"Virginia Ground plays such a unique style of music that they created their own genre just to describe it: That is the Appalachiaphonic. Around Jamen Denton and his fountainesque songwriting is an ensemble of inventive musicians who create a sound at once electrically novel, and yet hauntingly familiar. With Jamen's son, Noah Denton, on drums, Jim Denton on bass, Will Outlaw on trombone, Jon McGlocklin singing harmony vocals, and Jamen on guitar and lead vocals, this group marries sounds from blues and funk to country, rock, and reggae, and then tempers their fluid sounds with elements of Dixieland to craft the "Appalachiaphonic"."

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"Fritz & Company have been producing and performing music in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains for several years now. With an eclectic blend of archaic structure and modern liberation, Fritz captures the essence of American rock'n'roll with a modern twist."

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"The Honey Badgers Hail from the musical hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia and deliver a fresh “Bluegrass with a Twist!” sound to current and classic songs, crossing genres to recount music of decades past from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, CCR up to the more current sounds of Chris Stapleton, The SteelDrivers and the Band of Heathens. Members of the Honey Badgers include Tommy Shrader singing vocals and strumming rhythm guitar, Matt Osborne singing vocals and playing lead guitar, Ryan Blevins singing vocals and blazing trails on mandolin, Rusty Breedlove pickin’ banjo and Jacob Eller slapping the bass. So listen closely, you never know what song they will pull out of their bag of tricks next!"