Milepost Music with Root2Music

Don't miss Root2Music: Live at the Peaks of Otter on Sunday, September 27, 2026!
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Peaks of Otter (Milepost 85.6 on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Bedford, VA)
𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 2-4 p.m.
𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀: Free (No tickets are needed)
𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: Bring a lawn chair or blanket for grass seating
𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱/𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗸: Pack a picnic (Alcoholic beverages prohibited per National Park policies)
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐓𝟐𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂:
Root2Music is the musical intersection of deep South country-blues and Celtic/Appalachian fiddle music. David Frank (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and Nancy Reid (fiddle, vocals) perform traditional and original blues with a distinctive Appalachian flavor.
When David moved up to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia where the sounds of Nancy’s fiddle had echoed for years, this duo formed a musical partnership that blends downhome slide and traditional fiddle. Nancy has studied with Celtic fiddlers Ben Lennon and Liz Carroll. David started playing slide guitar because the strings were too hard to mash down on his old Kay guitar with a warped neck. What resulted is a unique blend of two musical roots.
More Information: root2music.com/
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑, 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝟖𝟓.𝟔, 𝐁𝐄𝐃𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐃, 𝐕𝐀.:
There is so much to do at Peaks of Otter. Visitors can camp or stay the night at the historic lodge, dine in the restaurant, tour Johnson Farm and Polly Wood’s Ordinary, take a stroll around Abbott Lake, hike a trail, or take in a concert. Milepost Music concerts are held the second Sunday of the month, June through September, near the banks of Abbott Lake. In case of rain, concerts may be moved to the event room at the restaurant.
Peaks of Otter website: www.nps.gov/blri/planyourvisit/peaks-of-otter-mp-85-6.htm
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𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐄𝐏𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐂:
The Blue Ridge Music Center’s Milepost Music brings free concerts by local and regional artists to locations along the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. No tickets are needed. Bring a chair and a picnic lunch. No alcohol permitted on site.