Appalachian Jam-Grass Festival at Flat Iron Crossroads!

Just in time for fall, we’re stoked to throw down at the outdoor Appalachian Jam-Grass Festival with Colby T. Helms & the VA Creepers, Kitchen Sink, and Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road. Plenty of pickin’, heartfelt tunes, and jams that’ll keep you moving all night!

We will have a food truck, local vendors, adult beverages, soft drinks, and snacks available at the FIX Bar. We are a family and fido friendly venue – children ages 12 and under are free and pets are welcome for outdoor shows.

3:30 | Doors open for guests
4:30-5:30 | Colby T. Helms & the VA Creepers
6:00-7:00 | Kitchen Sink
7:30-9:30 | Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road

Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Children ages 12 and under are free and pets are welcome for outdoor shows! Adult beverages, soft drinks, and snacks are available at the FIX Bar.

Please note: Physical tickets are not distributed. Your name will be on our guest list at check-in after purchase. Coolers, cups, and outside beverage are not permitted.

Flat Iron Crossroads is a 501(c)3 non-profit performing arts center. Visit www.flatironcrossroads.com to donate learn more about the performing artists. Our team is 100% volunteer based, join us! To reach us, please message on Facebook.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Colby T. Helms and the Virginia Creepers
Colby T. Helms, a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Franklin County of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, grew up in an underground home built by his late father. Inspired at age 12 by the music played at his father’s funeral, he taught himself guitar, banjo, and mandolin. By 16, he was performing throughout the Appalachian region, and by 18 had begun writing Tales of Misfortune, his upcoming semi-autobiographical debut album on Photo Finish Records (January 2024). The record explores themes of loss, perseverance, and his journey toward becoming a touring musician, with songs rooted in his mountain upbringing and personal story. He is managed by Dolphus Ramseur and booked by New Frontier Touring.

Kitchen Sink
Kitchen Sink is a North Carolina–based jamgrass band led by upright bassist Derek Lane. Blending bluegrass roots with funk, psychedelic, and improvisational influences, they deliver high-energy shows filled with harmonies, inventive arrangements, and spontaneous jams. Known for making every performance feel like a family gathering, the band has sold out a Billy Strings afterparty and shared the stage with bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs. True to their name, Kitchen Sink throws in a little bit of everything—creating a sound that’s as unpredictable as it is unforgettable.

Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road
Hailing from Deep Gap, NC, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road blend bluegrass tradition with bold innovation, earning praise from No Depression as “the future of bluegrass.” At just 23, Purcell has already carved out a remarkable career—growing up near Doc Watson’s homeplace, forming Cane Mill Road as a teen, and leading the group to charting albums, a devoted fanbase, and the 2019 IBMA Momentum Band of the Year Award.

A Berklee College of Music graduate and winner of the Rockygrass Instrumental Championships on mandolin, banjo, and guitar (the first ever to sweep multiple categories), Purcell continues to push stringband music forward. With their latest album Yellow Line on Pinecastle Records, Liam Purcell & Cane Mill Road carry Appalachian roots into new territory—storytelling with authenticity while breaking boundaries of genre and style. Now based in Nashville, Purcell tours nationally, channeling his mountain upbringing into every performance.