bluegrass

January is a month to get inspired by the women featured in the Blue Ridge Music Center's new online interview series for 

The Blue Ridge Music Center is hosting an exceptional lineup of performers for the Roots of American Music summer concert series with shows in the outdoor amphitheater at 7 p.m., Saturdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day, at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, Virginia. 

Music is woven into the culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains and is celebrated at many points along the Blue Ridge Parkway. On your next journey, be sure to stop in for these free musical interludes. 

In 2013, the Foundation took over musical programming at the Blue Ridge Music Center to help preserve the history and culture inherent in Blue Ridge Music. The venue is a wonderful spot along the Parkway to hear local, regional, and national acts play old-time, bluegrass, country blues, gospel, Americana and folk and explore the the Roots of American Music Museum.