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The Old Dominion / Virginia

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A group for those with ties to Virginia, a.k.a. The Old Dominion. Home of such notables as The Crooked Road, The Blue Ridge Mountains, Tidewater and BIRTHPLACE OF COUNTRY MUSIC. Pull up a chair, take a sip, pass the bottle around.

Location: The Backwaters of Hampton Roads
No Depression Community Members: 38
Latest Activity: May 16

Americana and Roots Music Forum - No Depression

What's Your Favorite Musical Group from Virginia? 5 Replies

You know we're going to say "us", that's obvious, 'cause we're kinda partial to ourselves, but other than that...what's your favorite band / musician from Virginia?There are THOUSDANDS to choose…Continue

Tags: nova, virginia, tidewater, eastern, va

Started by The Muckrakes. Last reply by Wayward Walker Sep 23, 2011.

Kevin Welch, Sam Baker in Norfolk, June 26

North Shore Point House Concertswww.northshorepoint.comA house concert series in Norfolk, VA hosted by Jim…Continue

Tags: baker, sam, welch, kevin

Started by Jim Morrison Jun 1, 2010.

House Concert Series in Norfolk - Caroline Herring, Shannon McNally, others

I thought those of you in the Norfolk area might be interested in my house concert series. If you'd like to be on the mailing list, shoot me a note. There are some good shows on the horizon.North…Continue

Started by Jim Morrison Jan 17, 2010.

The Shenandoah Valley Music Scene

Virginia's Music Scene boasts a broad array of genres - outdoor Beach and Bluegrass events in the warm-weather months, Orchestra and Opera at some of the nation's grandest concert halls, and Jazz and…Continue

Tags: bluegrass, roots, Shenandoah, blues, music

Started by The Muckrakes Jan 5, 2010.

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Comment by Stacy Lee DeHart on May 16, 2012 at 3:21pm: Hi folks,

Just a quick note that Frank Fairfield will be playing this Friday 5/18 at The Shepherdstown Opera House with Matt Kline. You can purchase tickets here: http://www.operahouselive.com/ and here is a video of Frank playing Sally goodin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO4jzsX-o4w&list=PLB48677A819534...

Comment by June Star on March 27, 2012 at 3:44am: hey folks... june star... long time baltimore americana type band is playing at Fardowner's in Crozet this Friday night... March 30th... feel free to come out.... regardless... you can hear our new record, Slow Dance @ junestar.bandcamp.com

thanks!

Comment by Wes Edwards on April 23, 2011 at 7:19am

Comment by The Muckrakes on March 8, 2010 at 6:08am: Virginia looses one of it's finest musicians, Mark Linkous from Sparklehorse:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Linkous

Comment by Truersound on January 17, 2010 at 4:51pm: Jim Morrison...I KNEW you weren't really dead!

Comment by Truersound on October 20, 2009 at 9:47am: I once was in Blacksburg...it's a long way from New York City...

Thank God for that!!! :-P

Comment by Robert Dene on October 20, 2009 at 12:38am: I once was in Blacksburg...it's a long way from New York City...

Comment by Robert Dene on October 20, 2009 at 12:36am: I have always liked the Piedmont sound as exemplified by Cephus and Wiggins....

Comment by Dave Jackson on October 19, 2009 at 12:20pm: Hey Truersound,
I've seen James McMurtry several times now.......about 3 times at The Jewish Mother in Virginia Beach, which is a pretty cool venue. But yeah, I'd have to agree especially for smaller bands/shows (less than 500 people). The Capitol Ale House music hall in downtown RVA is a pretty kick-ass room to play but I think it's an issue of what kinds of bands they tend to get in there. There are glimmers of hope though; The Taphouse in Hampton Va is going to start having bands and its a really sweet upstairs music room. Also, I think promoters are getting more open minded.

Comment by Truersound on October 19, 2009 at 11:25am: Anybody else go see McMurtry at Attitudes in Blacksburg this past saturday (10/17)? What an amazing show. I actually had a talk with him after the show where he lamented that there weren't very many good places to play in not only SW VA, but most of Virginia. He said he'd been trying to get to Blacksburg for years cause he was raised in Loudon County and half his friends went to VT.