One of America’s most unique folk singers and backcountry travelers, Walkin’ Jim Stoltz, on tour from the mountains of Montana, will bring his powerful multimedia show, Forever Wild, to the Unitarian Universalist Meeting House in Blacksburg on Sunday, March 15, at 7:30 p.m. The mix of stunning photography, stories, and music make this one-of-a-kind concert an inspiring journey into our nation’s last wilderness areas.

Walkin’ Jim Stoltz gets his name from nearly 27,000 miles he has walked through the wild country of North America. Carrying a guitar and writing his songs along the way, his lyrics express a great love and respect for the earth and the wild places he knows so well.

Known for his powerful baritone and emotion-packed vocals, Stoltz’s Forever Wild show is more than a concert. It combines live music and poetry with multi-image slides to create a stirring celebration of the natural world. In the Blacksburg show he will be sharing images and songs from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, his Yellowstone to Yukon walk, the Utah canyon country, the Northern Rockies, and wild places all across America.

Stoltz has toured extensively throughout the U.S. In 2006 he organized a 45-state outreach tour with other musicians and authors, and worked with hundreds of community organizations to gain support for clean water, road-free lands, and wildlife.

Stoltz has been presented with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Outstanding Achievement Award for sharing his nature and wilderness across America. He will have copies of his recent book Walking With the Wild Wind to sign at the event. His songs from nine different CDs get regular airplay on National Public Radio and will also be available.

Tickets for the concert will be available at Rocket Music at 405 Draper Rd. SW in in Blacksburg. Tickets are $10.50 for adults and $5.50 for children. At the door on the night of the concert tickets will be $12 for adults, $7 for children. The event is sponsored by The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the New River Valley and is a fundraiser for the congregation. The UUC building is at 1301 Gladewood Drive, Blacksburg. on Sunday March 15th 2009 at 7:30pm.