Olde Mill Music and Sound

We have a great selection of used and new bluegrass and old time 🪕 banjos!

We have just set up one of these Eminence portable acoustic basses in the shop to sell for a local customer. Sounds and plays like a stand up, but it’s also electric and you can take the neck out of it to make it easier to travel with! This video shows the neck removal and how it goes back together. Call us for details and stop by to check it out! 336-786-8742

Eminence Portable Upright Bass: Neck Removal and Assembly Gary Bartig, designer of the Eminence Bass (http://www.gelbass.com), demonstrates neck removal and assembly for his removable neck basses. Call Gary toll-fre...

Two super-nice open back banjos just in!

Just in! Two handmade old time banjos! Mike Ramsey handmade in Pittsboro, NC and a Bart Reiter A scale made in Lansing, Michigan. Both of these banjos are in perfect condition and have great setups. D

The Church, The Body of Christ, is presenting their Noah’s Ark play this evening in Ararat, Va! It will be a blessing!

Go Tell America is at Veterans Park thru Wednesday night!

Go Tell America Crusade Youth rally at the Go Tell America Crusade!

Way to go Cohen!

Group ukulele classes start this week!

MAUI Group ukulele classes start this week! Group ukulele lessons!

Join us!

Free Maui concert at Round Peak Vineyard! Sunday, August 25th at Round Peak Vineyard at 3pm, Maui will present a free concert wrapping up the last session of classes held this summer. New fall classes be

Welcome back students!

It's school band season! School band season is here!

Robert has recently moved back to the area and is accepting new students!

Welcome new instructor Robert Kirby! Welcome new Olde Mill Music & Sound instructor Robert Kirby!

We have a great deal on this Rc3 loop pedal! $99 Drop by or 📞 336-786-8742

Mark your calendars for the next session of MAUI group ukulele classes!

MAUI Group Ukulele Classes MAUI 44 Classes Begin August 27! Let's play some music together.MAUI 44 will be the 44th, eight-week group ukulele class ending with a concert! Classes will be h

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Both albums are now streaming on all platforms

Thunder Rose on Apple Music Listen to music by Thunder Rose on Apple Music.

Live music 🎵 tonight on Market Street featuring Thunder Rose Music.

Come see Thunder Rose in Downtown Mount Airy for Music on Market live from Melva's Alley in the Market Street Arts & Entertainment District tonight, August 10th at 7 PM.

Thanks for your patience!

New website! Our website, while we're still working on it, is live! Thanks for your patience.

We've been working with locable to create a new website. We hope to launch it soon. We're looking forward to sharing more about our services, teachers, and more in the future....

New website! We're working on a new website, and it will include a blog which we have wanted to do for a long time. We're hoping to share some stories, local history, tips an

⭐2024 MOUNT AIRY UKULELE RETREAT⭐
October 24-27, 2024

Aloha! Join us for the 6th annual Mount Airy Ukulele Retreat. It is a full weekend of ukulele classes, workshops, and fun!

This year promises an extended experience with immersive classes, strumming and open mic sessions, and a concert by the instructors. Participants will be able to perform on the WPAQ Merry-Go-Round live radio broadcast. Join ukulele enthusiasts of all levels for a weekend filled with jams, workshops, and fun. Instructors this year include Mike “Lightnin” Wells, Ukulele Gent, and annual hosts Kent Knorr and George Smith with a diverse lineup of workshops tailored to every skill level.

Follow the 🔗to register https://www.surryarts.org/shows/ukulelefestival.html


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This beautiful strat needs a new home! It’s being offered at a special deal. Message us or call 📞 for details. 336-786-8742

IT'S HERE! THUNDER ROSE, ALBUM #2
Enjoy the Ride, streaming on all music platforms:

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Apple
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Mark your calendars!

⭐2024 MOUNT AIRY UKULELE RETREAT⭐
Visit the following link to register: https://www.surryarts.org/shows/ukulelefestival.html

➡THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024
10:00 am Registration
11:00 am-12:30 am Circle Jam and Introductions: Ukulele Gent, Kent Knorr, George Smith, Lightnin’ Wells
12:30 pm-2:30 pm Lunch on your own
2:30-3:30 pm Ukulele Essentials, Ukulele Gent
2:30-4:00 pm Strumbelievable, Kent Knorr
2:30-4:00 pm Movable Chords, George Smith
2:30-4:00 pm Right Hand Strums – Playing Techniques – Uke Tunes, Lightnin’ Wells
4:00-7:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00-9:00 pm Open Mic; Ukulele Gent, Kent Knorr, George Smith, and Lightnin’ Wells

➡FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024
10:00-11:30 am How to Navigate Songbooks, Kent Knorr
10:00-11:30 am Improvise Solos, George Smith
10:00-11:30 am Tunes, Tunes, Tunes, Lightnin’ Wells
10:30-11:30 am Right Hand Essentials, Ukulele Gent
11:30 am-1:30 pm Lunch on your own
1:30-3:00 pm Intros and Outros – Finger-picking Patterns – Uke Tunes, Lightnin’ Wells
1:30-3:00 pm Songwriting, George Smith
1:30-3:00 pm Island Style Jammin’, Kent Knorr
3:00-3:30 pm Break
3:30-5:00 pm Rehearsal for Merry-Go-Round, George Smith
3:30-5:00 pm Fingerstyle Ukulele, Kent Knorr
4:00-5:00 pm Barre Chords, Ukulele Gent
5:00-7:00 pm Dinner on your own
7:00-9:00 pm Jam: Ukulele Gent, Kent Knorr, George Smith, Lightnin’ Wells

➡SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 2024
9:30-10:30 am Rehearsal for WPAQ Merry-Go-Round, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
10:00-11:00 am Learn a Song and a Whole Lot More, Ukulele Gent
10:00-11:30 am Chord Melody Made Easy, Kent Knorr
10:30-10:45 am Break for Merry-Go-Round participants
10:45-11:00 am Sound Check for Merry-Go-Round, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
11:00-12:00 pm WPAQ Merry-Go-Round Live Performance, George Smith, Historic Earle Theatre
12:00-1:30 pm Beginner Strum-Along, Kent Knorr
12:00-1:30 pm More Tunes, Tunes, Tunes, Lightnin’ Wells
1:30-3:00 pm Lunch on your own
3:00-4:00 pm I Want to Perform, but I’m Scared to Death, Ukulele Gent
3:00-4:30 pm Uke Pop Rock, George Smith, Betty Wright Room, Arts Center
3:00-4:30 pm Wrapping Up – 1920s Uke Film, Lightnin’ Wells
4:30-6:00 pm Dinner on your own
6:00-6:30 pm Sound Check for Instructors
7:00-8:30 pm Instructors’ Concert, Doors open at 6:30 pm

➡SUNDAY OCTOBER 27, 2024
10:00-11:00 am Goodtime Gospel Strum-Along, Kent Knorr, Betty Wright Room, Arts Center
11:00-11:30 am Break
11:30 am-12:30 pm Jam, Lightnin’ Wells and Gregory Gent, Betty Wright Room, Arts Center
11:30 am-12:30 pm Halloween Jam, George Smith

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This 76 key Yamaha has just been reduced to $139! Stop by when you’re downtown!

Karl Knilling fiddle, made in Germany. Good setup, and comes with bow and molded plastic case. 📞 for details 336-786-8742

This Sunday at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, free admission, live music, history talk on ladies in traditional music, musical instrument petting zoo!