Luther Taylor

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Luther Taylor is a contemporary Appalachian artist whose work is deeply rooted in the landscape, culture, and lived experience of the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Attractive, exquisite, and masculine, it's why we created scents that are intoxicating and haunting, the kind of aroma that gets into your soul. Discover the complete Luther Taylor product line and experience seven unique private lab

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— Luther Taylor

Stay sharp; it’s slick out there!
07/19/2026

Stay sharp; it’s slick out there!

Where I Learned to SeeSome places help raise you, even when nobody else knows their name.This view is from a spot betwee...
07/19/2026

Where I Learned to See

Some places help raise you, even when nobody else knows their name.

This view is from a spot between the old graveyard near Tazewell High School and the Shake Rag community, just off Carline Avenue.

When I was around ten years old, I would ride my bicycle here several times a week. I would sit for hours, sketching, daydreaming and taking in the beauty.

I could probably name five or six places like this, all close to the house where I grew up. There were no signs pointing toward them. No official overlooks. You simply had to know where to stop, where to stand, and which direction to look.

I did not understand it then, but those hours were teaching me how to see.

That is the beauty of Tazewell County. It does not always announce itself. Sometimes it is waiting beyond a curve, behind an ordinary street, or across a field most people pass without noticing.

But when you find just the right spot, Southwest Virginia will give you a view you carry for the rest of your life.

If you are not looking, you will miss it.

— Luther Taylor

Every great artist needs a creative director.Mine is three pounds, works from the arm of the couch, and judges every dec...
07/14/2026

Every great artist needs a creative director.

Mine is three pounds, works from the arm of the couch, and judges every decision I make.

Today’s feedback:
Less talking. More working. And somebody better open the treat drawer.

— Luther Taylor

Main Street Moments was never meant to be just another festival.Its roots were tied to art, music, literature, history, ...
07/11/2026

Main Street Moments was never meant to be just another festival.

Its roots were tied to art, music, literature, history, and the idea of a true community homecoming—a time when Tazewell could gather in the middle of town and see its own stories, talent, and people brought into public view.

I started digging into the history of the event, and what struck me most was not just how long it has lasted, but why it began in the first place.

Before the tents, vendor rows, schedules, and banners, there was a deeper idea: that Tazewell already had something worth celebrating.

Its musicians.
Its artists.
Its writers.
Its history.
Its people.

That original spirit still matters.

This article is not simply about where Main Street Moments came from. It is about what the event was always meant to hold, and why remembering that purpose may be the most important part of carrying the tradition forward.

Read the full article here:
What Main Street Moments Was Always Meant to Be
https://www.luthertaylor.com/stories-and-news-from-the-mind-of-luther-taylor-lux/main-street-moments-tazewell-history/

She was headed somewhere long before I came along. Today, our paths crossed on a stretch of Southwest Virginia pavement....
07/10/2026

She was headed somewhere long before I came along. Today, our paths crossed on a stretch of Southwest Virginia pavement. For a few minutes, the oldest traveler on the road had the right of way.

Some of Appalachia’s oldest residents don’t live in museums or history books. They still cross our creeks, our fields, and sometimes our highways—carrying millions of years of history one slow step at a time.

Sometimes the best thing we can do is simply help them keep going.

HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVALBaptist Valley Open Door Church. John Muncy is the pastor.July 5th — 12th, 2025Everyone Welcome. ...
07/09/2026

HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL

Baptist Valley Open Door Church. John Muncy is the pastor.

July 5th — 12th, 2025

Everyone Welcome. Free Trip to Heaven Details Inside 7:00 pm Nightly

Forward Ministries

Church at 204 Hodge St, Baptist Valley Road, Cedar Bluff, VA 24609

As kids, we all remember these tent revivals in Southwest Virginia! If you’ve never experienced one, now’s your chance.

07/09/2026

From the Luther Taylor Archives, Tommy Cox Band Live at Wayfarer Appalachia, Tazewell County, Virginia

07/09/2026

From the archives

06/28/2026

The Town Hog making his daily inspection.

06/28/2026

Congratulations, Wayfarer Appalachia, on your first anniversary!

There’s something special about watching traditions refuse to fade.

Tonight, two father-and-son duos stood on stage together. Robbie Lester and his son, with his son playing a banjo he built with his own hands, alongside another father-and-son duo on guitar and bass.

It struck me that this is how Appalachia has always survived—not by preserving things in museums, but by passing them from one set of hands to the next.

Wayfarer Appalachia has spent the last year doing exactly that. Not just hosting live music, but creating a place where our culture can still be lived, shared, and handed down.

Congratulations to Donna, Chris, and everyone who has made this first year such a success. Thank you for believing that our mountains, our music, and our people are worth celebrating.

What Appalachian tradition do you hope your children and grandchildren will still know 50 years from now?

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113 Fincastle Turnpike
Tazewell, VA
24651

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