Lexington's premier music store, located in Rockbridge County in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. We have lots of instruments from guitars, to fiddles, to banjos, plus accessories. We also teach music lessons.
Submitted by diana on March 20, 2010 - 12:02am
I have now learned a little something about playing in a pit orchestra. The very first thing I learned was that it is hard to find a tenor banjo player, and even harder to find one that can read music. Since I have the only local music store, Synthia Smout visited me to see if I could give her the name of this rare breed. The only one I knew was
Submitted by diana on February 9, 2010 - 12:28pm
Back in the fall, I was approached about playing the tenor banjo for the Washington & Lee Symphony rendition of the Afro-American Symphony. I didn't...yet....play the tenor banjo, but I do play the guitar, the banjo, and miscellaneous other string instruments, so I looked at the part. It consisted of 37 measures. How hard could it be? So, I signed up. I figured it's winter, and though I had no inkling of the number of days I would be snowed in, I figured winter is still a great practice season.
Submitted by admin on January 31, 2010 - 2:30pm
Hey - we just upgraded our website. Check it out and let us know what you think. We're going to be adding lots of stuff in the next few weeks. So, keep checking back in for new material.
Submitted by diana on January 16, 2010 - 4:36pm
Last Saturday night, Jan. 9, my friend Ellen and I traveled to Staunton to check out the new live music venue, The Mockingbird. Whiskey Rebellion was playing there. Since I've known the members of the group for several years but never actually have seen their formal show, it was the perfect time and place to see them. The Mockingbird is set up in two sections. When we first entered,
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