by Daphne Hutchinson | Jul 12, 2025 | Features, People, Sidebar
“Music became a part of my life because I always loved it,” said Robert Glasker, looking back on 56 years and counting in Rappahannock County. Weekends at the microphone with his guitar, he’s Bobby G, the front man for the Heavies, energizing audiences across...
by Tim Carrington | Nov 22, 2024 | Art, Education
Heile-a-21-web.jpgEvening Kitchen, Reflections Barbara Heile’s show at the Gay Street Gallery explores where she lives and what she loves. Often the two intersect, which makes multiple visits to the gallery in the Town of Washington worthwhile. The longtime...
by Randy Rieland | Sep 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
2023-09-30-JohnJackson–8-web.jpg (copy)Jefferson Scott leads a jam down in the barn during last year’s John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. John Jackson closeupJohn Jackson died in 2002 after a career in which he performed all over the world, including at...
by Ireland Hayes | Sep 17, 2024 | Art, People
The Rappahannock County Board of Supervisors has proclaimed Sept. 28, 2024, John Jackson Day in honor of the late blues musician who was born in the county in 1924. The John Jackson Blues Festival is scheduled for the same date at Eldon Farms in Woodville, and the...
