Acoustic music in the blue ridge

Kim & Jimbo Cary have been providing joyous and festive music for weddings and special events for over twenty years with their acoustic blend of banjo, fiddle, guitar and mandolin. The Carys repertoire includes stately tunes o the Irish harper, O’Carolan, suitable for processionals, and lively Appalachian hoedowns and waltzes for your reception. Kim & Jimbo honor requests and can provide sound amplification and additional musicians as needed

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Preschool programs

Performing together professionally for over 20 years, the Carys have reached more than 200,000 children and adults at schools, libraries, museums, festivals, and cultural centers

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Seniors

Kim & Jimbo have been performing their lively blend of acoustic music for audiences of all ages for over 20 years.        

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Schools

Making history come alive through music and song Kim & Jimbo Cary have been performing and teaching traditional acoustic music for over 20 years at

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Libraries

“Your rapport with the children was wonderful” Kim and Jimbo have reached more than 200,000 children and families at schools, libraries, festivals and fairs throughout

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Private lessons

Private lessons on fiddle, banjo, mandolin, guitar and more.

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Festivals

Kim and Jimbo play Americana, old-time southern mountain music, gospel, and songs for families and children. Performing together professionally for over 20 years, the Carys

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Weddings

  Music from the Blue Ridge Mountains Kim and Jimbo Cary have been performing music for wedding ceremonies and receptions in Central Virginia for over

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Kim and Jimbo Cary


Kim and Jimbo Cary have been performing music professionally for over 20 years at festivals, schools, libraries, and museums across the state of Virginia. They have been selected as touring artists by the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Grants are available to non-profit organizations to help with the performance fee.


“You both are so talented and do a great job keepin’ the ol’ tunes alive as well as generating new ones.”              —P.A.,  Montebello, VA