Making Noise in the Library is a popular series that brings musicians and community together for performances held in UVA Library spaces. Kick back with us as we soak in the exciting cowpunk energy of Charlottesville's sensational band, Ramona & The Holy Smokes!
Based in Central Virginia and with family roots in South Texas, Ramona and the Holy Smokes represent a new generation of honky tonk music. With powerful female vocals that cover an emotional range from determined to comic to vulnerable, and a talented backing band steeped in classic country and western styles of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the band exhibits a “clarity and sincerity that bring Patsy Cline to mind” (Nashville Scene, 2025).