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Floyd Town Jubilee Adrienne Young & The Old Faithful, Blue Moonshine, Dry Hill Draggers, 5:20 PM - Windfall, Mac & Jenny Traynham and Scott Perry & FriendsDate: Saturday, June 20, 2009Time: 11:00am Until 8:00pmDoors Open: 10:00amTown of Floyd, VA Tickets: FREE Floyd Town Jubilee is a free event that is intended as a celebration of our town and the citizens of Floyd County, VA and to specifically showcase the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park, as Floyd's new municipal park. The Jubilee will showcase the art, craft and cultural activities of Floyd County including fine art, folk art, Heritage and contemporary craft, music, farm products, food, story telling, and historical awareness. Free live music and exciting events will be happening all around town and there will be a main stage where the headline acts will be scheduled to perform in the Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park. Adrienne Young & The Old FaithfulVisit SiteYoung's bluegrass chops come through clearly and there's more than enough high-spirited music to get you up and dancing or clapping along, and more than enough substance to keep you reflecting on the lyrics long after the music's done, too Blue MoonshineVisit SiteBlue Moonshine is a four-piece string band from Floyd, Virginia. Blue Moonshine is four-part harmony, hot fiddle and mandolin leads, a blend of original songs, traditional bluegrass tunes, and gypsy jazz instrumentals. Dry Hill DraggersMoreThe Dry Hill Draggers of Franklin County started with banjo player Jimmy Boyd and his brother Billy Boyd in 1981. With a solid reputation for hard driving flatfooting music, today the band consist of the 2nd generation players who carry on in the unique stringband tradition of the Blue Ridge. 5:20 PM - Windfallmore Soaring vocal harmonies backed by hot licks, driving rhythm and an infectious stage presence, Windfall grabs an audience and takes them for a wonderful ride through the eclectic landscape of Americana Music. Windfall's special blend of tight four part harmonies supported by strong instrumental arrangements and hot licks on guitar, mandolin, banjo,harmonica, acoustic bass and percussion take their listeners on a journey through eclectic Americana/Bluegrass/Roots music. Windfall's original material is complemented by interpretations of some of the best songs by artists like Gordon Lightfoot, Cheryl Wheeler, Nancy Griffith, Tim O'Brien, New Grass Revival, Townes Van Zant, Allison Krause, The Beatles and many more. Mac & Jenny TraynhamMoreMac and Jenny Traynham are local favorites specializing in old- time country and mountain music. Their repetoire features choice songs and sound musicianship harking from the era of country music history before bluegrass. Scott Perry & FriendsVisit SiteScott Perry performs and creates acoustic blues that are relevant in today's fast paced, high-tech world. With his National steel-bodied guitar and repertoire of traditional and original acoustic blues, Scott turns any performance into an intimate celebration of this powerful music. |