Event/Site: Music Jams at Windsor’s Crossroads in
Hamptonville
Date: Friday night jam session from
7:00pm—10:30pm.
Type: Bluegrass, old-time, gospel, and country open jam
session, typically with dancing.
Location: The Windsor’s Crossroads Community
Building at the intersection
of Buck Shoals and Windsor Roads in Hamptonville, NC.
(5101 Windsor Road,
Hamptonville, NC)
Take US 421 west from
Winston-Salem
or east from Wilksboro. About ½ mile east of I-77, exit off
of US 421 onto Asbury
Church Rd.
From Wilksboro take a right on Asbury Church Rd.,
from Winston-Salem
take a left. Go a block to the
stop sign. Go through the sign
and you will still be on Asbury
Church Road. Drive 2-3 miles (you will go
over I-77), and turn left onto Buck Shoals Rd. Continue about 2 minutes
until you get to Windsor Rd. The
Windsor’s Crossroads Community
Building is on
the right corner of the crossroads at the intersection of Buck Shoals
Rd. and Windsor Rd. (There is a nearby Amish community,
and it is not uncommon come upon horse and buggies riding along the
road at night.) Click
here for a map.
Cost: Free.
Donations accepted to support local Ruritan
Club community projects.
Parking: Free. Bus tours would
probably overwhelm this site.
Special Needs Access:
Building accessible, restrooms are not.
Signage:
Ruritan Club sign at site.
Sponsor:
The Winsdsor’s
Crossroads Ruritan Club
Contact:
Bud Martin
Windsor Crossroads Community Bldg
5101Windsor Road
Hamptonville, NC 28677
(336) 468-9690
lmbm@yadtel.net
Yadkin County Chamber of Commerce
205 S. Jackson St.
Yadkinville, NC 27055
(336) 679-220
btodd@yadtel.net
Description of Event: The
family-friendly jam sessions, highlighted in Bluegrass Unlimited in 2000, feature acoustic bluegrass,
old-time, gospel, and country music and dancing (no taps please). Folks, sometimes up to 200 of them,
come out to socialize, dance, and experience or play music. Multiple groups play in the three
rooms of the building. In the
summer, there are up to seven or eight groups playing inside and out. The event welcomes beginners to
advanced players and includes all ages.
Newcomers are welcome.
Drinks and snacks are available for sale. No alcohol; indoors is non-smoking.
History of Site/Event: In 1990, local residents Paul and Thelma Jurney started the jam sessions. Though now
sponsored by the local Ruritan Club, the Jurneys are usaully still
there on Friday nights.
Description of Site/Facility: The building, an old schoolhouse constructed
around 1915, has high ceilings and excellent hardwood floors for
dancing. When the weather allows,
the music and dancing spread out onto the large lawn shaded by 100-year
old oak trees. There is a nearby
Amish community, and a horse and buggy is a typical site along the
road.
Significance of Site/Event to the Community: This family-oriented jam offers locals, as
well as visitors, the opportunity to play and enjoy fine acoustic
music. The event gives musicians
a chance to play their instruments in an informal community setting and
allows people of all ages to socialize and learn from each other.
Reference Source: Bud Martin; Blue Ridge Music Trails by Fred C. Fussell
and Blue Ridge Music Trials Music
Inventory for North Carolina by Sally Council.
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