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2025 Floyd Small Town Summer with Prends Courage and The Faux Paws
Venue: Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Prends Courage, The Faux Paws, Town of Floyd
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Town of Floyd continues their 8th Annual Floyd Small Town Summer event series with Prends Courage and The Faux Paws in concert on Thursday, June 19, 2025 outside at Warren G. Lineberry Memorial Park.

In the heart of Lafayette, where Cajun spirit meets creative fervor, Prends Courage was born. This dynamic band is a testament to the power of music to transcend time and circumstance, inspired by the passing of Christopher Stafford and the enduring legacy of Feufollet’s “Prends Courage”.

With a sonic tapestry woven from the threads of tradition and innovation, Prends Courage conjures the essence of Cajun music's past, present, and future.

As they take the stage, Prends Courage embodies the joie de vivre that defines their heritage, inviting all to join in the dance, the song, and enthusiasm that flows from their very being. Prends Courage shines bright, a beacon of light and laughter, reminding us all to prends courage – take heart – and let the music set us free.

Links:

• https://www.prendscourage.live/
• https://www.facebook.com/people/Prends-Courage/61566053552835/
• https://www.instagram.com/prends.courage/

From raging fiddle tunes, to saxophone solos and unrequited love songs, the music of The Faux Paws would be hard to pin down with standard genre descriptions. The trio’s contagious groove, and feel-good melting pot folk music has been honed over ten years of playing together, and is the sound of three close friends (two of which happen to be brothers), who feel a musical kinship that transcends any stylistic limitations.

The Faux Paws have a problem. They’re a triangle band in a land of circles. Musically impossible to describe, they don’t even fit into todays often hyphenated-genre world. No fan, industry expert, nor member of the band can seem to sum up this band’s sound in any kind of marketable way. They continue to remain a singularly unique outfit in the acoustic music community, always on the fringes, always memorable and with an increasing number of die-hard fans who feel like they’ve uncovered a secret.

Is it bluegrass? Not usually. Old-time? Occasionally. Is it Celtic? Can’t quite say that. Is it Folk? Americana? Jazz? Singer-songwriter? None of the above, but members of the Paws have deep ties to all of these traditions and blend their elements effortlessly to serve whatever musical idea is being presented.

So what can we say? This band takes risks. They’re dynamic, exciting, sincere, irreverent, infectious, and surprising. They move deftly between moods, influences and instruments but always maintaining a “groove” that pulses through the music like a heartbeat.

A Faux Paws live show is an explosive roller coaster ride that brings the audience along. Virtuosity on the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and saxophone, sure, but also vulnerability, personal lyrics, tight 3-part brother harmonies, playful interplay, intricately arranged details and soaring improvisations.

Links:

• https://thefauxpawsmusic.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/thefauxpaws
• https://www.youtube.com/@thefauxpawsmusic
• https://www.instagram.com/thefauxpawsmusic

The Kids Zone will have bounce houses, face painting, live goats, and our featured community organization in the Kid Zone this week is the Floyd County High School Volleyball teams bringing us a volleyball party and prizes. We will also have yard games and creative activities with Springhouse Community School and Floyd Friends of Asylum Seekers, massages through Therapeutic Massage & Wellness of Floyd, drinks through Floyd Chamber of Commerce, an exhibit by NRV Naturalist Group, and our summer-long Community Art Project through the The Floyd Center for the Arts. So come ready to paint!

The Floyd Small Town Summer Festival Event Series is free and open to the public.

The Town of Floyd offers this series of free events to provide a fun, family-friendly atmosphere in downtown Floyd, VA. Featuring music, movies, face-painting, inflatables, games, food and beverage and special activities presented by a variety of community organizations from June 5, 2025 until August 28, 2025.

Bring your lawn chair and/or blanket and we'll provide the popcorn for the movie.

Gates will be open and access provided to the public starting at 6:00 PM.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/nrDw5M5X/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://floydsmalltownsummer.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/floydsmalltownsummer/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/1695310134421022/ or https://www.instagram.com/floydsmalltownsummer/.