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November 2017 Floyd Radio Show with Dori Freeman, The New Smokey Valley Boys & New Standard
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Dori Freeman, New Standard, The New Smokey Valley Boys
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2017
Time: 7:30 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Speaking Engagements
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $12.00 Day of the Show: $15.00

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Description:
Floyd Country Store presents the November 2017 Floyd Radio Show with Dori Freeman, The New Smokey Valley Boys and the New Standard bluegrass band on Saturday, November 4, 2017 starting at 7:30 pm.

Live from The Floyd Country Store in the heart of downtown Floyd, Virginia! The Floyd Country Store brings together a new variety show every month. A series of guest hosts will perform original radio plays, comedy bits, ads, jingles, music and more. Each show features the finest old-timey musical acts, from storytelling banjo players to flatpicking guitarists to hard-driving string bands.

Dori Freeman’s was raised among a family of musicians in the Blue Ridge Mountains and hailed by Rolling Stone as “one of the most authentic vocalists to emerge from the hills of southwestern Virginia in recent years,” she’s a bonafide Appalachian artist, while simultaneously shattering the archetype by empowering the characters in her songs with personal strength and homegrown wisdom. Through this process, she both defies and expands notions of what it means to be from the region.

Dori comes from a family rooted in art and tradition. Her grandfather is an artist and guitar player, and her father, a multi-instrumentalist and music instructor. While her style subscribes to no one genre, the influence of her Appalachian upbringing lies at the core of her music - heard especially in the lulling mountain drawl of her voice. She sings without affect and with striking clarity, delivering each song carefully and earnestly.

Dori's style was shaped by American Roots music: Bluegrass, Rhythm and Blues, and Old Country. Her early introduction to musicians like Doc Watson, The Louvin Brothers, and Peggy Lee have heavily influenced her modern yet timeless sound. Dori learned how to play the guitar at fifteen and began writing her own material a few years later, citing Rufus Wainwright and his haunting melodies and achingly honest lyrics as the spark that inspired her to pen her first song. Her songs often center on heartache and pining; unrequited and sometimes unconventional love common muses for her melodies and lyrics.

Links:

• http://www.dorifreeman.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/dorifreemanmusic
• https://www.instagram.com/dorifreeman/

New Standard is a traditional and hard driving bluegrass band that brings together a variety of styles and influences ranging from traditional music to contemporary bluegrass and gospel artists. The band was founded in October, 2011 by three Virginia Tech students.

New Standard plays a mix of traditional bluegrass and gospel music honoring those before us such as Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, Reno & Smiley and The Stanley Brothers.

New Standard has entertained audiences in many towns across the mountains and Piedmont of Virginia. From fall festivals to church services, birthday parties to fishing tournaments, the group enjoys playing traditional gospel and bluegrass music for a wide variety of audiences.

Links:

• http://www.newstandardbluegrass.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/newstandardbluegrass

The New Smokey Valley Boys are a group of young men who have come together to honor one of old time music’s greatest string bands. The original group based out of Surry County, NC, was led by the late Benton Flippen and Paul Sutphin from the 1970s all the way through to Flippen’s death in 2011. This edition of the New Smokey Valley Boys calls Mount Airy, North Carolina home.

Though various members came and went, the group was known for its hard driving square dance style, and received numerous awards over the decades. Along the way Benton invited younger folks to be a part of his group, including members of the New Smokey Valley Boys. Andy Edmonds was a member of Benton’s group for 12 years and learned to fiddle directly under the guidance of Flippen. Kevin Fore also played with Benton for numerous years and provided a solid Round Peak banjo sound for the band. Wes Clifton comes from a long line of musicians, including his legendary grandfather Verlen Clifton. Wes played in the Smokey Valley Boys the last few years of Benton’s life. Todd Hiatt also comes from a very musical family, and adds mandolin to the band in true Surry County fashion.

Though these guys have played together for years in various combinations, this group is dedicated to reviving a particular sound that once dominated the old time scene.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/newsmokeyvalleyboys

Tickets for The Floyd Radio Show are $12.00 in advance or $15.00 the day of the show or $90.00 for the season. They are available online, at the store, or by calling 540-745-4563.

To purchase tickets online, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com/events/category/the-floyd-radio-show.

Each show is streamed live during the show and is available as a podcast. Many of the past show are re-broadcasted by partnering radio stations.

For more information, visit: http://www.floydcountrystore.com/radio-show or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.