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By LAURIE MARSHALL
Two exceptional performers are coming to the area February 15. Tom Bledsoe and Rich Kirby, who are among the country’s leading performers of southern mountain music, will be fiddling, picking and wailing on the harp for an old-time Country Valentine’s Dance, February 15 at 8 p.m. in the Sperryville Fire Hall.
Bledsoe and Kirby grew up in the mountains of Virginia and Kentucky and learned the ways of traditional American music from their parents and grandparents. Kirby’s mother also performed jazz and pop music in the 20’s and 30’s. Before his grandmother died, Kirby produced a record of her singing old mountain ballads and spirituals.
Bledsoe and Kirby have four records to their credit, including the widely acclaimed 1983 release of “Hits from Home.” In addition to bluegrass music, the two mountain musicians play ragtime, western swing, 50’s rock’n roll and Fats Waller.
Their work draws upon their roots. They will be sharing the process af transforming one’s heritage into professional entertainment with 400 students at the Rappahannock County Elementary School, and will also conduct a smaller class in oral-history and storytelling. The purpose of their visit
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