Blacksburg Fork & Cork 2025 will once again feature
great live music from regional artists.
Stay tuned for our 2025 lineup...coming soon!
Special thanks to the Moss Arts Center for sponsoring our main stage.
Kat Mills
Noon-2:00 p.m.
Kat Mills has always wanted a time machine. As a young child her mother was already calling her a “throwback”. Like a movie character frozen for 40 years who suddenly wakes in modern America, Kat Mills embodies a sound, look and vibe of a previous era, but with brand new material. Kat is a natural woman, wife, mother, activist and seeker with a warm alto voice and a vintage Martin guitar. Audiences find themselves singing along, closing their eyes—transported. Remember when poetry and wit counted? When you listened to the whole album, start to finish, reading liner notes as you let the stories sink in? Fans continually walk up to Kat Mills and say, “You remind me of…”. Put aside the busy and let yourself travel. Kat Mills is currently based in Blacksburg VA and tours throughout the east.
Kat has proudly been involved in Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival (NY), Floyd Fest (VA), Solar Fest (VT), The Takoma Park Folk Festival (DC) and other events lining up with issues of social justice and environmental
responsibility. Favorite opening sets have supported Levon Helm, Dar
Williams, Dori Freeman and Sarah Lee Guthrie. Songwriter series, in-the-rounds, and house concerts have been a mainstay. But Kat Mills is equally at home on a theater or café stage, having played notable songwriter venues including The Towne Crier, The Lyric Theatre, Caffe Lena, Jefferson Center, and Kirk Avenue Music Hall. She has been a finalist in the NewSong/LEAF Singer-Songwriter Competition, has had original song placements in film and podcasts, and appears as a backing vocalist for other artists, most recently with super-group “Reelin’ in the Years: A Tribute to Steely Dan” at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock NY.
Kat released her fourth studio album, SILVER, produced with award-winning engineer and long-time collaborator Scott Petito in Catskill NY. The A-Team session band features David Spinozza (Paul Simon), Clifford Carter (James Taylor), Marc Shulman (Suzanne Vega) and Zak Alford (David Bowie). It spans the wider folk landscape, from personal to political, with tastes of soul and R&B, but always with Kat at the helm. SILVER was supported by a successful online fan-funding campaign and is making its way to the world on her own label, Sweetcut Music.
Kat Mills believes in the power of folk music, now more than ever, to transport and transcend. A troubled day, or world, can be soothed by a song. At a time when we have almost forgotten how to be still, to listen, to reflect and then engage, Kat Mills helps us remember.
From the Edge
2:30-5:30 p.m.
Get ready to dive into the electrifying world of From The Edge – where each member is a musical force to be reckoned with. This band is party rock and roll with a taste of twisted country and will get you and keep you on your feet dancing the night away! They hail from the mountains of Southwest Virginia and travel yearly doing over 120 shows from Pennsylvania to south Florida.
Audience members have described From The Edge as excellent musicianship combined with pitch perfect harmonies, entertaining stage antics, audience participation, upbeat cover songs with catchy lyrics that make people of all ages want to sing along and dance the night away. Their favorite cover song groups include Journey, Fleetwood Mac, a variety of 80’s hair bands, Little Big Town, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, and many other bands from their 200+ song catalog.
From The Edge is a contracted band with the Jason Aldean venues, Blake Sheton venues, Hard Rock Casino Chain, and travel the East coast performing on famous stages, theaters, festivals, fairs, and town events. They have opened collaboratively for the likes of Sawyer Brown, Kentucky Headhunters, Jesse Keith Whitley, Corey Smith, Jon Langston, Exile, Aaron Tippin, William Michael Morgan, Confederate Railroad, Thompson Square and Clay Walker.
Together, From The Edge isn’t just a band – it’s a sonic adventure that pulsates with passion and unpredictability. From Eric’s electrifying guitar solos, Chris’s magic fingers on the ivories, Jeremy and Jar coming in perfectly on percussion and bass, to Rhonda’s powerhouse vocals, the stage is set for a musical explosion. Brace yourselves for a ride where every beat, riff, and note defies expectations and propels you to the edge of musical euphoria!
Check out their social media sites for upcoming schedules and more info!
www.facebook.com/FromTheEdgeRocks