Mountains of Music Homecoming: Jesse Mcreynolds & The Virginia Boys
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Organizations: Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, Mountains of Music Homecoming
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2016
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $20.00
Description:
The Mountains of Music Homecoming presents Jesse Mcreynolds & The Virginia Boys on Thursday, June 16, 2016 at The Floyd Country Store.

Jesse McReynolds is renowned for being part of the successful bluegrass duo Jim and Jesse and also for his influential mandolin style. Born and raised near Coeburn, Virginia, in the small community of Carfax, Jesse and his older brother Jim grew up surrounded by traditional music.

In addition to making many recordings for several labels and appearing on live radio and television shows, Jim & Jesse joined the Grand Ole Opry. Early in their career, Jesse developed a "McReynolds style" technique on the mandolin, combining cross-picking and split-string playing to permit fast execution of intricate melodic patterns.

The brother's numerous honors include induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Walkway of Stars", the Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame, IBMA's Hall of Honor, and Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Hall of Fame. Individually and collectively they garnered many Grammy nominations. They also received the National Heritage Fellowship Award from the National Endowment for the Arts at the The White House in 1997. This is our nation's most prestigious honor in folk and traditional arts.

For years, the brothers were backed by the Virginia Boys, comprised of various top-notch musicians. Jim died in 2002, and Jesse carried on the Jim & Jesse tradition, playing with a new version of the Virginia Boys. Jesse’s grandson Garrett McReynolds took Jim’s place in the band on guitar and tenor vocals. Other musicians include banjoist Gary Reece, guitarist Larry Carney, bassist Joseph Smith, and fiddler Steve Thomas.

Links:

• http://www.jimandjesse.com/index.php
• https://www.facebook.com/JesseLMcReynolds

To purchase tickets in advance, visit: http://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6735527.

Doors open at 6 pm. Music starts at 7 pm.

The Crooked Road’s Mountains of Music Homecoming is an annual nine-day, region-wide celebration of the communities in Southwest Virginia – their traditional music, and all their many cultural and natural assets. The event includes Crooked Road marquee concerts in over 20 communities and many dozens of cultural experiences throughout the region.

For more information, visit: http://mtnsofmusic.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/mtnsofmusichomecoming.