The band will perform at Fairy Stone State Park on Friday, August 12 at 7PM. The concert is free to the public and is sponsored by The Reynolds Homestead in their American Music series of concerts.
It will be presented at The Amphitheater.or at nearby Shelter 2 if weather dictates! Fairy Stone Park has a $5 per car parking fee at the gate.
The New River Valley of Virginia area folk group Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge performs traditional American, British, and Irish folk music, with some world music and original compositions thrown in.
Donna Alvis Banks' of The Roanoke Times said "When the members of Simple Gifts of the Blue Ridge start making music together, something happens to your spirits. They soar. The Blacksburg group performs everything from train songs ("The Wreck of the Old 97") to Scottish ballads ("The Rolling of the Stones"), early American hymns, Old-timey Appalachian tunes and more. Bring your lawn chair or blanket and be prepared to soar. Your spirits will thank you. "
The Reynolds Homestead, located in Critz, VA just east of Stuart, is expanding their American Music programs by producing traditional American Music Concerts each month. Local and regional artists and bands are scheduled monthly through 2016 and plans are in the works for 12 live productions through 2017! This concert if part of the free series "Music in the Park" at Fairy Stone State Park each summer!
