Tuesday Tunes: Jesse Smathers & Friends

Join us every Tuesday at 5:00pm for Tuesday Tunes, featuring great bluegrass or old time music from local musicians. If you're hungry pick up some food from the Floyd Country Store Cafe. This week features bluegrass music from Jesse Smathers & Friends.

Admission is free with tips appreciated ($10 suggested donation).

About Jesse
Jesse Smathers is an accomplished mandolinist, guitarist, and singer from Eden, North Carolina. Heavily influenced by the music that runs in his family, Jesse has found inspiration and takes pride in his musical family lineage. His grandfather, Harold Smathers, and grand uncle, Luke Smathers, recorded for June Appal and were awarded the North Carolina Folk Heritage Award in 1993 for their contributions to North Carolina Folk Music with the Luke Smathers String Band.

Jesse now resides in Floyd, Virginia. He now performs on guitar with Lonesome River Band, and he’s also a member of the core faculty at the Handmade Music School, the Floyd Country Store’s traditional music school. Jesse’s self-titled solo debut is slated for an early 2022 release.

You may also like the following events from The Floyd Country Store:

• This Saturday, 30th August, 12:00 pm, Americana Afternoons: Jared Boyd and American Roots in Floyd
• This Saturday, 30th August, 06:00 pm, Dinner Music with Willard Gayheart, Scott Freeman & Dori Freeman in Floyd
• This Sunday, 31st August, 01:30 pm, Sunday Music Jams in Floyd

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