Milepost Music brings live music to Mabry Mill in July

MEADOWS OF DAN– Milepost Music is bringing live mountain music to Mabry Mill, located at milepost 176 on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Meadows of Dan, Va. Free outdoor concerts will take place from 2 to 4 p.m., on the first and third Sundays in July.

Cedar Ridge will perform on Sunday, July 7. Cedar Ridge is a bluegrass band that dabbles in old-time, folk, old country, and original material. Featuring Phil Lanier on mandolin and bass, Joe Andrews on guitar and bluegrass banjo, Dot Shikenjanski on bass and clawhammer banjo, and Dan Shikenjanski on guitar, Cedar Ridge brings a toe-tapping good time.

Ashlee Watkins and Andrew Small will perform Sunday, July 21. Based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, Watkins and Small perform music together in a variety of styles including bluegrass, country, old-time, folk, and Americana. Featuring their exquisite blend of vocal harmony, the duo’s versatile sound includes a range of acoustic instrumentation from fiddle and banjo tunes to mandolin and guitar numbers, and more.

Their music has been featured on radio, recordings, podcasts, film, and television. Hosts of the monthly Floyd Radio Show at the historic Floyd Country Store, the duo have performed near and far, captivating audiences around the globe with their stirring harmonies and hard-hitting, old-time sound.

Milepost Music concerts are held at Mabry Mill on the first and third Sundays of each month in June, July, August, and September.

Upcoming Milepost Music concerts at Mabry Mill:

Aug. 4: Mac Walker Duo

Aug. 18: Lovely Mountaineers

Sept. 1: Erynn Marshall & Carl Jones

Sept. 15: Slate Mountain Ramblers

Visitors should bring a chair or blanket for seating. Food and drinks are allowed on site, but alcoholic beverages are not permitted.

Milepost Music is sponsored by Skyline National Bank and Visit Patrick County.

Milepost Music is a collaboration between the Blue Ridge Music Center, Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, and Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service. Milepost Music concerts are held at iconic destinations along the Parkway including Humpback Rocks, Peaks of Otter, Mabry Mill, Doughton Park/The Bluffs, and the Blue Ridge Parkway Visitor Center in Asheville in June, July, August, and September. For more information, visit BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org/concert-calendar.

The Blue Ridge Music Center, located at milepost 213 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Galax, Va., celebrates the music and musicians of the mountains. It is a national park facility, a major attraction along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and a venue partner of The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail and Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. The Blue Ridge Parkway/National Park Service maintains and operates the facility, and staffs the Music Center Visitor/Interpretive Center. The programs are managed, coordinated, promoted, and produced by the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, a nonprofit partner organization. For more information, visit BlueRidgeMusicCenter.org.