Discover the Soundtrack of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains

Tune in to the Traditional Melodies Near You.

We’ve curated weekly and monthly recurring events to help you plan your adventure.

What to Expect

Music. Song. Dance.

The Blue Ridge region mirrors the rest of the nation in hosting an energetic mix of musical styles.

Pop, classical, jazz, blues, rock, gospel, country—these are all here.

In addition the Blue Ridge has an unmatched legacy of traditional music and dance.

These are the songs, tunes, and dances carried on largely outside of formal music instruction or the commercial drive of popular culture.

The Virginia Blue Ridge Music Trails guides travelers to the many public settings in which Blue Ridge folk music and dance thrive today.

Find the music

These are recurring events that happen along the trail: monthly, weekly, or annually.

Upcoming Events

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12:00 PM - Sunday Music Jam
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29 May
May 29, 2024    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00‚ the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice‚ [...]
31 May
May 31, 2024    
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Willis Gap Community Center Open Jam (every Friday night) at 144 The Hollow Road, Ararat, VA 24053, Affiliated Partner of The Crooked Road Virginia's [...]
01 Jun
June 1, 2024    
12:00 am
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
01 Jun
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
01 Jun
June 1, 2024    
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are jam days!  Front Porch jams are open to all levels of players, including Front Porch students as well as non-students. [...]
02 Jun
Wildwood Farms gardens‚ with over 600 varieties of blooming daylilies‚ have been a landmark in Floyd County since 2000. Jam sessions of traditional mountain music [...]
04 Jun
June 4, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
04 Jun
June 4, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free gospel concerts hosted by Linden Heights Baptist Church at Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand. Bring your lawn chair and listen to your favorite gospel songs. [...]
05 Jun
June 5, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
05 Jun
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00pm, the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice, [...]
05 Jun
June 5, 2024    
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00‚ the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice‚ [...]
06 Jun
June 6, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
06 Jun
June 6, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
07 Jun
June 7, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
07 Jun
June 7, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
07 Jun
Local Lambsburg residents saved their old school building and converted it into a valuable community center that allows gatherings like this jam session. Since 2007‚ [...]
08 Jun
June 8, 2024    
12:00 am
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
08 Jun
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
08 Jun
June 8, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
09 Jun
June 9, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Phone: 540-745-4563 Email: info@floydcountrystore.com URL: http://www.floydcountrystore.com Hours: 12:00pm-5:30pm Every Sunday from 12pm – 6pm‚ the Floyd Country Store hosts a jam lead by a local old-time or [...]
09 Jun
This monthly gathering is part membership meeting and part informal bluegrass jam session. Visitors are welcome‚ and the first visit is free. The JMBA also [...]
10 Jun
June 10, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
10 Jun
June 10, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
11 Jun
June 11, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
11 Jun
June 11, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
11 Jun
June 11, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free gospel concerts hosted by Linden Heights Baptist Church at Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand. Bring your lawn chair and listen to your favorite gospel songs. [...]
12 Jun
June 12, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
12 Jun
June 12, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
12 Jun
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00pm, the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice, [...]
13 Jun
June 13, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
13 Jun
June 13, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
13 Jun
June 13, 2024    
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are jam days!  Front Porch jams are open to all levels of players, including Front Porch students as well as non-students. [...]
14 Jun
The first Chautauqua Festival was staged in the southwest Virginia community of Wytheville in 1985. This annual celebration includes children’s activities‚ arts and crafts‚ hot [...]
14 Jun
June 14, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
14 Jun
June 14, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
15 Jun
June 15, 2024    
12:00 am
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
15 Jun
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
15 Jun
June 15, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
16 Jun
June 16, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Phone: 540-745-4563 Email: info@floydcountrystore.com URL: http://www.floydcountrystore.com Hours: 12:00pm-5:30pm Every Sunday from 12pm – 6pm‚ the Floyd Country Store hosts a jam lead by a local old-time or [...]
16 Jun
Wildwood Farms gardens‚ with over 600 varieties of blooming daylilies‚ have been a landmark in Floyd County since 2000. Jam sessions of traditional mountain music [...]
17 Jun
June 17, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
17 Jun
June 17, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
18 Jun
June 18, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
18 Jun
June 18, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
18 Jun
June 18, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free gospel concerts hosted by Linden Heights Baptist Church at Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand. Bring your lawn chair and listen to your favorite gospel songs. [...]
19 Jun
June 19, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
19 Jun
June 19, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
19 Jun
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00pm, the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice, [...]
20 Jun
June 20, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
20 Jun
June 20, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
20 Jun
June 20, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays are jam days!  Front Porch jams are open to all levels of players, including Front Porch students as well as non-students. [...]
21 Jun
June 21, 2024 - June 23, 2024    
All Day
This is a family-friendly celebration of multiple stages with dozens of high-quality national and regional bands‚ kids events and activities‚ bike rides in the scenic [...]
21 Jun
June 21, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
21 Jun
June 21, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
22 Jun
June 22, 2024    
12:00 am
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
22 Jun
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
22 Jun
June 22, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
23 Jun
June 23, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Phone: 540-745-4563 Email: info@floydcountrystore.com URL: http://www.floydcountrystore.com Hours: 12:00pm-5:30pm Every Sunday from 12pm – 6pm‚ the Floyd Country Store hosts a jam lead by a local old-time or [...]
24 Jun
June 24, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
24 Jun
June 24, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
25 Jun
June 25, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
25 Jun
June 25, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
25 Jun
June 25, 2024    
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Free gospel concerts hosted by Linden Heights Baptist Church at Gypsy Hill Park Bandstand. Bring your lawn chair and listen to your favorite gospel songs. [...]
26 Jun
June 26, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
26 Jun
June 26, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
26 Jun
Every Wednesday night from 6:30 to 9:00pm, the Historic 1908 Courthouse sponsors an Old-time Mountain Music Jam. In the summer when the weather is nice, [...]
27 Jun
June 27, 2024 - October 1, 2024    
8:00 am - 6:00 pm
The Harmon Museum features exhibits on Hillsville history‚ Indian artifacts‚ pioneer tools‚ antique military guns‚ and early folk music memorabilia. This is definitely an interesting [...]
27 Jun
June 27, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
27 Jun
June 27, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
28 Jun
June 28, 2024 - June 30, 2024    
12:00 am
Another fine example of the many great fiddlers’ conventions that occur every spring and summer in the central Blue Ridge‚ the Grayson County Fiddlers’ Convention [...]
28 Jun
June 28, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
28 Jun
June 28, 2024    
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Educators‚ researchers‚ and students of all ages find the Blue Ridge Heritage Archive to be an invaluable resource in their study of folk culture. The [...]
29 Jun
June 29, 2024    
12:00 am
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
29 Jun
Located in beautiful Nelson County‚ Virginia‚ Saunders Brothers grows quality peaches‚ apples‚ Asian pears‚ vegetables‚ flowering shrubs‚ annuals and perennials. They offer old-time music with [...]
29 Jun
June 29, 2024    
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Many of Tom Barr’s customers have a free morning or afternoon on Saturdays‚ so they often drop by the Fiddle Shop, which is celebrating its [...]
30 Jun
June 30, 2024    
12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Phone: 540-745-4563 Email: info@floydcountrystore.com URL: http://www.floydcountrystore.com Hours: 12:00pm-5:30pm Every Sunday from 12pm – 6pm‚ the Floyd Country Store hosts a jam lead by a local old-time or [...]
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