"Best of Roanoke" 2025 - Kinnfolk Wins Best Local Band, Best Local Social Media Presence

The Roanoker Magazine's 2025 "Best of Roanoke Awards" are out, and we have some exciting news to share! This year, we were voted:

•  PLATINUM: Best Local Band

•  GOLD: Best Local Social Media Presence

Not only that, but Roanoke's weekly traditional Irish session at Big Lick Brewing Company won SILVER for Favorite Recurring Event!

All around, we’re really feeling the love for the Celtic music community in Roanoke. Thank you so much to everyone who voted, and congratulations to all the other individuals and businesses recognized in this year’s issue!

PLATINUM: Best Local Band 2025

GOLD: Best Local Social Media Presence

SILVER: Favorite Recurring Event (Roanoke Traditional Irish Session)

(One quick point of clarification—while we’re both part of the Roanoke traditional Irish session, it definitely isn’t ours. The session had been going strong for over a decade before we joined, and it'll continue on for decades more! It's a community gather of the valley's trad musicians that anyone can attend. Find us every Monday from 6-9pm at Big Lick Brewing Company downtown!)

Now in it's 39th year, the "Best of Roanoke" awards are a community-nominated list of the city's best and brightest. This year's public vote yielded over 13,000 ballots, with 582 winners named across 188 categories.