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Blacksburg Farmers Market with Music from Ash Devine and Kat Mills
Venue: Market Square Park, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Ash Devine, Blacksburg Farmers Market, Kat Mills
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Time: 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food, Miscellaneous
Cost: Free

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Description:
The Blacksburg Farmers Market presents Music from musicians Ash Devine and Kat Mills on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Market Square Park.

Music Schedule:
• 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Ash Devine
• 12:30-2:00 PM: Kat Mills

Ash Devine is an accomplished songwriter, ukulele and guitar player, performance artist, educator, and community-based arts facilitator whose work is influenced by her upbringing in the Blue Ridge mountains, and by her international travels to perform in health care facilities with Patch Adams M.D. Devine is known as a true ‘folk troubadour’ because she writes, collects, and performs cross genre music based on numerous folk traditions including original Americana & indie-folk-rock, traditional Appalachian old time, contemporary folk, country blues, historic bluegrass, folk revival, classic rock, and international folk music. Ash has self produced two albums of original music, and is working on two more, including a traditional Appalachian and folk legacy compilation.

Born and raised in the Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia, Ash lived for over 17 years in the Western North Carolina region where she developed her studies of Appalachian music traditions.

Links:

• http://www.ashdevine.net/
• https://www.facebook.com/ashdevinemusic/
• https://www.youtube.com/@ashdevine
• https://www.instagram.com/ashdevinemusic/
• https://soundcloud.com/ash-devine

Kat Mills performs soul folk music to soothe you and is based in Blacksburg, VA and tours throughout the East. She is a writer, singer, guitarist and seeker rooted in GenX habits, nodding and winking to 60s and 70s troubadour traditions, and openly commenting on the aches and triumphs of the moment. Any way you hear it, Kat's powerful vocal range, vintage Martin guitar, and mystic vibes combine to produce a clean honest sound that leaves audiences wanting more.

Kat Mills believes in the power of folk music, now more than ever, to transport and transcend. A troubled day, or world, can be soothed by a song. At a time when we have almost forgotten how to be still, to listen, to reflect and then engage, Kat Mills helps us remember.

She was a founding member of acclaimed newgrass band, Grass. Kat is currently based in Blacksburg VA and touring as a solo singer and songwriter throughout the East and beyond. Kat has been inspiring all with her music, her smoky voice and heartfelt lyrics for years.

Her vintage guitars and throwback threads remind you of another era, but her soulful original songs and stories are for the here and now. Kat Mills has made records, won awards, and worked with some of the big names, but she really just wants to use her voice for good.

Kat has proudly been involved in Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (NY), Floyd Fest (VA), Solar Fest (VT), The Takoma Park Folk Festival (DC) and other events lining up with issues of social justice and environmental responsibility. Favorite opening sets have supported Levon Helm, Dar Williams, Dori Freeman and Sarah Lee Guthrie.

Songwriter series, in-the-rounds, and house concerts have been a mainstay. But Kat Mills is equally at home on a theater or café stage, having played notable songwriter venues including The Towne Crier, Rosendale Café, The Lyric Theatre, Caffe Lena, Jefferson Center, and Kirk Avenue Music Hall. She was a finalist in the 2015 NewSong/LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, has had original song placements in film and podcasts, and appears as a backing vocalist for other artists, most recently with super-group “Reelin’ in the Years: A Tribute to Steely Dan” at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock NY.

Links:

• http://www.katmills.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/thekatmillsshow
• https://www.twitter.com/TheKatMillsShow
• https://www.reverbnation.com/katmills
• https://www.youtube.com/user/thekatmillsshow
• https://www.instagram.com/thekatmillsshow/

The Blacksburg Farmers Market is open every Saturday April through October from 8:00 am until 2:00 pm at Market Square Park in downtown Blacksburg, VA.

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.

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

The Wednesday Market is open from April through December. 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 or https://www.instagram.com/blacksburgfarmersmkt/.