Friday Night Jamboree with The Epperly Mill Singers and The New Macedon Rangers
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Organizations: Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small
Date: Friday, November 26, 2021
Time: 6:30 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:

Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents the Friday Night Jamboree inside with The New Macedon Rangers performing two sets and The Epperly Mill Singers on Friday, November 19, 2021.

Schedule:
• 6:30 PM: Gospel with The Epperly Mill Singers
• 7:30 PM: The New Macedon Rangers
• 9:00 PM: The New Macedon Rangers

Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small are an old-time country and husband and wife duo performing both traditional and original repertoire on fiddle, banjo, mandolin and guitar with powerful two-part harmonies.

Born and raised in eastern North Carolina, Andrew Small is a multi-instrumentalist and singer who has performed with artists ranging from Sierra Hull and Mandolin Orange to the North Carolina Symphony. He now resides in Floyd, VA where he serves as Coordinator of the Handmade Music School and also tours with the group Bill and the Belles. Andrew has won numerous blue ribbons from fiddlers’ conventions around the Southeast for his old-time fiddling and in 2015 was named the Bluegrass Mandolin Champion of Australia. He holds a master’s degree in music performance from Yale University.

Ashlee Watkins is a singer and multi-instrumentalist originally from Newcastle, NSW. Described by fiddler Bob Herring as having “it”, her powerfully unadorned vocals possess a timeless quality that evokes an uncommon emotional poignance. She has been awarded a number of blue ribbons from fiddlers’ conventions around the southeast for her folk singing and old-time banjo playing, and her band the New Macedon Rangers has been awarded blue ribbons in both old-time and bluegrass band categories. Now making her home in Floyd, Virginia, Ashlee also performs as a member of Jackson Cunningham’s string band Nobody’s Business.

The duo was formerly known as The New Macedon Rangers.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/ashleeandandrew
• https://soundcloud.com/newmacedonrangers

The Friday Night Jamboree happens every Friday, rain or shine, all year round at the Floyd Country Store. The first hour is gospel music and this is followed by two dance bands. The dance bands provide the right beat for our enthusiastic crowd of flat foot dancers and cloggers.

General admission tickets for the Jamboree are sold at the door only starting no earlier than 4:45 PM on Friday's.

Reserved seating is now also available in a very limited number of reserved seats, located in the center section starting from the second row through the fifth row. Reserve seating is limited to 40 seats with a maximum eight tickets per order. Seating is assigned on a first-come, first served basis, per customer request and special needs.

To purchase reserved seating online, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/music/jamboree.

Additionally, if you can’t join us live, check out the livestream on Facebook and Youtube. The livestream is free with donations accepted to support the musicians.

The Jamboree operates on “Granny’s Rules” – no smoking, no drinking alcohol, no bad language, and no conduct unbecoming to a lady or a gentleman. It’s a great time for the whole family, and you’re likely to see kids from six to ninety-six out on our hardwood dance floor. You may even be one of them.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/music/jamboree or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call: 540-745-4563.