For music festival fans and those who roadtrip in search of a special festival camping experience – with that stellar, once-in-a-lifetime musica performance – FloydFest has been home to some impressive musical collaborations. Dating back to the festival’s beginning in 2002, that’s been a mission. As co-founder Kris Hodges says, a successful collaboration can be priceless (check out this list of past lineups). These things don’t just happen. They take thought and detail, some aligning of the stars (both metaphorically speaking and the musicians themselves), and a heartfelt willingness to pivot when shit goes sideways. After all, the show must go on.
In the third of a three-part conversation with Hodges and COO Sam Calhoun, RoadtripMojo explored the role of musical collaborations in the 80-acre spread on the Blue Ridge plateau, how festival friends and family stepped up to avert what could have been a fan-disaster – and instead created the Buffalo Mountain Jam, FloydFest’s unique contribution to the collaboration scene. This year’s BMJ promises to be over the top, with this year’s Grammy winners Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile, and Fantastic Negrito on the bill.
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There’s something about docking your RV or pitching your tent in 80 acres in rural Virginia that makes any camper giddy about communing with Mother Nature. To the music festival enthusiast, camping amid such beauty – with a 
Take 80 acres in rural Virginia an hour’s drive out of Roanoke. Drop in a line-up of the top musicians and acts from across the jam, blues, bluegrass, Zydeco, Appalacian, and Americana space. Create scenic views from the Blue Ridge Plateau that would make a National Geographic photographer’s shutter finger envious.
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