Every day at Floydfest is my favorite. Every picture, every scene and every connection with friends felt cherished and full of history this year because it was the last festival on the 20-year site (new location in Floyd County coming in 2023). Our family has been to every Floydfest over its 20-year history and it’s […]
The Carolina Honeydrops’ version of The Grateful Dead’s Ripple (a song that always gives me goosebumps) was the masterpiece of my Floydfest Saturday. It was New Orleans style with dancers, horns, a sing-along and even a tuba! Who Dat? Ready for a sweet Saturday. But it’s bittersweet because it’s the last year the festival will […]
Floydfest Friday was family day with my sons and grandsons on the scene. It all went by fast and I didn’t get my yearly family group shot. This was the closest I came. We’re being photo-bombed by the two little boys on the left. I took several pictures and couldn’t get them to get out […]
Every year I get as excited about the main field installation designed by Erik Davis as I do about the music line-up. My Thursday afternoon started with catching a set of Blacksburg’s own Isaac Hadden on the Hill Holler Stage. Isaac’s been coming to Floydfest since he was a baby and has grown up musically […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 9, 2022. A playful group of poets from all over came together for the seventh annual Little River Poetry Festival, held under sunny skies at On the Water Outfitters last weekend, June 3 -5. A record number of first time readers and poets of all […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on June 2, 2022. FloydFest Chief Operating Officer Sam Calhoun estimates that about 70% of the festival’s annual volunteers are local residents. Since 2002, FloydFest has welcomed community participation through volunteer work programs in trade for festival passes, free vendor space for nonprofit organizations, and partnerships with […]
-Still two more days to check out the festival at On the Water Outfitters. Here is the Saturday and Sunday schedule: SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 2022 Daily Schedule LITTLE RIVER POETY FESTIVAL 8:00 a.m. Gentle Walt Whitman Yoga 9:00 a.m. Little River Poet Kayakers Meet 10:00 a.m. Kayakers Read to Riverbank 11:00 a.m. Poetry Workshop with […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on March 24, 2022. The Mike Mitchell Band opened up the main stage at FloydFest last year on Sunday morning for Blue Grass Day, adding to front man Mike Mitchell’s regular festival itinerary, heading up the FloydFest Band Camp as director of the Floyd Music School. Every […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on September 23, 2021 and online with a full gallery of photos HERE. Downtown Floyd was alive with activity on Sunday for the Americana Music and Art Festival at the Warren G. Lineberry Park and Outer Space, highlighting Floyd talent both on stage and at vendor booths. […]
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on September 9, 2021. For a full photo gallery of the event, see HERE. Smiles and sunshine prevailed as crowds returned to Floyd Yoga Jam for a joyful blend of yoga practices, dancing, socializing and rejuvenating. The 10th annual festival theme of BLOOM set the stage for […]
Two more days of YOGAJAM. Day tickets for Saturday and Sunday can be purchased at the front gate. More HERE. Look for a story in an upcoming Floyd Press.
-The following first appeared in The Floyd Press on August 26, 2021. Set along Greasy Creek on Burnette Farm in Willis, Floyd Yoga Jam is amping up for its tenth year, Sept. 2-5, with a “Bloom” theme accompanying the festival’s full schedule of yoga, wellness workshops, music, dance, art and children’s activities. “The idea is […]
