BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY – Intimate outdoor concerts featuring regional musicians at popular destinations along the Blue Ridge Parkway begin Sunday, June 5.
The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation and Blue Ridge Music Center are launching free Milepost Music live sessions on alternate Sunday afternoons.
Performers include The McKenzies, Twin Creeks Stringband, The Bouncers, Big Ron Hunter, Ashlee Watkins & Andrew Small, Harmony Hill, Beverly Street String Band, His and Hers, Root 2 Music, Eric + Addie, Uncle Henry’s Favorites and more.
The first session will be from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Sunday, June 5, at the Peaks of Otter at Milestone 86 in Bedford, Va.
Milepost Music sessions are offered from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM, on the following dates, from June to September.
Humpback Rockslandmark 5.8 (near visitor center and picnic area), Virginia
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Third Sunday of the month (June 19, July 17, Aug 21, Sept 18)
Peaks of Otterlandmark 85.6 (near the Peaks of Otter Lodge), Virginia
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First Sunday of the month (June 5, July 3, Aug 7, Sept 4)
Roanoke Mountain Day Picnic Areamilestone 120.4, Virginia
Mabry Milllandmark 176.1 (in the Old Mill Village), Virginia
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Second Sunday of the month (June 12, July 10, Aug 14, Sept 11)
The Bluffs Restaurantlandmark 241 (near the lodge in Doughton Park), North Carolina
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Fourth Sunday of the month (June 26, July 24, August 28, September 25)
Milepost Music is a partnership between the Blue Ridge Music Center, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, and National Park Service.
Located at milestone 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Galax, Virginia, the Blue Ridge Music Center celebrates the music and musicians of the mountains. The Music Center is a national park, a major attraction along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a site partner of The Crooked Road, Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, and Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. For more information, visit BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is the Blue Ridge Parkway’s non-profit fundraising partner, helping to ensure cultural and historic preservation, conservation of natural resources, educational outreach, and visitor enjoyment now and for the future. generations. For more information, visit BRPFoundation.org.
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This article originally appeared on Staunton News Leader: Live Music at Five Popular Destinations on Blue Ridge Parkway
