Get your tickets now and come out for the sixth John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival. This music and cultural heritage festival honors Woodville Virginia native John Jackson, recipient of the prestigious National Heritage Fellowship Award in 1986. There will be live music all day as well as historical displays. Enjoy a day of great music, family and friends in beautiful Rappahannock County. The John Jackson Piedmont Blues Festival is supported in part by a Virginia Humanities grant.
September 26th at The Meadows at Castleton – 7 Meadows Lane, Castleton, VA 22716, Castleton, VA
2026 Performers in order of performance:
- 11AM Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM)
- 12PM Joe Herrmann
- 1PM Frank Fotusky
- 2PM Bobby G. and The Heavies
- 3PM Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo
- 4PM Mike Parker
- 5PM The Piedmonsters
- 6PM Aristotle Jones
- Finale by all the performers to follow
All Day- Historical and Education Displays & Book signing
1PM- Joel Tate presentation- Talking About John Jackson
2PM-Jam-nBring your stringed instrument




