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Grand Opening: Live Music with Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer, Wound Tight, Gap Civil & More
Venue: Floyd Community Market Pavilion, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Deer Creek Boys, Gap Civil Old Time Band, Twin Creeks Stringband, Unique Sound of the Mountains with Larry Sigmon, Wound Tight
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Time: 1:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Miscellaneous
Cost: Free

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Description:
County Sales presents their Grand Opening event, Live Music at the Community Market Stage featuring music from Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer, Wound Tight, Gap Civil, Twin Creeks Stringband, Mountain Locomotive and Deer Creek Boys on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at the Floyd Community Market Stage.

Music Line-Up:
• 1:00 PM - Larry Sigmon & Martha Spencer
• 2:00 PM - Wound Tight
• 3:00 PM - Twin Creeks Stringband with Eddie Bond
• 4:00 PM - Gap Civil
• 5:00 PM – Mountain Locomotive (Mac Traynham, Trish Fore and Chester McMillian)
• 6:00 PM - Deer Creek Boys

The Grand Re-Opening of County Sales, the world’s largest selection of old time and bluegrass recordings, is set for the weekend of April 11 – 14, 2019. The event will feature live music, meet and greets and special activities.

Larry Sigmon was born in Callaway, Virginia. His father, Lewis Eldridge Sigmon, was a locally beloved banjo and fiddle player. Larry taught himself harmonica as a child, and then moved to guitar, learning to play by backing up his father. When he took up the banjo at fifteen, it became his main instrument, and he developed a signature hard-driving, rhythmic style. Larry’s first band was the Sugar Hill Ramblers, a six-piece group that performed old time tunes and old country numbers for six years. He went on to play stints with Carl Scott and Richard Bowman until the late 1980s, when he met bassist Barbara Poole at a local fiddlers’ convention.

Larry and Barbara began performing together, winning countless ribbons in banjo, bass, and folk song competitions and playing at festivals, dances, and other concert venues. Their sound was so distinctive with just the banjo, bass, and Larry’s distinct singing, they became known as the “Unique Sound,” and gained a dedicated local following, particularly among flatfoot dancers. Larry and Barbara drew upon a repertoire of old time and bluegrass songs from Charlie Poole to Jimmy Martin and Bill Monroe, making songs their own through Larry’s strong vocals and Barbara’s double-slap bass. Throughout their eighteen-year career, the duo performed at the Carter Family Fold, the Grand Ole Opry, and mountain music festivals throughout the South, becoming one of the most popular bands in the Blue Ridge Mountains until Barbara passed away in 2008 after a long struggle with cancer.

Larry had quit performing until old-time musician and advocate Martha Spencer arrived to interview him for her online documentary project, Mountain Music Magazine. During their interview, Martha encouraged Larry to play some tunes and the “Unique Sound” was reborn.

The Unique Sound of the Mountains now features Heather Krantz on guitar and vocals, Susan Blankenship on bass and Ashlee Watkins on mandolin, guitar and vocals.

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

Wound Tight is an award winning Bluegrass band comprised of dynamic musicians from western Virginia. Led by brothers Chris and Ray “Mike” Martin, Wound Tight’s unique sound brings forth innovative and sophisticated renderings of their traditional bluegrass roots.

Their energetic bluegrass style has captured the attention of fans and judges alike resulting in first place winnings at both the 20th Annual Maury River Fiddlers Convention and the 24th Annual Sedalia Bluegrass Festival. Wound Tight continues to excel in their musical genre taking ninth place at the 79th annual Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention.

In 2015, Wound Tight moved onto the bluegrass festival scene. Wound Tight graced the stage at Chantilly Bluegrass festival for the first time. The band kicked off the Wayside Bluegrass festival with their unique hard driving style of bluegrass.

Many band members have won individual awards and have many musical accomplishments. Wound Tight is always ready to deliver a high energy foot tapping performance. Their shows feature bluegrass classics, gospel standards and tight vocal harmonies.

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

Twin Creeks Stringband plays music for dancing playing a strong rhythmic old time sound that goes back many generations.

In the late 1970s, a group of neighbors and friends got together to play the music that had been passed down in the Dry Hill and Ferrum areas of Franklin County. Some of the musicians were falling behind on their timing one day while playing and having some fun, and one spectator commented that he was going to call the group the Dry Hill Draggers.

Banjo player Jimmy Boyd and his brother Billy Boyd started the official Dry Hill Draggers band in 1981. The group flourished, and more than thirty years later, some of the Dry Hill Draggers members formed Twin Creeks Stringband, including Jared Boyd, grandson of Jimmy Boyd, a third generation claw-hammer banjo player; his dad Stacy Boyd on upright bass; Jason Hambrick on guitar and vocals; and Chris Prillaman on fiddle. Twin Creeks Stringband has a particularly driving old-time beat that is irresistible to dancers, and they are popular performers at the Blue Ridge Folklife Festival, as well as at the Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention.

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

Gap Civil is an old time band from Sparta, NC. We love playing square dances and for community events.

Links:

• https://sites.google.com/view/gapciviloldtimeband
• https://www.facebook.com/gapciviloldtimeband
• https://www.instagram.com/gapciviloldtimeband/

The Deer Creek Boys were originally formed in 1999 when brothers Justin Tomlin (guitar) and Jason "Tater" Tomlin (bass) and best friend Cason Ogden (mandolin) started picking locally in their native Amherst, Virginia. Fast forward to the present-day, when the group has been reformed with the members much more experienced and polished. The group added North Carolina banjo picker Andy Lowe to round out their sound, and have been a festival favorite ever since re-emerging on the scene!

With stints in Nothin’ Fancy, Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice, and the Bluegrass Brothers on the band's résumé, the Deer Creek Boys are a powerful blend of energetic pickin', hard-hitting harmonies, and top-notch songwriting.

Links:

• http://deercreekboys.co/
• https://www.facebook.com/deercreekboysbluegrass

Admission is free and all are welcome.

There will be a sale on all County Sales inventory all weekend long starting Thursday through close of business on Sunday afternoon.

Country Sales new store is located at 117 South Locust Street in Floyd, VA. The new storefront is located diagonally across from the Floyd Country Store.

To view the event flyer for the weekend of activities, visit: https://i.imgur.com/fTvGJzV.jpg.

For more information, visit: https://www.countysales.com/blogs/news/county-sales-grand-re-opening-april-11-14-2019 or https://www.facebook.com/countysales or call 540-745-2001.