Event/Site: Pickin' at Priddy’s

Date: Fridays in February

          7:00pm - 9:00pm

Type: Old-fashioned get-together at a country store.  Sip on hot cider, eat something delicious from the big black pot and listen to bluegrass music at its finest

Location: Priddy’s General Store, 2121 Sheppard Mill Rd., Danbury, NC  27016

From Winston-Salem : Take Hwy 52 N to Hwy 8N.  Follow Hwy 8N to Danbury City Limits. Take 1^st right to Sheppard Mill Road . Store is 2.3 miles on the left.

From Greensboro :  Take 220N to Exit 158 W to Stokesdale. 158 junctions into Hwy 65. Take Hwy 65 to Walnut Cove. At Walnut Cove, take 311N, which if you stay straight, becomes 89 W while you are still in Walnut Cove. Follow 89 W from Walnut Cove to Danbury .  Take the first right at Sheppard Mill Road . Store is 2.3 miles on the left.  Click here for a map.

Cost: Free.

Parking: Free parking at store. Parking not adequate for bus tours.

Special Needs Access: Venue is fully accessible. 

Signage: Sign at location and in Danbury en route.

Sponsor: LSB Bank

Contact:
Name: Jane Priddy Charleville

Email: PCharleville@aol.com
Priddy’s General Store
2121 Sheppard Mill Rd
Danbury , NC   27016
(336) 593-8786


Description of Event: Every band at these Friday gatherings has a local member, and most of the musicians are from the surrounding counties.  Some seating is provided for listeners; other folks just hang around and chat.  There is always something good to eat stewing in the big black pot outside.  Visitors also roast marshmallows and enjoy hot drinks.

History of Site/Event: Cozy up in a 119-year-old general store for some old-fashioned fun for the whole family. Jane Priddy Charleville established these Friday night assemblies in 2006, pulling in bands such as 36 Degrees North, Driving 5, Henry Mabe & Friends, and Rich in Tradition.

Description of Site/Facility:  Priddy’s General Store looks like John Boy from The Waltons will bump into you near the hoop cheese.  Covered a number of times in “Our State” magazine, the 117-year-old country store, the pasture behind it, and the farmhouse have been in Priddy’s family since 1929.  Before that, the property was built, owned and operated by the Hartman family from 1888-1929.

Significance of Site/Event to the Community:  Experience the way things use to be out in the country on a cold winter’s night.  The gatherings are composed of about half locals and half visitors.  These Fridays are a great way to get together with friends or to make new friends.