Old Crow Medicine Show will bring its blend of Americana, folk and bluegrass music to the Clay Center in just over a month.

The acclaimed string band will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, with Virginia-based trio Palmyra opening the show. Tickets are currently on sale on the Clay Center's website.

Old Crow Medicine Show began busking on street corners in 1998, traveling from New York state through Canada before eventually landing in Boone, North Carolina. While performing outside a pharmacy there, the group caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson, who invited the band to perform at MerleFest.

More than two decades later, the band has become a celebrated name in Americana music. Old Crow Medicine Show is a member of the Grand Ole Opry and has won two Grammy Awards, including Best Folk Album for its 2014 album "Remedy" and Best Long Form Music Video for "Big Easy Express" in 2013.

The band's signature song, "Wagon Wheel," was certified Double-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2019 after surpassing 2 million copies in sales. The band's debut album, "O.C.M.S.," has also been certified Gold.

Old Crow Medicine Show's album "Jubilee" was released in August 2023 and received a Grammy nomination. In June 2026, the band released its latest album "Union Made" through Hartland Records and Firebird Music.

Produced by longtime band member Morgan Jahning and recorded at the band's East Nashville studio, "Union Made" explores the people, places and stories that have shaped America ahead of the nation's 250th anniversary.

The album's debut single, "My Side Of The Mountain," features a collaboration between bandleader Ketch Secor, Molly Tuttle and Luke Combs, along with bluegrass musicians Del McCoury and Ronnie McCoury. Other guest artists on the project include Maggie Rose, Evan Felker, Jesse Welles, John Carter Cash and Ana Cristina Cash.

Opening the Clay Center performance will be Palmyra, a trio made up of Virginia natives Teddy Chipouras, Mānoa Bell and Sasha Landon. Based in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley, the group combines traditional instrumentation and old-time music influences with elements of soul, post-rock and emo.

Palmyra's first full-length album, "Restless," is out now on Oh Boy Records. The album explores themes including struggle, solidarity, growth, identity and coming of age through a mix of folk storytelling and indie rock energy.