Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Banjo and fiddle fans flock to Floyd for a taste of the real thing
From the Virginian-Pilot
It is Friday evening, and music fills the air.
Though many Virginians may not know of it, bluegrass, old-time and traditional music fans across the country and around the world know all about the legendary Friday night jamborees at the Floyd Country Store.
They know of County Sales records, tucked in an alley a few steps down the street from here, which offers the largest selection of mountain music anywhere and ships CDs to Japan, England, Austria, South Africa, even to a customer in Russia.
They know musicians like Clyde Williams, a retired VDOT worker who on this and most Friday nights sits on a folding chair in the alley outside the store and leads an impromptu jam.
Williams plays the fiddle, and by 7 p.m. a woman playing guitar and a man on the banjo sit with him and tune up.
Read the article
Virginian-Pilot
It is Friday evening, and music fills the air.
Though many Virginians may not know of it, bluegrass, old-time and traditional music fans across the country and around the world know all about the legendary Friday night jamborees at the Floyd Country Store.
They know of County Sales records, tucked in an alley a few steps down the street from here, which offers the largest selection of mountain music anywhere and ships CDs to Japan, England, Austria, South Africa, even to a customer in Russia.
They know musicians like Clyde Williams, a retired VDOT worker who on this and most Friday nights sits on a folding chair in the alley outside the store and leads an impromptu jam.
Williams plays the fiddle, and by 7 p.m. a woman playing guitar and a man on the banjo sit with him and tune up.
Read the article
Virginian-Pilot
# posted by Dave Sichak @ 1:53 PM 
