Celebrate America’s Forgotten native tropical fruit, rediscovered at JBR Vineyards’ 6th annual Pawpaw Festival! Enjoy a weekend filled with live music, great wine, a walk through the pawpaw patch, vineyard tours, and learning about pawpaws. Dogs and kids welcome.
FREE ADMISSION
🎶 Live Music Lineup:
Saturday, September 6: Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers
The Fisher Peak Timber Rattlers is an Old Time band that has been playing in the area for more than 15 years. The majority of their repertoire is tunes that have been shared in this section of the Blue Ridge for more than a century. In the Goodson community (where the Music Center is located) friends and neighbors would get together to ‘make music’ at someone’s home or at one of the country stores. Listeners can close their eyes and have the same aural experience that their ancestors would have had visiting here.
Stu Shenk leads the band. He first played the banjo in 1971 and began fiddle the next year, learning his first tunes from Blanton Owen of the Fuzzy Mountain String Band, Oscar Wright of Lerona, W.Va., and neighbors in Summers County, W.Va. He moved to Carroll County, Va., in 1978, and has been an active musician in the area’s old-time community ever since. He lives in the shadow of Fisher Peak, within 2 miles of the Music Center.
Band members include Stu Shenk, Dan and Dot Shikenjanski of Mount Airy, North Carolina, and Ed Dalton of Fancy Gap, Virginia.
Enjoy true Mountain Music at JBR Vineyard’s Sixth Annual Paw Paw festival!
Sunday, September 7: Bobby Parker
Bobby Parker is a folk, soul, pop and blues singer and 6- and 12-string guitarist with a broad spectrum of influences ranging from Leadbelly to Bob Dylan to Cat Stevens to Jason Isbell and Ben Harper, the Dead/Feat/Band catalog, both Elvises (Presley and Costello), Hank Williams (Sr.!), the Drive-By Truckers and Talking Heads.
He's traveled widely and studied at the feet of many musical masters, at clubs and concerts, on sunny back porch afternoons, moonlit riverbanks, late nights in dorm rooms and living rooms and anywhere a coffee cup or a campfire can be found.
These days he lives in Blacksburg and is a regular on the regional scene, having performed at FloydFest, countless New River Valley festivals, venues and beyond, as a solo performer, and with roots rock electric combo Attic Static and funky folk acoustic unit Hot Diggity Dog.
Listen to an original at Hobo Moon by Bobby Parker of Vinyl Tap (soundcloud.com) or visit https://www.facebook.com/bobby.parker.1656/posts/928344913911958
Food Truck On-Site Both Days!
About Simple Fixins'
Simple Fixins' food truck is a heartwarming venture launched by Chuck and his son Marcus to spread awareness for autism. Together they whip up delicious homemade dishes that are sure to delight the taste buds of all ages. Chuck and Marcus will be serving throughout the festival.
Discounts & Partners!*
Meet Our Partners and Discounts Exclusive to the Pawpaw Festival
*Must have proof of attendance to obtain discounts
Rockwood Manor: 10% discount for festival weekend (must book by phone or website).
Come to the 6th Annual Pawpaw Festival and make it a get-away weekend! One of our partners, Rockwood Manor, Dublin, VA, was built in 1876 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
On 68 acres, just 30 minutes from the festival, Rockwood Manor welcomes you to a style of living that was born in the gracious south where visitors become a part of the family and are treated as long lost friends. Enjoy rooms beautifully appointed, relax on rocking chairs on the veranda, and start your day with a 3 course gourmet breakfast.
Rockwood is offering a 10% discount for the festival weekend if you make your reservations on line or by phone.
Rockwood Manor, Dublin, VA
540-674-1328
Rockwood-manor.com
The Palisades Restaurant: 10% off meals
The Palisades Restaurant is located in Eggleston, just 20 minutes from JBR Vineyards. The Palisades is one of the New River Valley’s most exciting dining destinations. Located in a converted general store, locally sourced dinners are offered. You can enjoy 10% off your meals (excluding alcohol) during the festival.
Kairos Resort: 50% off campsite hookups
Pawpaw Festival attendees can take advantage of a great discount at Kairos Resort. Kairos is 1500 acres of beautiful wilderness nestled against the New River and over the Appalachian Mountains stretching into West Virginia. Get 50% off your campsite hook ups for September 6 and 7. Explore over 40 miles of trails with your ATV or 60 miles of trails with your motorcycle. Also, enjoy 12 stations of shooting clays.
Make your reservation for a Kairos adventure by calling 540-235-2777 or by emailing kairosresort@gmail.com.
The Happy Hog: 10% off meals
The Happy Hog, located at 100 South Main Street in the heart of Pearisburg, offers classic southern comfort food with some modern twists, all made from scratch daily. Owner Matt Mitchel started cooking with his grandparents and has been cooking ever since. The Happy Hog is offering 10% discount on meals, excluding alcohol, during the festival.
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