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Mini-Schedule

July 4

Barren Ridge Vineyards
Fishersville, VA
7:00 pm

July 4

TV Appearance
Virginia Farming
7:30 pm

July 5

Private Party
near Lexington, VA
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July 7

Panera Bread
Harrisonburg, VA
6:30 pm

July 11

Windhaven Church
Mt. Jackson, VA
5:00 pm

July 16

Gypsy Hill Park
Staunton, VA
8:00 pm

July 19

Fellowship United Methodist Church
Melrose, VA
6:30 pm

July 20

Humpback Rocks
Blue Ridge Pkwy
Afton, VA
2:00 pm

July 25

Shady Grove Fiddle Camp
Cross Keys, VA
7:00 pm

Aug. 2

Mountain Man Motorcycle Rally
Circleville, WV
7:30 pm

Aug. 10

Humpback Rocks
Blue Ridge Pkwy
Afton, VA
2:00 pm

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Latest News

(Visit the News Archive for all the Loose Gravel news)

Celebrating the Wedding Singer

Presenting Mr. & Mrs. Steve SingerThe historic Wayside Inn in Middletown, VA was the setting for a rockin' reception on Saturday, June 28, 2008 for newlyweds Sarah and Steve Singer. Loose Gravel provided a bluegrass sound track for the occasion and presented the smiling couple with autographed Loose Gravel baseball caps. (more)

Loose Gravel Guest of Virginia Farming TV Show

Loose Gravel & WVPT CrewLoose Gravel was excited to "return to the airwaves" as musical guest on Virginia Farming with host Jeff Ishee on Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the studios of WVPT-TV in Harrisonburg, VA. Jeff very generously featured six Loose Gravel songs, five of which were original band compositions. (more)

Gravel Guys Entertain Antique Car Enthusiasts

Loose Gravel was proud to provide the musical entertainment for the May 18, 2008 Friday Night Social of the Antique Automobile Club of America's 2008 Eastern Division National Spring Meet near Cumberland, MD at the beautiful McCagh Farm. (more)

Brain Freeze Tour 2008 Gets Cranked!

Loose Gravel has completed the schedule for the 2008 version of the Brain Freeze Tour! Stops this year include What's The Scoop in Grottoes, Sarah's Ice Cream and Coffee Shoppe in Penn Laird and all three Klines Dairy Bar locations in Harrisonburg and Staunton. Each 6:30 pm stop features a 2-hour concert with the lactose-tolerant bluegrassers and assorted cone-heads. (more)

Loose Gravel Fiddler Featured in Magazine

Loose Gravel fiddler Anthony VanPelt graces the cover of the Spring 2008 issue of Shenandoah Living, a quarterly magazine available at many Valley locations from Winchester to Lexington. (more)

Loose Gravel On The Road in Franklin, WV

Loose Gravel was the guest of the Pendleton County Chamber of Commerce (www.visitpendleton.com) for their First Annual Whistle Pig Jamboree at the Pendleton County High School auditorium in Franklin on February 2. (more)

Loose Gravel Bassist Recovering From Recent Surgery

Loose Gravel bass player Pat Velanzon is recovering at home from his recent hip replacement surgery and thanks everyone for their kind wishes. The operation went well and Pat expects a complete recovery. He's already been relieved of the pain symptoms that had persisted for many months.

Loose Gravel Bassist Under the Knife

Loose Gravel bass player Pat Velanzon and reigning IBMA Bass Player of the Year Missy Raines have something else in common -- a hip replacement! Missy had hers done in early 2005 and Pat will undergo a right hip replacement on Dec. 7, 2007 (more)

Loose Gravel Opens for Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain

Loose Gravel took the stage at Harrisonburg's Court Square Theater on Thursday, October 11 as the opening act for Rural Rhythm recording artist Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, whose self-titled CD has been climbing the Bluegrass charts since its 2006 release. (more)

Gravel Goodies

LG cap_orange (1K)Get your official Loose Gravel baseball cap -- "just like the big boys wear!" -- at our next concert. It instantly identifies you as a fan of Loose Gravel -- or VDOT, whichever you prefer. Only $15!


AnthonyCD (9K) Classical? Bluegrass? He's "blue-classi-grass-cal"! Get Loose Gravel fiddler Anthony VanPelt's new CD and discover a talented artist who's equally at home in a tuxedo or jeans. Order online!