Saturday July 21, 2018 the Clarke County Farmers Market will host their second annual Geneva Jackson Pie Baking Contest. This contest was very well attended last season and hope to have a bigger attendance this year.  Bring your best pie

The CCFM free music concert series will host The Plate Scrapers as well.

The Plate Scrapers originated in 2014 in western Maryland the way any good bluegrass band does: from a bunch of fellers pickin’ around in a circle, surrounded by delicious plates of food, strong libations, and good friends. The traditional spirit of The Plate Scrapers is still innately intact nearly half a decade later, though they have evolved into far more than your average bluegrass band. Through diverse backgrounds and influences ranging from jazz, to hard rock, to funk, the band has taken their music to an eclectic new level.

The Plate Scrapers’ songwriting is the identifying characteristic of the band. Complimenting writing styles from multiple members offer a tasteful balance and refreshing diversity to their sound, a diversity which they thoroughly excersize. Folksy lyrics of songs like “Shoes” or “Moonlight” call to a time of friendship, nostalgia and adventure, while songs like “Trucker’s Aspirin” or “Easy Way Out” are darker tales, gritty in nature.

Crafted musicianship and creative chemistry on stage guarantees that each performance is a new experience. More recently, the band has been known to take advantage of the sound shaping tools of modern music to enhance their traditional folk instruments whether it results in a screaming dobro or a sonically-warping banjo. Fans and critics alike agree that things are moving in a positive direction for The Plate Scrapers.

The Plate Scrapers are currently working on their third studio record, with new and different material, and are setting their sites on touring the Western US in the near future. These guys are committed to what they do and have no intentions of slowing down.

​Album Releases: Live at Moonshadow (2014), Contact (2015), Dishes (2016), Live at VOMA (2016)

​Direct Support: The Seldom Scene, Keller Williams, Hot Buttered Rum, Larry Keel, Cornmeal, WeBanjo3

Radio: WAMU Bluegrass Country, WDVX Blue Plate Special