| Date: | November 17, 2025 |
| Time: | 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
| Venue: | McConnell Library (Radford University) |
| Organizations: | Ricky Cox, Willard Gayheart |
| Description: |
The McConnell Library, on the campus of Radford University, continues their Fall 2025 Semester Music Mondays series with Ricky Cox and Willard Gayheart on Monday, November 17, 2025 inside the Bird Room. Join Radford University Archives and Special Collections for a free concert for a toe-tapping, heartwarming send-off to the season with the beloved folk duo Ricky Cox and Willard Gayheart performing country and folk. Expect songs, stories, and a few laughs as they bring their signature charm to the Bird Room. It’s the perfect way to take a break before finals and celebrate the end of the semester with good vibes and great music. Ricky Cox, from Floyd County, VA, is a folklorist, musician and historian and taught courses in English and Appalachian Studies at Radford University for over thirty years. Willard Gayheart is a pencil artist and musician from Southwest Virginia. He is originally from Eastern Kentucky, working mostly from the theme "Nostalgic Glimpses of the Appalachians". His works are positive images of Appalachian Culture, presenting the region as a place alive with interesting personalities. Besides his artistic talent with the pencil, Willard is also an accomplished bluegrass musician having played as a member of the bluegrass band The Highlanders. He not only picks the guitar and sings, but writes many of the songs himself. On one album, 5 out of the 10 songs were written by him. All the songs written by Willard reflect his experiences and love for the mountain way of life. Link: http://www.mtnlaurel.com/arts-and-crafts/266-willard-gayheart-pencil-artist-a-remarkable-gift.html Open to all and admission is free. The McConnell Library is located at 945 East Main Street in Radford, VA on the campus of Radford University. To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/TYXH7ds6/image.png or https://i.postimg.cc/4ywhwKh3/image.png. For more information, visit: http://www.radford.edu/content/library/RUC-library.html or https://www.facebook.com/mclib.ru/ or https://www.instagram.com/mclib.ru/ or call 540-831-5364. |