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Corey Harris and Cedric Watson in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Cedric Watson, Corey Harris
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:
General Admission: $25.00 Reserved Seating: $30.00

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Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents Corey Harris and Cedric Watson in concert on Saturday, July 19, 2025.

Enjoy an evening of music and conversation with blues guitarist and singer/songwriter Corey Harris and Cajun / Creole phenom Cedric Watson.

Corey Harris was born in Denver, Colorado and is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out his own niche in blues and currently resides in Charlottesville, VA. A powerful singer and accomplished guitarist, he has appeared at venues throughout North America, Europe, Brazil, The Caribbean, West Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

He began his career as a New Orleans street singer, travelling throughout the southern United States. In his early twenties he lived in Cameroon, West Africa for a year, which had a profound effect on his later work. He has recorded many old songs of the blues tradition while also creating an original vision of the blues by adding influences from reggae, soul, rock and West African music. His 1995 recording, Between Midnight and Day, is a tribute to the tradition of acoustic blues. Subsequent recordings, such as Greens From the Garden (1999), Mississippi to Mali (2003), and Daily Bread (2005) show Harris’ maturation from interpreter to songwriter.

Some of his imaginative compositions are marked by a deliberate eclecticism; other works stay true to the traditional blues formula of compelling vocals and down-home guitar. With one foot in tradition and the other in contemporary experimentation, Harris is a truly unique voice in contemporary music.

He has performed, recorded, and toured with many of the top names in music such as BB King, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, Henry Butler, R.L.Burnside, John Jackson, Ali Farka Toure, Dave Mattews Band, Tracy Chapman, Olu Dara, Wilco, Natalie Merchant, and others. His additional recordings include Fish Ain’t Bitin’ (1996), Vu-Du Menz (with Henry Butler, 2000), Downhome Sophisticate (2002), Zion Crossroads (2007), blu black ( 2010 ), Fulton Blues (2013), Live from Turtle Island (2015), Live at New Orleans Jazz Fest (2016), Live in Vienna, Austria (2016), Free Waterway (2018), and Louisa County Blues (2019).

He was featured on the 2003 PBS television mini-series "The Blues", in an episode directed by Martin Scorsese.

Links:

• https://coreyharris.net/
• https://www.facebook.com/coreyharrisband
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrnNfLhi06QMkpLMkljfC7w
• https://www.instagram.com/coreyharrisband

One of the brightest young talents to emerge in Cajun, Creole and Zydeco (Louisiana French) music over the last decade, Cedric Watson is a four-time Grammy-nominated fiddler, singer, accordionist and songwriter with seemingly unlimited potential.

Originally from San Felipe, TX (population 868), Cedric made his first appearance at the age of 19 at the Zydeco Jam at The Big Easy in Houston, TX. Just two years later, he moved to south Louisiana, quickly immersing himself in French music and language. Over the next several years, Cedric performed French music in 17 countries and on 7 full-length albums with various groups, including the Pine Leaf Boys, Corey Ledet, Les Amis Creole with Ed Poullard and J.B. Adams, and with his own group, Bijou Creole.

Link: http://www.cedricwatson.com

Advance tickets can be purchased in person, by phone or online.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/38jyn2ezx7.

Doors open at 6:00 PM and the music starts at 7:00 PM.

The Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/FK8VKcb2/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/corey-harris-cedric-watson or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or https://www.instagram.com/thefloydcountrystore/ or call 540-745-4563.