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The Virginia Luthier Band at The Blue Ridge Music Center - indoors in the small theater
Noted instrumentalist and instrument makers Wayne Henderson, Jimmy Edmonds, Gerald Anderson, and Spencer Strickland (The Virginia Luthiers) will perform and tell stories in the intimate small indoor theater at The Blue Ridge Music Center.
Wayne Henderson was born, raised, and still lives in Rugby, Virginia, population seven, near the North Carolina state line. When his first guitar, a mail-order instrument from Sears, proved a disappointment, he set out to build his own using wood from the bottom of a dresser drawer. More than 650 guitars later, his instruments are legendary, sought after by the likes of Eric Clapton and the late Doc Watson. He took first place 13 times at the Old Fiddlers Convention guitar competition, and in 1995 was honored with the National Heritage Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jimmy Edmonds was a child prodigy who began playing at 5-years-old. Starting at age 10, he placed first in the Old Fiddlers Conventions fiddle competition eight years in a row. His grandfather, Uncle Norman Edmonds, was a fiddler who recorded with singer J.P. Nestor during the 1927 Bristol Sessions. In 2001, Edmonds began making fiddles and now crafts guitars, as well.
As a young college graduate, Gerald Anderson was introduced to instrument making by Henderson during the course of many afternoons spent observing and jamming in the musicians tiny Rugby workshop. Anderson now has his own business, Anderson String Instruments, and handcrafts guitars and mandolins.
Wishing to pass on his training, Anderson has taught his craft to the groups youngest member, Spencer Strickland, with the support of a Virginia Folklife Program apprenticeship. Strickland has won many prestigious awards, including first place in mandolin at the Fiddlers Convention in Galax, Va., and first place in mandolin at MerleFest.
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LocationThe Blue Ridge Music Center (View)
700 Foothills Road (Mile Marker 213 - Blue Ridge Parkway)
Galax, VA 24333
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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