DEALS for 2023

$70 for 3.5 Days Including Camping
$55 for 2 Fri & Sat Including Camping
Half Price for Youth Ages 14 to 6 Yrs
Free for Ages 5 and Under
Thurs – $25, Fri $30 Sat $30

Lodge Rooms and Cabin Available
May 19 – 6  Lodge Rooms have become available and 1 Cabin.
Reserve Lodging Here

The Graves Mountain
Community Heritage
Music Festival
2023

It’s Back to Blue Ridge Mountain Roots
With Our Community of Musicians

June 1 to 4, 2023
at Sycamore Pavilion

Supported by the Graves Mountain Charitable Fund
– a non-profit – assisting  Youth Education from Farming to Mountain Heritage

Lineup

Thursday, June 1
What’s changed for today?
The competitions are gone, and two new bands and the jam band added.
For competitions next year, we will be developing youth learning programs for Madison County and more jam participants to grow new bands.

See 14 Workshops Friday and Saturday
See Mountain to Mat Activities and Adventures

Thursday,  June 1

1:00 PM to 6:30 PM – Mountain to Mat Adventures
Yoga, Nature Walk, Guided Hike, Horseback Trail Riding all Day options, Farm Tour with Animals
ACTIVITIES – 18 of them here, all ages

Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm  –  Welcome & National Anthem
1:10 pm – 1:50 pm –  Jennifer Hine – Storytelling on the Stage  – music of the voice, Move It, Sing It, Tell It!
–  Interactive telling. Homebase is VA
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm –  Water Falls  – homebase Ruckersville, VA
3:00 pm –  3:50 pm  – Fly Birds – homebase Winchester, VA
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm  – Ellen & Smokin’ Trout – homebase Madison, VA – actually our own hollows here
5:00 pm – 5:50 pm  – Storytelling Jennifer Hine – Storytelling on the Stage  – music of the voice | Move It, Sing It, Tell It! –  Interactive telling
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm  –  Evening Meal Break – Choose the Farm Restaurant Buffet, the River Stage Buffet,  the Market prepared foods, and Pop-Pop’s Festival Food
6:30 pm –  7:20 pm  –  WaterFalls – homebase Ruckersville, VA
7:30 pm –  8:20 pm  –  Fly Birds – homebase Winchester, VA
8:30 pm –  9:30 pm  –  Ellen & Smokin’ Trout – homebase Madison, VA – actually our own hollows here
9:30 pm – til late   –  Jam Band – home base at the Jam tent in campground and six weekends a year at Graves Mountain

Living LOCAL

Friday,  June 2

What’s changed for today?
We’ve added the VA  favorite –  Junior Sisk, then six instrument workshops and a Storyteller workshop.
WORKSHOPS – 7 of them here

8:30 AM – 6:30 PM Mountain to Mat Adventures
Yoga, Nature Walk, Road Bike Trek with Leader, Horseback Trail Riding all Day options, Farm Tour with Animals
Kids Activities
ACTIVITIES – 18 of them here, all ages

Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm  – National Anthem
1:10  pm – 1:50 pm – Jennifer Hine – Storytelling Jennifer Hine – Storytelling on the Stage  – music of the voice |
Tales From the British Isles
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm – The Guard – homebase SW VA & Roanoke every Weds at the Coffee Pot, Roanoke
3:00 pm –  3:50 pm  – Dark Hollow – homebase Madison VA, the hollows nearby
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm  – Just Wingin’ It – homebase Fredericksburg VA
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm  – Evening Meal Break – Choose the Farm Restaurant Buffet, the River Stage Buffet, the Market prepared foods, and Pop-Pop’s Festival Food  
5:30 pm – 6:20 pm  – The Guard – homebase SW VA & Roanoke every Weds at the Coffee Pot, Roanoke
6:30 pm – 7:00 pm  -Storytelling – in the Activity Tent – Beth Ohlsson and Jennifer Hine –  “True Jack Tales” (No Beanstalks Allowed!) with Beth Ohlsson and Jennifer Hine
6:30 pm –  7:20 pm  – Dark Hollow – homebase Madison VA and the hollows nearby
7:30 pm –  8:20 pm  – Just Wingin’ It – homebase Fredericksburg VA
8:30 pm –  9:45 pm  – Junior Sisk  – homebase Ferrum VA

Saturday, June 3

What’s changed for today?
We’ve added six instrument workshops and a Storyteller workshop.
WORKSHOPS – 7 of them here

8:30 am – 6:30 pm   Mountain to Mat Adventures
Yoga, Nature Walk, Road Bike Trek with Leader, Horseback Trail Riding all Day options, Farm Tour with Animals, Fly Fishing Workshop, Kids Activities
ACTIVITIES – 18 of them here, all ages

Rose River Stage at Sycamore Pavilion

1:00 pm – 1:10 pm  – National Anthem
1:10 pm – 1:50 pm  – Beth Ohlsson – Storytelling – “Fairy Tales of the Fairies”
2:00 pm – 2:50 pm  – Virginia Rain –homebase Luray VA
3:00 pm – 3:50  pm – Rose River Ramblers – homebase Powhatan, VA
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm  – The Virginia Ramblers – homebase Charlottesville, VA
5:00 pm – 5:50 pm  – Ha! Ah-Ha! Amen! – Storytelling with Beth Ohlsson
6:00 pm –  6:50 pm  – Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike – homebase Somerset VA
7:00 pm –  7:50 pm  – Virginia Rain – homebase Luray VA
8:00 pm –  8:45 pm  – Rose River Ramblers – homebase Powhatan, VA
9:00 pm –  9:45 pm  – The Virginia Ramblers – homebase Charlottesville, VA
10:00 pm – 10:45 pm – Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike – homebase Somerset, VA

Sunday, June 4 – Wrap-up

8:30 am – 11:00 am   Mountain to Mat Adventures

Main Lodge
8:00 am – 10:00 am – Big Breakfast Buffet
10:30 am – Giving Thanks with Pastor Bill on the Front Porch
11:00 am – 12:00 pm   Front Porch Feedback Chat
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm   Farmhouse Fried Chicken & More Lunch Buffet

And Every Day “Living LOCAL”

Jammers Tent going strong as ever
Jammers Learning to join in with the extensive line-up of Workshops on Friday and Saturday
WORKSHOPS – 7 of them here

53 Mountain to Mat Activities – from yoga to nature hikes with cycling and horseback riding
– along with Farm Animals, learning adventures, organic gardening, fly fishing, cycling through the foothills, mountain biking course

Farm to Table fare at the Graves Mountain Farm & Lodges Restaurant
Exploring our Living LOCAL foods, southern comfort food updates, farmhouse baking, fine Living LOCAL wines and our own Hard Cider.

Real Food and Festival Snacks
Foods and Snacks in the Campground and at the Market Deli & Tackle – yes the Milkshakes will be there.
And our Living LOCAL Graves Mountain Lodges & Farm Restaurant – Farm to Table.

Tickets
Affordable Camping and Festival Combo Tickets – Kids Free as Always
Camping and all events except horseback riding, meals, pool fee of $10 all day

Lodge Rooms and Cabin Available
May 19 – 6  Lodge Rooms have become available and 1 Cabin.
Reserve Lodging Here

What’s changing this year?

The entire festival will be taking place at the Sycamore Pavilion–a change as of May 15, 2023.

Main Stage – located in the Sycamore Pavilion.

By keeping production costs down and focusing more on the music, we will keep ticket prices down.

This year the low 3-day, 2-day, and Saturday ticket prices include camping.

Youth ages 14 to 6 years are half price. 

Children ages 5 and under are free. 

This is a long weekend for families to make music and memories.

Jam Tent and Jams All Around

As usual, we have the central jam tent which is also used for Saturday workshop with Valerie Smith and Storytelling Workshop.

Then there are jams  at camp sites and Lodge accommodations until well into the next day.

Music of the Voice – Storytelling from Virginia

This year we include another music – the community voice of storytelling. Six stories and the storytelling workshop.

Music Making Support for Our Community

Learning how to jam with the with our 12 instrumental and vocal workshops here at the festival for Friday and Saturday.
WORKSHOPS –  14 of them here

Charity for Giving Back to Youth Development & Education

This year all added proceeds go to youth education and is supported by the Graves Mountain Charitable Fund.

Graves Mountain is now supporting music year round on its 1800 acre  centuries old farm by the Blue Ridge with live local music making from Appalachian to symphonic camps, while hosting  jams and open mic nights,