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Magic Monday with American Roots in Concert and Fried Shrimp Po Boys Dinner
Venue: Warm Hearth Village Center, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: American Roots
Date: Monday, August 24, 2026
Time: 4:00 - 6:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Food
Cost:
Admission: Free Dinner Price: $14.95

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Description:
Warm Hearth Village Center continues their Magic Monday series with American Roots in concert and Fried Shrimp Po Boys Dinner on Monday, August 24, 2026.

Enjoy music, dinner and community fun with comfort food!

American Roots is a Blacksburg-based, father and son acoustic guitar and vocal harmony duo performing roots and Americana music penned between about 1900 and 1950. Fred and Jon Benfield took the name “American Roots” because it describes the music they have enjoyed performing together in the five-county area over the last 30 or so years.

The father and son guitar duo's musical influences are many and varied as are their shows which could be characterized as Americana Music: “Carter Family to Gershwin”. They are "Crooked Road Artists” interested in preserving the music of the southern Appalachians, but also enjoy performing tunes from other genres. Fred and Jon have spent most of their lives in and around the southern Appalachians and have developed an affection for the broad scope of music appreciated by folks in the region. Their performance may include traditional ballads, Appalachian blues, Piedmont blues, trad-country, trad-jazz, western swing, early country, tin-pan alley toe tappers, swing tunes, hot fiddle tunes (on guitar), and “folkgrass” (folk tunes played at bluegrass tempo).

They’ve performed at venues all around the region including the Floyd Country Store, Blacksburg’s Steppin’ Out festival and Shawsville's Beans and Banjos.

An retired ecology professor at Virginia Tech, Fred Benfield told a writer for Virginia Tech’s website, “My favorite part of performing is the communication that occurs between us during gigs. We’ve played together for so long that we just somehow know where the other is going on tunes without saying anything or even looking at each other.”

Live music will be performed from 4:30-5:30 PM.

There will also be a dinner option including Fried Shrimp Po Boys with Cajun Succotash and Chef's Choice Dessert for just $14.95 (tax included). Vegetarian and gluten-free options will also be available.

The event is open to the public and no reservations are needed.

The Warm Hearth Village Center is located at 2387 Warm Hearth Drive in Blacksburg, VA.

For more information, visit: http://www.retire.org or https://www.facebook.com/WarmHearthVillage or https://www.instagram.com/warmhearthvillage or call 540-552-9176.