Keeping Yadkin Valley's Music Alive (and kickin')
2023 Lineup
Friday night 8/4/23
- The Downtown Get-Down Block Party with Boston band, Cold Chocolate starts at 5:30pm.
- Doors open at 7pm for the Reeves Theater kick-off show with Nashville pairing, Brooks Forsyth & Cristina Vane. Show starts at 8pm.
- The Late Night Hoot at the Angry Troll taproom starts at 10pm with Will Easter and the Nomads! (free show)
Saturday 8/5/23
1:00 – Falllift
2:00 – Palmyra
3:00 – Highland Reverie
4:15 – Dirty Grass Players
5:30 – Tray Wellington
7:00 – Time Sawyer
8:30 – Darrell Scott & His Electrifying Trio
- Darrell Scott & His Electrifying TrioDarrell Scott & His Electrifying Trio
- Cristina VaneCristina Vane
- Time SawyerTime Sawyer
- Tray Wellington BandTray Wellington Band
- Dirty Grass PlayersDirty Grass Players
- PalmyraPalmyra
- Brooks ForsythBrooks Forsyth
- FallliftFalllift
- Will Easter and the NomadsWill Easter and the Nomads
- Cold ChocolateCold Chocolate
RMF 2023 MC Joe Kendrick
Joe Kendrick grew up far off in the woods in rural Stanfield, NC, where he acquired his first Sony Walkman, listened to both AM and FM radio from Charlotte, went to Nascar races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, attended a small Baptist church, read Rolling Stone, subscribed to cassette clubs, and played one very forgettable season of high school football. From there, Joe studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was able to fulfill his dream of being a disc jockey at WXYC. He volunteered at WNCW soon after graduation.
After several years and two stints in radio on the coast in Wilmington, Joe was back in western NC where he returned to volunteering at WNCW while he started his first business, a landscape lighting franchise with Outdoor Lighting Perspectives. In 1999, he met his future wife Amy at the Isotope 217 concert at Vincent's Ear in Asheville, and a year later they wed. The landscape lighting business grew but so did Joe's presence on the radio, and the desire to follow his heart led him to sell his business in 2006. Soon thereafter, he garnered the morning host slot on WNCW and has been full time in Spindale ever since.
RMF 2023 MC Joe Kendrick
Joe Kendrick grew up far off in the woods in rural Stanfield, NC, where he acquired his first Sony Walkman, listened to both AM and FM radio from Charlotte, went to Nascar races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, attended a small Baptist church, read Rolling Stone, subscribed to cassette clubs, and played one very forgettable season of high school football. From there, Joe studied Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was able to fulfill his dream of being a disc jockey at WXYC. He volunteered at WNCW soon after graduation.
After several years and two stints in radio on the coast in Wilmington, Joe was back in western NC where he returned to volunteering at WNCW while he started his first business, a landscape lighting franchise with Outdoor Lighting Perspectives. In 1999, he met his future wife Amy at the Isotope 217 concert at Vincent's Ear in Asheville, and a year later they wed. The landscape lighting business grew but so did Joe's presence on the radio, and the desire to follow his heart led him to sell his business in 2006. Soon thereafter, he garnered the morning host slot on WNCW and has been full time in Spindale ever since.
2022 Lineup
- Daniel Donato's Cosmic CountryDaniel Donato's Cosmic Country
- Momma MolassesMomma Molasses
- DreamrootDreamroot
- Hiss Golden MessengerHiss Golden Messenger
- Handmade MomentsHandmade Moments
- Stillhouse JunkiesStillhouse Junkies
- Justin Clyde WilliamsJustin Clyde Williams
- The Jakob's Ferry StragglersThe Jakob's Ferry Stragglers
- Luke Mears w/ Robert HolthouserLuke Mears w/ Robert Holthouser
- Time SawyerTime Sawyer
2021 Lineup
- Aaron Lee TasjanAaron Lee Tasjan
- John R. MillerJohn R. Miller
- Time SawyerTime Sawyer
- Rob Ickes & Trey HensleyRob Ickes & Trey Hensley
- Alexa RoseAlexa Rose
- Terry Baucom's Dukes of DriveTerry Baucom's Dukes of Drive
- "Sleepy Cat Presents" Chris Frisina, T. Gold, & Blue Cactus"Sleepy Cat Presents" Chris Frisina, T. Gold, & Blue Cactus
- Damon Atkins & FriendsDamon Atkins & Friends
- Abigail DowdAbigail Dowd
- Emanuel WynterEmanuel Wynter
2019 Lineup
- Brent Cobb & ThemBrent Cobb & Them
- MipsoMipso
- Songs From The Road BandSongs From The Road Band
- Time SawyerTime Sawyer
- Nicholas JamersonNicholas Jamerson
- Isaac SmithIsaac Smith
- Shay Martin LovetteShay Martin Lovette
- AkitaAkita
- Swim in the Wild (Acoustic)Swim in the Wild (Acoustic)
2018 Lineup
- Todd SniderTodd Snider
- Eric Krasno BandEric Krasno Band
- CordovasCordovas
- Dane PageDane Page
- The BroadcastThe Broadcast
- Time SawyerTime Sawyer
- Caleb CaudleCaleb Caudle
Other notable RMF past performers:
The Marcus King Band, Mandolin Orange, Town Mountain, David Ramirez, The Black Lillies, Joe Pug, Caroline Spence