Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 7:00 pm for a live concert with Starlett & Big John. Tickets are $20 general admission, $25 reserved seating, available for sale online and in the store.

Singer and bassist Starlett Boswell Austin became acclimated to bluegrass early on, winning her first singing competition at age four and subsequently learning upright bass by the time she was eight. Her adolescent years were spent performing with her family’s band, prior to venturing out on her own and performing with other artists and outfits as an adult. Big John Talley first picked up guitar at nine years old, and by the time he was 16, he was cited with heady honors, the VFMA Male Vocalist of the Year Award. Barely a year later, he and his band New Dominion Bluegrass were guesting with Bill Monroe’s at the Grand Ole Opry. Since then, he has played with notable artists including Bill Monroe, Jody Rainwater, Tater Tate, Jackie Phelps, and many more. The two met by chance in January 2019 while they were filling in with a band in North Carolina. There was an immediate chemistry between them, which became apparent as they began working together with other ensembles. After sharing a few tunes and getting better acquainted, it quickly became apparent that they had many similar musical interests that drew from the same set of influences. They included Bill Monroe, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Larry Sparks, Del McCoury, The Stanley Brothers, Johnson Mountain Boys, Tony Rice, Lester & Earl, Peter Rowan, among them.