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Dancing and then some on a Friday Night

She's dancing with, well, whatever, and enjoying the music at the Friday Night Jamboree. (Photos/Video Stills by Doug Thompson)
She's dancing with, well, whatever, and enjoying the music at the Friday Night Jamboree. (Photos/Video Stills by Doug Thompson)
She’s dancing with, well, whatever, and enjoying the music at the Friday Night Jamboree. (Photos/Video Stills by Doug Thompson)

Good crowds at The Friday Night Jamboree at the Country Store and a free music night at Dogtown Roadhouse kept downtown Floyd hopping to begin the weekend on a cold night.

Dancers young and old packed the floor to hear old time music and Bluegrass at the Country Store.  The store will be packed again on Saturday night for the February Radio Show.

Also on tap for the weekend is the annual Mardi Gras, celebrated as a memory of the late Tom Ryan, owner of The Republic of Floyd as well as a music promoter, writer of satirical newsletters and community character.

A busy weekend.  The weather forecasters say some snow is on the way for Monday night and Tuesday but the groundhog up in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, claims we will have an early Spring.

Who cares?  Have fun.

Dancers having fun at The Friday Night Jamboree.
Dancers having fun at The Friday Night Jamboree.
Musician Ben Silcox, moderator of the Sunday Bluegrass Jam at The Floyd Country Store, is talked into heading for the dance floor at the Jamboree.
Musician Ben Silcox, moderator of the Sunday Bluegrass Jam at The Floyd Country Store, is talked into heading for the dance floor at the Jamboree.
2 Young, 2 Old, a popular band at The Friday Night Jamboree.
2 Young, 2 Old, a popular band at The Friday Night Jamboree.
DOUG THOMPSON

DOUG THOMPSON

Long-time newspaperman, photographer and videographer who, at age 71, still shoots photos and covers government and courts for a BH Media newspaper, shoots video for TV and documentary use and owns websites that include Blue Ridge Muse and Capitol Hill Blue.
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