| Date: | April 16, 2021 |
| Time: | 6:00 - 8:00 PM |
| Venue: | Floyd Country Store |
| Organizations: | Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small |
| Cost: |
Suggested donation of $8.00
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| Description: |
The Floyd Country Store continues the 2021 Friday Night Backyard Jamboree with The New Macedon Rangers with Andrew Small and Ashlee Watkins outside on Friday, April 16, 2021. Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small are an old-time country and husband and wife duo performing both traditional and original repertoire on fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar with powerful two-part harmonies. Born and raised in eastern North Carolina, Andrew Small is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who has performed with artists ranging from Sierra Hull and Mandolin Orange to the North Carolina Symphony. He now resides in Floyd, VA where he serves as Coordinator of the Handmade Music School and also tours with the group Bill and the Belles. Andrew has won numerous blue ribbons from fiddlers’ conventions around the Southeast for his old-time fiddling and in 2015 was named the Bluegrass Mandolin Champion of Australia. He holds a master’s degree in music performance from Yale University. Ashlee Watkins is a singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Newcastle, NSW. Described by fiddler Bob Herring as having “it”, her powerfully unadorned vocals possess a timeless quality that evokes an uncommon emotional poignance. She has been awarded a number of blue ribbons from fiddlers’ conventions around the southeast for her folk singing and old-time banjo playing, and her band the New Macedon Rangers has been awarded blue ribbons in both old-time and bluegrass band categories. Now making her home in Floyd, Virginia, Ashlee also performs as a member of Jackson Cunningham’s string band Nobody’s Business. The duo was formerly known as The New Macedon Rangers. Links: • https://www.facebook.com/ashleeandandrew • https://soundcloud.com/newmacedonrangers Admission is free with a suggested donation of $8.00 in support of the musicians. Join us on Friday evenings behind the Floyd Country Store for a live show with some of our favorite old time string bands! The Backyard Jamboree features one band performing for two hours starting at 6:00 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Seating opens at 5:30 pm and the music starts at 6:00 pm. If you can’t join us live, check out the livestream on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwib5-8QRlyxWgHI5TX1lUg). No dogs allowed, no alcohol allowed. For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/events/list/ or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563. |