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FLOYD, VIRGINIA { 29 images } Created 28 Feb 2013

Floyd, Virginia photography by National Geographic Creative photographer Jonathan Kingston.
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  • Friday night jamboree, Floyd Country Store, Floyd VA, USA.
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  • A spring storm casts shafts of light on ridge top home in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA, Ronnie Stonemann, actress and singer from the television program "YeeHaw" makes a surprise visit to the Floyd country store to "get back to what's real" in the bluegrass tradition in Floyd, Virginia.  Next to her sits Irene Harris, who has been playing at the country store for many years.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Laymen from the Floyd Church of God hand out Bibles before Easter Sunday in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Mabry Mill, one of the most photographed landmarks on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Floyd County, Virginia. The parkway draws many visitors past the small community during the summer months filling the country store to overflowing on Friday nights.
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  • FLOYD, VA - APRIL 1:  Local musicians from the group "Barbershop Grass" enter the Floyd country store to play for the Friday night jamboree on April 1, 2005.  The group has played every Friday night at the country store for the last 20 years.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  The Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren celebrates its 145th anniversary in Floyd, Virginia.  Floyd County has the highest concentration of Brethren per capita than any other county in the United States.
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  • FLOYD, VA, The Pleasant Valley Church of the Brethren celebrates its 145th anniversary in Floyd, Virginia.  Floyd County has the highest concentration of Brethren per capita than any other county in the United States.
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  • FLOYD, VA, Deer skulls and license plates decorate the front of Anderson and Barbara Vance's shed in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Gerald, better known to locals as the "Man in Black" waits for the Friday night jamboree to begin at the country store in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  A car's taillights illuminate the road near a farm in Pleasant Valley, Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Arthur Conner, a renowned fiddle maker in both the bluegrass and classical music worlds, cuts away slices of wood to inspect them for insect damage in Floyd, Virginia.  "You can't make a good fiddle without good wood".  Many musicians at the country store play on Arthur Conner's fiddles.
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  • FLOYD, VA, Tuggles Gap restaurant, located just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, Virginia.  The restaurant is a popular stop for motorcyclists, locals and tourists alike.
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  • FLOYD, VA, Ralph Hayden cuts hair in the barbershop that he has owned for the past 20 years in Floyd, Virginia.  On Friday nights Ralph plays with his group "The Barbershop Grass" at the Floyd country store.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Earl Harmon relaxes in the window of the barbershop in Floyd, Virginia.  He often makes a daily stop at the shop to visit with friends and shoot the breeze.
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  • FLOYD, VA, The sun sets on Cannery Road in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA, Tim Kemph works his band saw mill cutting locust boards for his neighbor Billy Brammer to use in a cattle cart in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Tim Kemph and Marvin Brammer exchange a hello as Tim goes to move some hay and Marvin goes to fertilize his cornfields for the spring planting in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Tim Kemph takes his horses for an evening walk in Floyd, Virginia.  "You have to work them every day, or they get restless."  Tim uses the horses for environmentally friendly logging.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  A view into the Floyd country store during the Friday night Jamboree. The store is known as the premier venue for the flatfoot style of dancing to old time music in the country.
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  • A gnarled tree rests on a hillside near the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  A farmhouse surrounded by fall foliage in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  A view of fall foliage on the Blue Ridge Mountains from the top of Buffalo Mountain in Floyd, Virginia.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  Ralph Hayden and the "Barbershop Grass" play bluegrass music inside the Floyd country store during its weekly Friday night Jamboree in Floyd, Virginia.  The country store is the heart and soul of this diverse community bringing together farmers, businessmen, brethren church members, back to the land movement participates and boutique owners under the same roof once a week.  The country store has a worldwide reputation not only for what it means to the town of Floyd but also for the quality of old time music played there.  The store functioned as a general store for the community into the 1990's selling everything from groceries to overalls.  These days the store is only open on Friday nights for the Jamboree.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  A view of downtown Floyd and the only stoplight in the county. To get to the country store you need only drive one block south of this light.
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  • FLOYD, VA,  The country store preparing for the Friday night jamboree in Floyd, Virginia.  On any Friday night there will be audience members from countries around the world who have traveled many hours to listen to the music of Floyd.  The store functioned as a general store for the community into the 1990's selling everything from groceries to overalls.  These days the store is only open on Friday nights for the Jamboree.  There is only one stoplight in all of Floyd County.  To get to the country store you need only drive one block south of this light.
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  • FLOYD, VA, A local couple dances to old time music during the Friday night Jamboree in Floyd, Virginia.  The country store is the heart and soul of this diverse community bringing together farmers, businessmen, brethren church members, back to the land movement participates and boutique owners under the same roof once a week.  The country store has a worldwide reputation not only for what it means to the town of Floyd but also for the quality of old time music played there. The store functioned as a general store for the community into the 1990's selling everything from groceries to overalls.  These days the store is only open on Friday nights for the Jamboree.
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