The Floyd Radio Show 2019 Premiere with The Crooked Road Ramblers and Kelley and the Cowboys
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Devon Sproule, Kelley and the Cowboys, The Crooked Road Ramblers
Date: Saturday, September 7, 2019
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $12.00 Day of the Show: $15.00 Season Pass: $90.00

Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents the Season 9 Premiere of The Floyd Radio Show on Saturday, September 2, 2017 starting at 7:30 pm.

The premiere show celebrates the 50th anniversary of Virginia is for Lovers and features special guests The Crooked Road Ramblers, Kelley and the Cowboys and Devon Sproule.

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.

The Crooked Road Ramblers are an old-time band from Southwest Virginia, steeped in the traditional music of the Blue Ridge. They have played at the Carter Family Fold, the Wayne Henderson Festival, HoustonFest, The Floyd Country Store & many other venues across Virginia and North Carolina.

They have won 1st place in the old-time band category at the Ashe County, Alleghany County, Laurel Bloomery, Fries & Union Grove Fiddlers Convention in addition to a 2nd place finish at the Galax Fiddlers convention. They were also named the old time instrumental group of the year at the 2014 Blue Ridge Acoustic Uprising.

Links:

• https://crookedroadramblers.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/crookedroadramblers

Kelley and The Cowboys are a four piece band from North Carolina, led by female vocalist Kelley Breiding. The band puts their signature sound on the old standards as well as original music, in a style influenced by early forms of western swing, rockabilly, country, and blues.

Kelley and The Cowboys always excite the crowd with their high energy and amazing musicianship no matter what the musical tastes or age of the listeners may be. How do they do it?

With Kelley's mesmerizing vocals and barn burner attitude, the nostalgic sound of Jimmy Tremor's arch-top guitar, Colby's thrilling feats on the upright bass, and Steve-O's status as a human metronome. When you pair all this together with a relentless energy for the crowd, it's a real dream for those who are out to scoot their boots. Having played the East Coast club and festival circuit since 2005, they have really made a name for themselves as one of the greatest dance bands around.

"Kelley and The Cowboys harness a sound that is staunchly rooted in the classic country music of the 1950s and 1960s. As they masterfully cover a number of country and Americana classics, think Patsy Cline, Hank Williams Sr., Loretta Lynn and Elvis Presley, the group simultaneously operates within and reinvigorates the early country music tradition. Led by the powerful, iron-clad vocals of Kelley Breiding, the group is a rousing nostalgic throwback to timeless country, honky-tonk, western swing, and rockabilly genres." (Ithaca Times 2009)

Links:

• http://www.kelleyandthecowboys.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Kelley-and-the-Cowboys-349823465031

Devon Sproule’s music welcomes the magical and the tangible. It celebrates human complication in the language of nature. It is North American music with weirdo roots.

Since 2007, Sproule’s recordings have been released by Tin Angel Records, based in Coventry, England. She collaborates regularly with Toronto-based band Bernice and producer Sandro Perri. In Summer 2015, she recorded songs from a new collection, “The Gold String,” in Yukon and Nova Scotia. Besides Canada and America, Sproule also tours regularly in Europe and has traveled with her music to Africa and Australia.

“Sproule’s lyrics glance off each other arrestingly, juxtaposing images.” (Financial Times). “Her quirky affectations bring to mind Bjork, and forays into the dark, Michelle Shocked.” (Village Voice)

Devon Sproule is a Canadian/American musician living in rural Virginia, raised on eco-villages near Kingston, Ontario and Louisa, Virginia. The 33-year-old, in addition to being a musician, is a high school drop-out, a birder, and a student of Deaf Culture and sign language.

Links:

• http://devonsproule.com/home/
• https://www.instagram.com/devonsproule/

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

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/the-floyd-radio-show-2019-09-07.

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.

The Floyd Country Store occurs on the first Saturday of the month from September through May.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.imgur.com/UpL7zu7.jpg.

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

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