Blacksburg Farmers Market with Music from Old Man Kelly and Tim Thornton
Venue: Market Square Park, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Blacksburg Farmers Market, LP Kelly, Tim Thornton
Date: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous
Cost: Free

Description:
The Blacksburg Farmers Market is open every Saturday through October from 9:00 am until 2:00 pm at Market Square Park in downtown Blacksburg, VA.

Live Music Schedule:
• 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Old Man Kelly
• 12:00-2:00 pm: Tim Thornton

The Blacksburg Farmers Market offers local meats, organic produce, baked goods, crafts, flowers and more in the heart of downtown Blacksburg! Support your local farmers and artists and enjoy the benefits of a strengthened community, healthy living, and support for responsible business practices.

Liam "LP" Kelly may be better known as Old Man Kelly and resides in Blacksburg, VA. The sound of LP Kelly comes broadly from the early days of American roots music: when bluesmen sang from front porches on hot afternoons; when swing bands played dances in speakeasies late into the night; when being an American troubadour was a trade.

Whether performing as a multi-instrumental one-man-band or appearing ensemble as Old Man Kelly and The Streetsweepers, it’s original music that still sounds familiar. A couple of guitars, a banjo or two, an arsenal of harmonicas, and a whole lot of guts.

Old Man Kelly is no stranger to song, but don’t call him a singer-songwriter. He’s been around the block more times than he can count, taking laps past punk rock, Irish music, Appalachian old-time, alt-country, nautical music, and French chansons. The arsenal is vast — banjo, guitar, accordion, drums, harmonica, fiddle, and kazoo are all fair game.

Links:

• https://lpkelly.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/lpkellymusic/
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzZzvBzPKFzMX_ToZO_WLOg/videos

Tim Thornton is an award-winning local writer. He teaches English Composition and Appalachian literature at Virginia Western Community College.

Tim lives in Shawsville, VA with his family.

Link: https://www.twitter.com/burntfort

All of our farms are located within a 50 mile radius of downtown Blacksburg, VA.

The Wednesday Market is open from April through October. From November-December, the Saturday hours change to 9:00 am until 2:00 pm. From January-March, the Saturday hours change to 10:00 am until 2:00 pm.

For more information, visit: http://www.blacksburgfarmersmarket.com or https://www.facebook.com/blacksburgfarmersmarket.

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