This festival is going to be awsome!

Line Up

Artists in Galax and surrounding communities are often referred to as a “family” of musicians, and they are always ready and willing to gather in support when one of their own is in need. When we began calling on musicians and others to help us organize this event to carry on the legacy of Houston, the response was, and continues to be overwhelming.

Numerous talented performers have stepped up to show their love and support of Houston and his family by contributing time and talent during HoustonFest. There definitely will be no shortage of incredible bluegrass and oldtime mountain music at Felts Park in Galax on May 6 & 7, 2011!

Cherryholmes

With their roots based in bluegrass, Celtic, and jazz music, Cherryholmes has stormed to the top of the music world since winning the 2005 IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) Award for Entertainer of the Year.

More about Cherryholmes:
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Mountain Heart

Mountain Heart deftly combines elements of rock, jamband, country, blues, jazz, and bluegrass into a high-energy sound that is at once fresh, accessible, and unmistakeable.

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Sierra Hull

A native of Byrdstown, TN, she became well known in bluegrass circles for her skill on guitar and mandolin at age 8 and performed on the Grand Ole Opry with Alison Krauss when she was 11. As a teenager, she joined the Great High Mountain tour with Krauss, Ralph Stanley and others.

More about Seirra Hull:
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Blue Highway

Indisputably one of the most esteemed and influential groups in contemporary bluegrass. The band’s nine exceptional albums and compelling live performances give proof to the stellar reviews, Grammy nominations, and numerous awards earned by the band since it first took the stage on December 31, 1994, with the same musicians that comprise Blue Highway today.

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Ron Block

For the past fifteen years, Ron Block has been the spiritual touchstone of Alison Krauss and Union Station, contributing sterling musicianship on banjo, guitar and vocals.  Block’s first solo album, Faraway Land (Rounder, 2001), was met with great critical acclaim and raised the bar for Block as an artist for his Rounder Records follow-up, DoorWay.

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Darrell Webb Band

Darrell has been an icon for over 20 years in bluegrass music and his stage presence and ability to entertain a crowd is unmistakable. One of his greatest attributes is being humble to the fans that support him and his talents are admired throughout the bluegrass community.

More about Darrell Webb Band:
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Snyder Family Band

The Snyder Family Band is Bud Snyder (father) on bass, 10 year old Samantha on fiddle, and 14 year old Zeb on guitar. Samantha’s fiddling and Zeb’s guitar playing both have a progressive feel with lots of swing. Both demonstrate complete command of their instruments, play fluidly, and already display lots of talent. The bluegrass community can look forward to lots of great entertainment from these young virtuosos.

More about Snyder Family Band:
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Fiddle package on sale for $99

Banjo and case on sale for $229.99

Guitar and gig bag, strap, instructional DVD and picks WOW! $135.00

Guitar upgraded package with aged finish. Unbelievable Sound!  Comes with gig bag, strap, instructional DVD and picks! WOW!  $175.00

Mandolin Package with case and strap and picks $129.99

NEWS
SpookyWorldUSA, aka the Major Graham Mansion Spooktacular, dates have just been announced!
They are October 8th, 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st!

SpookyWorldUSA has added a BLOODY BARN…..a SPOOKY TRAIL by the haunted mansion and Cedar Run Creek! ….. a KIDS’ KRYPT…….fabulous freaky food and beverage vendors…the gruesome Graham genuine General Store……with the final stop…..the haunted mansion!!!   It is a haunted mansion THAT REALLY IS HAUNTED!

This is Stevie and I think this is one of the best haunted attractions in virginia and it is so so cool

check out my guided hunting service on 4200 acres of land and its awsome with huge whitetail deer.

www.virginiaguidedhunts.com

This website featuring a great southwestern virginia music store is going to be awsome and very user friendly for all who doesn’t have computer experience.  Yay!  So to begin with I wanna thank all of my customers for all their support and business.   Starting in November I will be have some huge Christmas Sales and great prices on lots of items in the store including banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, electric guitar, electric bass outfits and packages.  HOPEFULLY I will have all my products on the site by then.  All my specials will be on the first page of the Pick and Grin online music store soon.   So for now,  Im going to go hit the woods and get ready for hunting season.    Yayyyyyy   Stevie

Also check out my guided hunting service on 4200 acres of land and its awsome with huge whitetail deer.

Hello!

Just thought I’d let you know this Barrs Fiddle Shop website has been updated. Check back soon for more videos, more links to the area and news about the Bluegrass capital, Galax, Virginia. Stevie’s helping a customer pick out a banjo now. We had some folks from Norway in this morning (how cool is that!) who had found Stevie from the Crooked Road information. Barr’s Fiddle Shop really is a must-see stop on your way through our neck of the woods! Come in and buy some instruments, get some answers or find a few supplies!

Mitone