Live Country Store Album
Now you can get the real feel of the Floyd Country Store on CD. Recorded at Saturday Night old time dances at the store, the album features a great collection of dancing favorites. You’ll hear a square dance called and a wide selection of flatfooting and two-step tunes. Its hard to resist smiling and tapping your feet along with the enthusiastic dance crowd. The album is available for sale at the store and online.
Harvest Festival Saturday September 19
Floyd will be celebrating the richness of our community at our Harvest Festival on Saturday. Based at the Recreational Park and spilling out through the town, the festival will highlight Floyd’s agriculture and heritage.
We’ll be celebrating at the store with book signings from local authors Fred First and Shayley Martin followed by an old time dance in the evening featuring The Slate Mountain Ramblers. The Ramblers have been a mainstay of the dance and festival culture in central and western North Carolina and southwest Virginia for 24 years and are still going strong. Headed up by fiddler, Richard Bowman from Ararat, Virginia, the Ramblers started as group of friends and morphed into a family band over the years.
Show starts at 7:30pm, Admission $7
Watch out for cloggers!
Sometimes we are lucky enough to see a demonstration of how good the local dancing can be, when a group of our best dancers works together to show some hot steps. For our last Saturday night dance the Old Dominion Cloggers showed up in full regalia and put on a show for us. Other evenings we’ll ask some of the regulars to give us an informal demonstration.
Its amazing how fast well practiced feet can move when there’s a good fiddler calling the tunes!
It only gets better!
You won’t believe it unless you’ve been in downtown Floyd on Friday Night. The Floyd Country Store is hopping and on a warm evening the music spills out all down the street. Our thoughtful town planners added some places for musicians and Friday Night Strollers to gather-and gather they do!
You’ll always find some high class jams with bluegrass, gospel, country and old time musicians, in endless combinations, making music late into the night. Occasionally Elmer will bring his guitar and join Kendall to sing the blues. And if you’re a musician there’s always a place for you to join in and try something new.
Can we make your picture?
Thousands of photos get taken in Floyd every Friday-cell phones, point-and-shoots and monster pro cameras are all flashing.
One regular visitor takes the low-tech route, and for a very modest fee offers to draw your portrait on the spot. In just a few minutes you can get an unusual momento of your visit.
You will find many of other businesses open in Floyd too-restaurants, coffee shops, galleries and a great hometown barber.
Banana Malt Anyone?
Remember those drugstore milkshakes made with hand dipped ice cream and loving care? We have a full range of sundaes, floats, shakes and malts.
At this time of year we can make you fresh fruit shake with our local blueberries and blackberries.
Our lunch counter is open 6 days a week, serving sandwiches, salads, barbecue, soups and home baked goodies.
Appalachian Memories
Photographer Michael Harrington has created a beautiful record of the people of Appalachia and their unique lifestyles. This set of cards features images of everyday life taken over several decades in Virginia and North Carolina.
You’ll find farmers, miners, musicians, housewives, and many others in this collection available in the store or online.
Our Hours
We are open for business Tuesday – Sunday. Now you can enjoy our country store lunches and unique shopping experience 6 days a week in addition to our regular weekly music events on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon.
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 10am-6pm
Wednesday:10am – 6pm
Thursday: 10am-6pm
Friday: 10am – 10:30pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm (extended for special event)
Sunday: 12pm – 6pm
