Bluegrass & BBQ with Town Mountain. Saturday, 7 p.m., Barns of Rose Hill, Berryville. The sound of the award-winning group Town Mountain can best be described as traditional bluegrass, albeit with a rough-hewn side to it that is not too slick or glossy. They are a band of the here-and-now, yet they have a groove that is based on the bluesy and swinging sounds explored by the first generation of bluegrass pioneers of the last century.

The 2013 winners of IBMA Momentum Awards for Performance Band and Vocalist of the Year (Robert Greer), Town Mountain has earned raves for their hard-driving sound, their in-house songwriting and the honky-tonk edge that permeates their exhilarating live performances, whether in a packed club or at a sold-out festival.

Ellis Paul and Mariana Bell. Friday, 8 p.m., The Southern Café & Music Hall, Charlottesville. Ellis Paul’s songwriting credentials are unassailable. They are as genuine as the 15 Boston Music Awards he has earned, as indelible as the tattoo of Woody Guthrie that adorns his arm, and as authentic as the musical roots he draws upon with every note he plays.

Singer songwriter Mariana Bell delivers her soulful brand of folk pop across clubs in the city, the region, and beyond, weaving elements of rock, jazz, and country together with her trademark hook-filled melodies and evocative, passionate vocals. An unforgettable live show.

The Lucketts Fair. Saturday & Sunday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Lucketts Community Center, Leesburg. Re-discover The Lucketts Fair, a family-friendly event which honors Lucketts’ agrarian roots. Enjoy bluegrass music all weekend under the gazebo, thrill at the border collies herding sheep, take a load off and enjoy a hayride, let the little ones loose in the hay maze, squish grapes and sample the juice, dominate the mechanical bull, dance with the cloggers, shop at the juried crafters and artisans, explore for antiques, refuel on great fair food, squeeze some apple cider, and so much more!

GenreBlast Film Festival. Friday-Sunday, The State Theatre, Culpeper. The inauguration of this film festival for filmmakers, by filmmakers, comes to the Piedmont. This isn’t your usual film-fest. This is a celebration of genre cinema, those oft-discarded experimental films that critics overlook. Fantasy, foreign, sci-fi, and more! Beat the heat by staying inside and enjoying some independent movies.

 

 

 

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MORE EVENTS

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• Bennie Dodd Band. Saturday, 1-6 p.m., DuCard Vineyard, Etlan.
• Celebration of Melville’s “Scout Toward Aldie” Turns 100. Saturday, 7-9 p.m., Mt. Zion Church Historical Park, Upperville. Poem
• Monarchs as Nature & Art. Saturday, 2-4 p.m., Trappe Hill Farm, Upperville.
• Bruce Ewan. Saturday, 6:30 p.m., Harris Pavilion, Manassas.

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