Authentic Unlimited I The Crooked Road All-Stars

The Town of Floyd invites you to a series of FREE events in the Warren G Lineberry Park in downtown Floyd, Virginia
Bring the whole family and enjoy the beautiful Warren G Lineberry Park filled with music, movies and fun activities for the whole family.
Featuring music, movies, face-painting, inflatables, games, food and beverage and special activities presented by a variety of community organizations!
Join us for an Independence Day celebration with an evening of bluegrass and old time music. Featuring one of the hottest bluegrass bands in the business, Authentic Unlimited. Joined by a group of local old time and bluegrass legends; Eddie Bond, Sammy Shelor, Jesse Smathers and Corbin Hayslett honoring the Crooked Road’s 20th anniversary and playing a fun set of Southwest Virginia style tunes and songs. Join us for 2 great string bands and fun activities for everyone!
Tentative Schedule:
6:00 – Gates open
6:30 – The Crooked Road All-Stars
7:45 – Authentic Unlimited
ABOUT AUTHENITIC UNLIMITED:
Authentic Unlimited is a bluegrass group that is comprised of Jerry Cole, Eli Johnston, and Stephen Burwell, all being former members of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver’s last touring band before he retired. They are joined by mandolin extraordinaire, Jesse Brock and vocal powerhouse, John Meador to form a tight machine that is taking the music industry by storm. Authentic Unlimited recently won Vocal Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year at the 2023 IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards.
ABOUT THE CROOKED ROAD ALL-STARS:
The Crooked Road All-Stars is a powerhouse line up of local and regional bluegrass and old time musicians featuring Jesse Smathers, Sammy Shelor, Eddie Bond, Corbin Hayslett and Dylan Locke. This group comes together to help the Crooked Road celebrate 20 years (and the Floyd Country Store celebrate 40 years of the Friday Night Jamboree) The Crooked Road All-Stars will present an evening of old time and bluegrass songs and tunes to explore the intersection between the old time, bluegrass and early country music resulting in the sound of Southwest Virginia.