Virginia Rails

If you're not doing anything else on November 18th, come down to Pohick Library's Acoustic Coffee House event. Mike McNulty isn't able to be there, but Justin and Bryan Smith will be there with Jim Lampton to carry the music forward, starting at 6:30 PM. Who knows what will happen?

Acoustic Coffeehouse - Paper Airplanes Join us for an evening of live Folk, Country, and Americana music from Burke's own Paper Airplanes!

Virginia Rails will be playing what will probably be out last live show of 2023 at the Burke Farmers Market this coming Saturday from 9 to noon. Come on over if you’re looking for something to do this weekend. Lots of great venders there and a fun atmosphere as well.

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We’ll be back at Burke Farmers Market tomorrow (Saturday, 5 August) from 9 AM to noon. Hope to see some of you there!

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I probably should ditch the bright blue cooling towel, but it was H-O-T.

Great Day today! Thank you Fairfax County Park Authority for the awesome sign!!

We’ll be back at Burke Farmers Market tomorrow from 9-noon playing our special mix of original songs and reimaginings of our all time favorites. Come on out and join us, and buy some great produce and other great food items while you’re at it.

Thank you to the Fairfax County Park Authority for another opportunity to share our music with you.

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It’s definitely a wet one!

The music starts in 66 minutes. Oops! 65 minutes. Er…64 minutes. You get the idea.

Hey! The Rails will be wailing their songs at the Lorton Farmers Market tomorrow, 16 July, from 10 AM to 1 PM. Come out and see us for some mellow (and not so mellow) Sunday morning live tunes.

8994 Potomac Bend
Lorton, VA 22079
United States

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Hotter than the hinges hanging off the gates of hell! But more humid! We pushed through. Great gig. But I’m glad it’s over.

All systems go?

People seem to think our name has something to do with trains and the fact we are based in Virginia. While it is true that approximately 94.6% of our songs mention trains, the name is really an homage to the original musical genre benders of the 60’s - the Byrds, creators of Folk Rock, Country Rock, Raga Rock, and Psychedelic Rock. A Virginia Rail, as it turns out, is an elusive wetland bird - rarely glimpsed by all but the most dedicated bird watchers.

Over the past few years, we have also been seldom glimpsed, but this Sunday at the Lorton Farmers Market, you’ll have the rare opportunity between 10 AM and 1 PM to see us perform original songs, along with some of our favorite covers. All at the price of zero dollars too. If you want to toss a buck or two in the hungry banjo case, we won’t complain, though.

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The fun continues at Lorton Farmers Market from 10 AM to 1PM on July 2nd. Come on down to see us put on the best show we can with a mix of original songs and covers.

Hey, Everybody! If you’re not otherwise engaged, please consider coming out to see us play tomorrow morning, 3 June, from 9 AM until noon at the Burke Farmers Market. We’ll be playing a mix of our favorite tunes and original songs.

5671 Roberts Pkwy
Burke, VA 22015
United States

Virginia Rails had a really great show at Lorton Farmers Market today. We are grateful to all the kind people who showed their support by dropping a dollar or five in the old banjo case. If you missed out show today, have no fear! We’re playing the Burke Farmers Market on Saturday, 3 June from 9 AM to 12 PM. We really feel we are hitting our stride and we look forward to seeing our followers join us for a mix of original songs and reimaginings of songs we love.

Hi, Everyone! Virginia Rails will be playing at the Lorton Farmers Market from 10 AM until 1 PM on Sunday, May 28th. The market is located at the
VRE parking lot, 8990 Lorton Station Blvd. in Lorton, Virginia. Come out to see us and grab some fresh produce while you’re at it!

We just finished our first proper gig (at the Burke Farmers Market) since COVID derailed us back in 2020. We had a great time and we are grateful to our “exclusive” group of hardcore fans who came out to support us. Speaking for myself, I had some jitters at first, but we seemed to hit out stride pretty quickly. It ended up being a great time!

Hey, everyone! After a too-long hiatus, during which we honed our playing and wrote a bunch of new original songs, it looks like the Virginia Rails will finally be playing our first real gig in quite some time. If you‘re not busy from 9 AM to noon this Saturday, May 13th at the Burke Farmer’s Market.