{"id":1197,"date":"2004-11-18T04:22:35","date_gmt":"2004-11-18T09:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/floyd_va_anothe"},"modified":"2004-11-18T04:22:35","modified_gmt":"2004-11-18T09:22:35","slug":"floyd_va_anothe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=1197","title":{"rendered":"Floyd, VA – another Virginia treasure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, we revisited Floyd, Virginia. We had been given a gift of lodging at the Eagles Wings Estate, so we decided to make a weekend of it and connect back up with Fred First and his wife Ann. Fred writes Fragments From Floyd<\/a> and is getting wider recognition from his performances on NPR and local venues. <\/p>\n

Floyd<\/a> is an out-of-the-way town, at the crossroads of routes 8 and 221 in southwest Virginia, but it has become a home to all sorts of musical events. This group, Sheryl Warner and the Southside Homewreckers<\/a>, was performing at Oddfellas Cantina. Their music was surprisingly good, as was the food at Oddfellas. We were treated to a powerful blues performance by a gifted singer with flawless support on harmonica and guitar.  I was so taken by their performance that I bought their CD<\/a>. \"Oddfellascantina674\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Floyd Country Store, just down the street, has visitors coming
\nfrom around the world to play, listen, and dance to authentic bluegrass
\nand old time music. I saw several other places in the tiny downtown
\narea that had signs announcing live bluegrass music. <\/p>\n

The biggest shock for me was seeing a poster announcing that Leon
\nRussell and his band will be performing at the Sun Music Hall in
\ndowntown Floyd on  November 21. Talk about time warp, I hadn’t heard
\nanything about Leon in thirty years, and here he is performing with his
\ndaughters in Floyd.<\/p>\n

Here are a few other highlights of our visit. Eagle’s Wings Estate<\/a>
\nis a restored colonial set on 150 acres with an atmosphere of country
\nelegance. The owner, Betty Lineberry, is a gracious hostess and an
\nunparalleled source of information about the people and events of
\nFloyd. She sets a wonderful breakfast table and her warm hospitality
\nmakes every trip to Floyd a treat.<\/p>\n

Oddfellas Cantina<\/a> is
\na restaurant that would be right at home in Santa Cruz, Pacific Grove,
\nor Woodside, California. The fact that it graces Floyd is a happy
\ncircumstance for all concerned. The food is eclectic and ranges from
\nMorroccan to Mexican, with every dish a real winner. Rob, the owner,
\nperformed at a Spoken Word event hosted at Oddfellas and was one of the
\nmost entertaining performers of the evening.<\/p>\n

It was a great visit and it won’t be our last.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last weekend, we revisited Floyd, Virginia. We had been given a gift of lodging at the Eagles Wings Estate, so we decided to make a weekend of it and connect back up with Fred First and his wife Ann. Fred writes Fragments From Floyd<\/a> and is getting wider recognition from his performances on NPR and local venues. <\/p>\n

Floyd<\/a> is an out-of-the-way town, at the crossroads of routes 8 and 221 in southwest Virginia, but it has become a home to all sorts of musical events. This group, Sheryl Warner and the Southside Homewreckers<\/a>, was performing at Oddfellas Cantina. Their music was surprisingly good, as was the food at Oddfellas. We were treated to a powerful blues performance by a gifted singer with flawless support on harmonica and guitar.  I was so taken by their performance that I bought their CD<\/a>. \"Oddfellascantina674\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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