The Blue Ridge Music Center presents Laurelyn Dossett Band + Dori Freeman live in concert at its outdoor amphitheater on the Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 213) just south of Galax, Va., just north of Mount Airy, N.C. and just east of Sparta, N.C.
Singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett lives and writes in Stokes County, NC. Her songs have appeared in film and television (Hell on Wheels, Ain’t In it for My Health) and have been recorded by many artists including Grammy-winning Levon Helm (Anna Lee) and Rhiannon Giddens of the Carolina Chocolate Drops (Leaving Eden).
Laurelyn’s new record, How Many Moons, produced by M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger, is being released starting in May of 2026, the full album in August.
The Laurelyn Dossett Band features DaShawn Hickman on pedal steel, Chaisaray Schenck on drums, and Butler Knowles on bass.
Dori Freeman has sharpened her vision of Appalachian Americana over five studio albums. From the country traditionalism of her self-titled debut to the amplified folk and eclectic, electric nature of her more recent releases, it’s a sound that nods to her mountain-town roots even as it reaches beyond them.
Freeman sings with the unforced vibrato of a classic folksinger but is more of a modern trailblazer than a throwback traditionalist, funneling her Blue Ridge identity into a contemporary sound that’s both broad and bold. Her evolution as a singer, storyteller, and songwriter is highlighted on her latest album, Do You Recall, in tunes that explore the physical beauty, social challenges, and musical hallmarks of Appalachia with warmth and unflinching honesty.
