Chantilly Farm busy with projects - The new dog "Bark Park"

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Camping doggies using the Bark Park

We are always adding to Chantilly Farm for events, festivals, weddings and the campground.  Just finished a dog run for campers to allow the dogs to run loose.  Bark Park is the name of our dog run area however we do hope that it does not create a lot of barking as it is real close to the RV campground. I was going by yesterday and some campers were using the Bark Park with a  couple of beautiful tiny dogs chasing a ball around the park.

Ed and Aleno building "Bark Park"

We can thank our Chantilly craftsmen Ed and Aleno for their skill in building the park. They did a fantastic job the dogs already love the "Bark Park".







Ed and Aleno have just finished a pedestrian bridge across the little stream to the new hiking trails "B" and "C" near campground B and the RV area.   The new trails are fantastic and I will talk about them in the next blog. It will not be long and Ed and Aleno will be mowing the 40 acres of beautiful grass fields at Chantilly Farm. Their are many projects in progress at Chantilly Farm - Paul Sullivan leading new Bike Trail building effort- Terri and Camelia are decorating the interior of the Chantilly Country Store.

Chantilly Farm forest areas are just great for "Forest Bathing" and we will be writing about this in near future.

Our first big festival is just around the corner - The Chantilly Bluegrass and BBQ festival May 26-28.


"by David Larsen"   Having fun at Chantilly Farm.

Chantilly Farm in Floyd Virginia has been busy during May/June 2015

Our 5th Annual "Bluegrass & BBQ Festival" May 22/23 @ Chantilly Farm
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Photo by Rhonda Vincent

You can see from the stage we had a big crowd -  15 great Bluegrass bands during the 2 days.

Our Headliner was 'Queen of Bluegrass'  "Rhonda Vincent and the Rage" Check out Rhonda's Web Page "CLICK"


View the festival events - Short video "CLICK"
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Queen of Bluegrass "Ronda Vincent's" ride. 

It is exciting to see the artist buses come into the farm. Here is the "Martha White" Bluegrass Express , Rhonda Vincent's ride.

We had 4 big rigs like this on Saturday. Many of the bands come in smaller vans or car caravans.

L-R David Larsen, Rhonda Vincent

That is me your blog writer with Rhonda - She is a very gracious lady.






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L-R Gaynell Larsen , Rhonda Vincent

This is my wife Gaynell - she is the host for the bands.

Rhonda  gave a special Martha White collector skillet for baking the Martha White cornbread to Gaynell.

L-R Gaynell Larsen,David Larsen, Jason Gallimore 

A big honor for our Chantilly Farm Venue - The Farm was designated an "Affiliate Crooked Road Venue"during a special ceremony at the Bluegrass Festival.  The Crooked Road in the State official - Virginia's Heritage Music Trail.





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May 29/30/31 2015









Short video gives overall view of the car show "CLICK"

Show Cars

More then 100 show cars.

Parts vendors at auto show. 

350 parts vendors at the Floyd Auto Fair.

Boobshells 

Some of the fun events - The "Bombshells" - they livened up the Auto Fair.





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Here is the June 6th event

the ISAACS and Jason Crabb

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David Larsen

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Junior Sisk & Rambler’s Choice Partner with Chantilly Farm, Floyd Virginia

Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice

Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice  is excited to announce the beginning of a new partnership with Chantilly Farm, a special events venue and campground in Floyd County, Virginia and home of the well-known Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival. Calling Sisk “one of the most prominent rising stars in traditional bluegrass music,” Chantilly Farm lead promoter Jason Gallimore says that the venue’s entire team is excited about the partnership.  “We believe this partnership will bring a whole new level of interest in what we are doing here at Chantilly Farm,” he says.

Chantilly Farm Bluegrass & BBQ Festival will now be the “home” festival for Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, which is based out of nearby Franklin County. “Working with Junior and Susan Sisk is a natural because they truly are “home” here at Chantilly Farm,” says executive associate Dee Wallace.

The festival will celebrate its fifth year in 2015, and will also expand to two days full of music, arts and crafts, children’s activities, and more. Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice has been a frequent performer at the festival in the past, and is looking forward to what this year’s festival has to offer.

“Entering into a sponsorship agreement with Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice is a true honor,” says David Larsen, owner of Chantilly Farm. “Not only are we huge fans of the band’s music, but they are a band we’ve had in the lineup at our festival nearly every year and they’re always a crowd favorite.”

For more information on Chantilly Farm, visit www.chantillyfarm.com or contact Jason Gallimore at chantillyfarm@gmail.com.

Press story in Bluegrass Today "CLICK"






"By David Larsen"

Bluegrass Festival at Chantilly Farm

CHANTILLY FARM WELCOMES YOU TO THE

4^th Annual Bluegrass & BBQ Festival

FEATURING MUSIC BY…

RUSSELL MOORE & IIIRD TYME OUT… One of the most respected and most awarded bands in

the history of Bluegrass music! Russell Moore is the International Bluegrass Music Association’s most awarded male vocalist and IIIrd Tyme Out has received the prestigious IBMA Vocal Group of the Year award seven consecutive times! Since forming in 1991, this talented group of musicians have become known around the world for their first-class Bluegrass sound and have garnered over 50 major industry awards.  Bluegrass doesn’t get any better than this and we couldn’t  be more excited to have Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out headline this year’s performances on the main stage here at Chantilly Farm!

Learn more at:  WWW.IIIRDTYMEOUT.COM

THE BOXCARS… Chantilly is proud to welcome one of the hottest Bluegrass super-groups on the road

today, The Boxcars! Band members Adam Steffey and John Bowman, both former members of Alison Krauss and Union Station, have joined forces with Ron Stewart, Keith Garrett and Harold Nixon to form one of the most talented and experienced bands anywhere! The Boxcars have been nominated for a Grammy and are three time winners of the coveted IBMA Instrumental Group of the Year award!

Learn more at:  WWW.THEBOXC

ARS.COM

JUNIOR SISK & RAMBLERS CHOICE… Hailing from nearby Franklin County, Virginia, Junior Sisk is at the top of his game and has surrounded himself with a top notch band of musicians and some of the most stellar songwriting you’ll ever hear. Considered by many to have one of the most truly authentic sounds

in the Bluegrass genre,  the band recently was awarded the 2012 IBMA Song of the Year , 2012 IBMA Album of the Year, and Junior Sisk is the current reigning 2013 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year!

Learn more at: WWW.JUNIORSISKANDRAMBLERSCHOICE.COM

JEFF BROWN & STILL LONESOME… Fresh off the heels of a successful debut album Blue Side of Me, newcomers Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome will give you a show you won’t soon forget.  Brown has

played with Bluegrass icons such as Larry Sparks, Ralph Stanley, Blue Highway and the Charlie Sizemore band.  And now Brown has teamed up with Josh Underwood, Josh Blankenship, Meredith Goins, and Austin Brown to form a group that Bluegrass fans will likely talk about for years to come! Underwood and Blankenship are both Floyd County natives!
Learn more at: WWW.JEFFBROWNANDSTILLLONESOME.COM

BALSAM RANGE…Balsam Range burst onto the music scene in recent years receiving critical acclaim from fans and industry insiders alike! Based out of Haywood County, NC, these are five of the most acoustically talented musicians you'll ever have the privilege of hearing! The

band has received multiple IBMA awards and charted seven #1 Bluegrass hits! Their latest album Papertown has been lauded as one of the best albums of the past year in both the Bluegrass and Americana genre. With a creative blend of traditional Bluegrass, folk, gospel and jazz, Balsam Range has quickly become a fan favorite at Bluegrass festivals across the country!
Learn more at: _{WWW.BALSAMRANGE.COM}

MARY JO AND CHARLIE SHOW with special guests BERNIE COVENEY, TOMMY MORSE AND RON PENDLETON…Be on the lookout for a very special performance as they play 'The Chantilly Shuffle', a fire-powered theme song for the festival, written by Bernie Coveney of Floyd. Mary Jo and

Charlie Leet have been performing and recording acoustic music for more than two decades, both here in the United States and internationally. Bluegrass fans will recognize Mary Jo and Charlie from their long stint as the rhythm core of Dry Branch Fire Squad and their many recordings with Rounder Records. Joining the Mary Jo & Charlie Show will be super-musicians Ron Pendleton, Tommy Morse and Bernie Coveney. Both Ron and Tommy hail from nearby Patrick County, VA and learned their craft from some of the masters of bluegrass and mountain music. Coveney spent years as a professional musician performing alongside notable musicians such as Peter Rowan, Jerry Jeff Walker, Mike Seeger and Emmylou Harris.
Learn more at: _{WWW.GEOBUILT.COM  OR  WWW.BERNIECOVENEY.COM}

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STAGE SCHEDULE 

*The Back Porch Cloggers will perform in between sets early in the day

11:00    The Blackberries 

12:00    Gravel Road 

 1:00     Mary Jo & Charlie Show, Bernie Coveney, Ron Pendleton, Tommy Morse

 2:00     The Boxcars 

 3:00     Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice 

 4:00     Balsam Range 

 5:00     Jeff Brown and Still Lonesome 

 6:00     The Boxcars and Balsam Range  (combined set) 

 7:00     Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice 

 8:00     Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out

More on the schedule 

Hope to see you at Chantilly Farm