Susan MarquezApr 13 minApril 2024Bluegrass in the Blue RidgeOn Monday nights, the bluegrass jam is the place to go in Ferrum, Virginia. The sounds of old-time and bluegrass music fill the air at...
Susan MarquezApr 14 minApril 2024Abington, Virginia: A Bluegrass BeaconLocated in Washington County, Virginia, just 133 miles southwest of Roanoke, the rural Appalachian Town of Abingdon shines like a beacon...
Brent DavisApr 13 minApril 2024The Birthplace of Country Music MuseumMusicologists call it The Big Bang of Country Music. In 1927, Ralph Peer of the Victor Talking Machine Company visited Bristol, a town on...
Kara Martinez BachmanApr 14 minApril 2024The Carter Family Fold: Nurturing the Legacy of Virginia's Country MusicAny big country music fan knows about the Carter Family, and any Virginian knows these musical pioneers were – and still are, at least in...