The Country Store Celebrates 100!
Recently Ralph Berrier came for a visit and wrote a great article on the Country Store and Floyd! Floyd’s balancing act. …
Blue Ridge Muse
A national honor and playing with the masterFebruary 4, 2010 by Doug Thompson Two of Mike Mitchell’s music students got …
Dry Hill Draggers
The Dry Hill Draggers of Franklin County started with banjo player Jimmy Boyd and his brother, Billy Boyd in 1981. The group has flourished, even as …
Daily Mail
USA: Driving and jiving on the Crooked Road to vibrant VirginiaBy Paul Harris on 9 October, 2009 Time had been …
Smithsonian
Blue Ridge BluegrassThe town of Floyd, Virginia draws jam-ready musicians and some toe-tapping fansBy Kenneth R. Fletcher on July 28, …
Making Ripples
Another reason to visit the Floyd Country StoreApril 06, 2007 Woody Crenshaw, proprietor of the Floyd Country Store, has expanded …
The Houston Chronicle
Friday night bluegrass at the Floyd Country Storeby Amy C. Balfour, Lonely Planet, April 3, 2007 If a man named …
USA Today
Straight-up pickin’ on The Crooked RoadBy Jayne Clark, USA Today, 8/7/2006 The object of Wood’s evil eye is an overalls-clad …
Roanoke Times
Paradise by the lone stoplightBy Ralph Berrier Jr., April 5, 2005 My fellow travelers along “The Crooked Road” are professional, …
Christian Science Monitor
Pulled up by the banjo stringsBy Patrik Jonsson, June 23, 2005 On a Friday night, the old-time music spills out …
The Washington Post
Think FloydLooking for the roots of bluegrass? Let your thoughts turn to this tiny Virginia burg and its neighbors. By …