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Linda Lay and Springfield Exit in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Linda & David Lay, Springfield Exit
Date: Saturday, July 17, 2021
Time: 7:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
Advance Tickets: $20.00 Day of the Show: $25.00

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Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents Linda Lay and Springfield Exit in concert on Saturday, July 17, 2021.

The show will have an in-person audience and air live on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwib5-8QRlyxWgHI5TX1lUg).

Springfield Exit from Winchester, Virginia performs bluegrass and acoustic country music. Tight vocal harmonies and a dynamic rhythmic groove are the hallmarks of Springfield Exits' sound.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Springfield-Exit-238507955794/

Tight vocalist Linda Lay spent her early years with Janette Carter at the Carter Family Fold near Bristol, Virginia. With her husband and founding Springfield Exit guitarist David Lay, Linda has toured nationally with the masters of the Steel String Guitar and is the featured vocalist on the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities’ “Taking the Crooked Road Home.”

A Master Artist in traditional singing for the Virginia Folklife Program, Linda has performed with singers across several genres of music, from country’s Vern Gosdin and Carl Jackson to Piedmont blues singer John Cephas.

Linda Clayman Lay grew up in Clayman Valley, a tiny community named after her family outside of Bristol, Tennessee. She grew up surrounded by music in a family that treasured tunes, from old-time and bluegrass to gospel and traditional country. Her father, mandolinist Jack Clayman, formed a family band with Linda and his family, taking them to the places where the local musicians gathered, jammed, and performed. Linda spent a lot of Saturdays Carter Family Fold, a barn-like performing place, at the Carter home place at Hiltons in Scott County, a few miles west of Clayman Valley. Here she got to know Jeanette and Joe Carter, son and daughter of A.P. and Sara Carter of the original Carter Family. The Fold was one of the places Linda enjoyed going to flatfoot dance, but her father soon had her performing on guitar, and she later learned bass from the local fiddling barber, Gene Boyd. She also took up and mastered the autoharp.

Linda later founded and led Appalachian Trail, an innovative bluegrass band that performed for more than 20 years. In Appalachian Trail, Linda truly found her voice, becoming not just the band’s lead singer but one of the most beloved singers in bluegrass. During her years touring with Appalachian Trail, she met the gifted guitar player and singer—and her future husband—David Lay. David encouraged Linda to venture out to tour with other musicians, and today when she plays he is always beside her.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/Springfield-Exit-238507955794/

In-person tickets are $20.00 in advance and $25.00 the day of show and available for sale online and in-store.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/linda-lay-springfield-exit-live-2021-07-17.

The livestream is free with donations accepted to support the musical artists and production costs of the concert.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/linda-lay-springfield-exit-live-2021-07-17 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.