2026 has been hard with the loss of our beloved Lon Reid. Lon looks down proudly on Root 2 Music as we again made the elite finals of the Appalachian String Band Music Festival Neo-Traditional Band finals in 2026. Root…
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Root 2 Music draws from Celtic music and Deep South Country Blues. Root 2 Music features fiddle, guitar, harmony vocals, percussion plus additional miscellaneous instruments. David Frank and Nancy Reid began Root 2 Music over 15 years ago. Nancy’s sister, Mary Beth Young Coffee, of the successful Celtic group “Beggar’s Circus”, has joined Root 2 Music. The group's many musical friends may also join in. Root 2 Music has won recognition at the Appalachian String Band Festival (Clifftop) and at the International Blues Challenge (Beale Street, Memphis) and is well known along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia for fun and music.
In mathematical terms, Root 2 cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers. Irrational? Yes! Nondeterministic? Perhaps, but always a pleasant surprise.
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Root 2 is irrational and cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers.
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LA Times article still making us famous
See the LA Times travel article that features (uh, mentions) us in text and video.
We have been and will be playing alot during the week at Peaks of Otter Lodge, as well as our regular Saturday evening performance. Last…
Clifftop Neo-Trad Finals! Again in 2022!
Clifftop WV: Lon Reid (bass) joined Nancy and David to form a Root2 Music trio for the annual Appalachian String Band Festival Neo-Traditional contest. The band made it to the finals . . .again!. The judges selected Root 2 Music…
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Root 2 Music - Rise & Shine
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The Bent Mountain Center , 10148 Tinsley Ln, Bent Mountain, VA 24059
Great way to start your day. We play Celtic, Blues, Appalachian, Americana and music from the world over on top of the world at the Bent Mountain Center. Coffee, food, fun.
Award winning music from Root 2 Music at the Treehouse Tavern with its award winning menu.
The Blue Ridge Music Center presents Root 2 Music for Milepost Music at the Peaks of Otter on Sunday, September 27, 2-4 pm. Authentic acoustic music from Appalachia and beyond. Fiddles, guitars & harmony vocals.
Root 2 Music - Festival on Bent Mountain
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The Bent Mountain Center , 10148 Tinsley Ln, Bent Mountain, VA 24059
Family fun the whole day. Root 2 Music - Blues, Celtic, Appalachian, Americana and music from the world over. Fiddles, Vocals, Percussion and Guitars
Root 2 Music - Fundraiser for Bedford Urban Garden
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Bower Center for the Arts, 305 N. Bridge St., Bedford, VA 24523
Worthy cause, food, drink and Root 2 Music!