Sweet Virginia

A treat for the folks at home!

This past Friday, I followed the tip to the Floyd Country Store Friday Night Jamboree. No small ordeal. A band, a dance floor, a large seating space, and room enough to still sell ice cream, gifts, CDs, nick-knacks, and barrels-full of candy. Ahh, the Floyd General Store, in beautiful Floyd, Virginia. As you can tell from the video below, the dancers aren't shy! What you see is 'clogging' and 'flat-footing.' Apparently the difference is that flat-footers are too old to raise their knees... Half of the dancers had some sort of taps on their shoes. Very cool. Good for them.

Inside the General Store

But that's not the best part. Outside the general store, even more bands gather - well, not 'bands,' per-se, but musicians anyhow. I counted a maximum of 6 groups playing outside at one time. Young, old; punk, hippie, redneck; all come together with a single goal: to enjoy some good old fashioned bluegrass music.

Outside the General Store

I'll return here someday. In the meantime, another cool landmark in town is County Sales, a virtual warehouse of bluegrass music. But buyer beware, browsing will take a considerable amount of time - artists are organized by label! Very helpful staff will guide you in the right direction. Or just go to the website and order online!