern states, including outdoor recreation, small towns, driving tours, B&B reviews.

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ROANOKE

Roanoke, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

MerleFest

Wilkes Community College presents MerleFest, hosted by Doc Watson, starting on the last Thursday of April each year. MerleFest offers traditional and cutting edge American roots music, dance, food, crafts, and shopping.

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WILKES

Wilkesboro, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Fiddlers Grove

Ole Time Fiddlers & Bluegrass Festival May 27-29, 2005. Union Grove, NC. Oldest Fiddle Contest in North America - Band and Individual competition. Workshops for adults and children, Camping. Family event. 5,000 max attendance. www.fiddlersgrove.com

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Union Grove, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Lake Eden Arts Festival

Lake Eden Arts Festival presents World Beat, Blues, Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Gospel, Latin and more. LEAF also highlights Folk Arts, Poetry, Juried Handcrafts, Healing Arts, kids activities, kayaking, swimming and camping. May 13-15 & Oct 14-16

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BUNCOMBE

Black Mountain, NC

Western North Carolina

Sims Country Cloggers

Award Winning Clogging Group from Dudley Shoals, NC...the only team from NC who went to the JR Olympics in Des Moines, Iowa in 2004. We practice and perform at Sims Country BBQ in Dudley Shoals. You can see us at other events throughout the Foothills.

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CALDWELL

Granite Falls, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Taylor-Altis Bluegrass Band

Taylor-Altis Bluegrass Band is an acclaimed contemporary bluegrass group in The Shenandoah Valley.

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AUGUSTA

Mount Sidney, VA

Shenandoah Valley

The Highland Camerata

The Highland Camerata is a regional chorus with members from both Virginia and North Carolina. It’s home is the Brush Creek Hall near Independence VA. Performances are free of charge. There are two concerts per year - Spring and Winter. Winter rehearsals begin on September 7.

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GRAYSON

Fries, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

State Line

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GILES

Narrows, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Chris Garges Recording

Chris Garges is a freelance recording engineer and percussionist based in central NC. Years of professional experience working with a wide variety of bluegrass, folk, blues, jazz, pop, and classical artists have gained him a well-deserved reputation. Check out the site for a list of happy artists!

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MECKLENBURG

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Grady Musick

Delta blues, Bottleneck Blues. Raw,Powerful,with a lot of Soul. Based in Bluefield,WV

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MERCER

Bluefield, WV

New River Greenbrier Valley West Virginia

The Elkville String Band

Herb Key, Drake Walsh, Jim Lloyd, Nicole Vidrine & Bill Williams play old time & traditional music. Band was originally the house band for "Tom Dooley, A Wilkes Co. Legend" presented by The Wilkes Playmakers every July. The band is a member of The Wilkes Chamber of Commerce.

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WILKES

North Wilkesboro, NC

Western North Carolina

Foddershock

Appalachian Dysfunctional Folk Rock. 100% homemade music from the coalfields of southwest Virginia. Folk, Americana, Bluegrass, Alternative Country.

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DICKENSON

Clintwood, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Mountain Fever Studios

Mountain Fever Studios is a new 64 track all digital recording facility in Willis, Va. Top quality work at prices everyone can afford. From Grandpa who has written all those songs that need to be captured, to Cindy, the child prodigy.

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FLOYD

Willis, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Gorges Music Park & Cultural Center

A fabulous site with rolling terrain & spectacular views where unigue and interesting musical & cultural events are held, located in the mountains of western NC.

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Lake Toxaway, NC

Western North Carolina

Mountain Music Jamboree

Mountain Music Jamboree presents Oldtime and Bluegrass every Sat. night. It is a showcase for the traditional music and dance. Guest are encouraged to participate in square dances, Virginia reels, broom dances. Admission is $6.00 and kids free.

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ALLEGHANY

Glade Valley, NC

North Carolina High Country

Sawbriar Acoustic Stage

A complimentary mix of establishments, the Sawbriar is a live acoustic music venue, a coffeehouse, fine art gallery, specialty bakery, teaching center and special event and meeting place. We are a smoke-free/ alcohol-free environment.

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SURRY

Pilot Mountain, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Southern Express

Providing great traditional, contemporary, and original bluegrass music. Located in the Charlotte, NC vicinity.

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MECKLENBURG

Huntersville, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

The Meadowview Band

Hard Driving Bluegrass band from Southwest Virginia. Our goal is to please the crowd. From Old to new and from fast to slow we feature it all!

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WASHINGTON

Glade Spring, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Outhouse Records

Richmond Va. based record label specializing in Re-releases of Vintage Music. Home of Virginia Roots; The 1929 Richmond Sessions CD set.

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RICHMOND CITY

Richmond, VA

Costal Virginia

James Jones - Musical Instruments

I am a custom musical instrument builder based in Bedford, Virginia specializing in hammered dulcimers, octave mandolins, bowed psalteries, harps, two octave - zithers for children, and lap dulcimers. By appointment only.

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BEDFORD

Bedford, VA

Shenandoah Valley

Bluegrass Ridge Productions

Complete CD recording, form disk to shrink wrapped package. Specializing in Bluegrass music. Assist with booking bands for you. Full service recording studio. We represent some of the finest bluegrass musicians in the area.

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STOKES

Pinnacle, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

Ivy Creek Recordings

Home of Blue Ridge Mountain Music Volume I, II & III CDs & cassettes. Banjo and Fiddle CDs & Cassettes of North Carolina Folk Heritage Winners. Railroad songs Story Telling Videos, & Books.

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MECKLENBURG

Charlotte, NC

North Carolina Piedmont

The Shenandoah Valley Music Page

Links to live music and musicians in the Shenandoah Valley!

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County Sales

The largest supply of old time and Bluegrass music in the world, located in Floyd, Virginia. Their site includes real audio clips of some of the records.

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FLOYD

Floyd, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Carter Family Fold

Since 1974, the Carter Music Center has presented programs of old time and bluegrass music every weekend. Formally established in 1979, the Center's objective is to promote old time music and pay tribute to the Original Carter Family (A.P., Sara, and Maybelle Carter). The Saturday concerts highlight the musical style made popular by the Carter Family, who are considered by many as country music's first family.

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SCOTT

Hiltons, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Alleghany Music Company

Alleghany Music Co. offers a variety of services in the fields of bluegrass and old-time music. Instruction in a private or workshop setting is offered plus recording and studio musician services are available. Visit our web-site.

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ShenandoahMusic.com

The Shenandoah Valley Local Live Music Calendar.

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A Pop Stoneman Family Interview

One of the first to record "old-time" mountain music, this interview is taken from the archives of The Mountain Laurel.

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Alternate Roots

Acoustic Music from the Blue Ridge.

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ASHE

Jefferson, NC

North Carolina High Country

The Bluegrass Circle

The Bluegrass Circle, A bluegrass sound that the crowd has come to love. Vocals which provide an unmatched harmony along with some wonderful pickin!!!! You will not be disappointed with the night of fun, laughter, and great entertainment.

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RUSSELL

Cleveland, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Barney Barnwell & Woodstick

Featuring the Moonshiner's Reunion musical gathering and the Plum Hollow Reunion. A great bluegrass site from Campobello, SC.

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SPARTANBURG

Campobello, SC

Upcountry South Carolina

Floyd Country Store

The Friday Night Jamboree is a great place for bands to introduce their music to a large, enthusiastic audience. Come by and enjoy our music.

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FLOYD

Floyd, VA

Blue Ridge Highlands - Southwest Virginia

Brevard Music Festival

Nestled in the foothills of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, this premier summer music festival and comprehensive music center has set the highest standards in performance and education for six decades.

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Brevard, NC

Western North Carolina

Clyde Davenport

Clyde Davenport, old-time fiddler and banjo player, told me, Jeff Titon, designer of this web, that he was born Oct. 21, 1921 and raised back in the mountains in the Blue Hole Hollow, near Mt. Pisgah, NC.

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Jean Ritchie

Mountain dulcimer musician from Kentucky.

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Naomi's Fancy

Celtic music band in the Appalachian Mountains.

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Southern Dogwood Gospel Bluegrass Band

Southern Dogwood is a gospel bluegrass band which plays at churches, bluegrass festivals, and music barns in Georgia and Alabama.

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CARROLL

Roopville, GA

Southwest Georgia