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Robin & Linda Williams join the Heifetz Memorial Day Hootenanny

Chris Graham

memorial day hootenannySome of your favorite Heifetz “Hoot” stars will be returning to Staunton to kick off the summer series on Friday at SummerStage @ The Blackburn.

The lineup includes the all-star trio of fancy fiddlers Kitty Amaral, Kiarra Saito-Beckman and Isabella Gorman, cellist and “Hoot Host” Alex Fowler, banjoist Andrew Green, and just announced special guests Robin & Linda Williams

For more than four decades, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, “a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism.”

The list of artists who have covered their original songs include some of the greats of country music, names like Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall, George Hamilton IV, Tim & Mollie O’Brien, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Kathy Mattea, and The Seldom Scene.

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Chris Graham

Chris Graham

Chris Graham is the founder and editor of Augusta Free Press. A 1994 alum of the University of Virginia, Chris is the author and co-author of seven books, including Poverty of Imagination, a memoir published in 2019. For his commentaries on news, sports and politics, go to his YouTube page, TikTok, BlueSky, or subscribe to Substack or his Street Knowledge podcast. Email Chris at [email protected].