The Crooked Road, the Commonwealth of Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, has announced that bluegrass singer and songwriter Johnny Williams will serve as their 2022-2023 Artist In Residence. Johnny has been a staple in the southwestern Virginia traditional music scene for more
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Virginia’s Crooked Road seeks new Executive Director
The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail has only been active for a decade and a half, but people in the southwestern part of the state have already seen and felt its impact. It's especially true among musicians, artists, and artisans
The Crooked Road seeking new director
The Crooked Road, also known as Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, is on the hunt for a new Executive Director. Since its founding in 2003, The Crooked Road has aggressively promoted the roots and folk music of southwestern Virginia as a
Crooked Road Guitar Summit in Marion, VA
Virginia's Crooked Road invites all guitarists to attend their special Guitar Summit this weekend in Marion at the Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts. It's being hosted in celebration of the release of their album, A Century of Heritage
Crooked Road license plate proposed for Virginia
Bluegrass fans in southwestern Virginia know all about The Crooked Road, the state's public/private partnership to promote tourism using roots and traditional music. Their successful programs have had a direct impact on both local residents who have begun exploring the
Crooked Road Guitar Sampler CD
Folks at The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, are in a jolly mood this morning. Not only is their showpiece celebration, Mountains Of Music Homecoming, starting today across southwestern Virginia, they have just learned that the Kickstarter campaign to
A Century of Heritage Guitar Music CD coming in June
Virginia's Crooked Road, an agency that uses traditional mountain music and culture as a tourism draw for the southwestern parts of the state, has announced a June release for A Century of Heritage Guitar Music. This 2-CD set will feature
John Deere visits The Crooked Road
Virginia's Crooked Road, the state's successful effort to use traditional mountain music as a tourist draw for dozens of southwest Virginia communities, is getting a nice boost from an unexpected place. The Furrow, a publication of the John Deere Company which
Mountains of Music Homecoming 2017
Yesterday afternoon in Abingdon, VA, the The Crooked Road held a press conference at their Heartwood Center to announce the details of the 2017 Mountains of Music Homecoming. The Crooked Road is a public/private partnership between the state and local communities
Crooked Road video from Lou Reid
Lou Reid & Carolina have a music video for The Crooked Road, a song on their new Rollin' On CD, written by Ellen Britton and the late Will Hopkins. The song, and the video, celebrate The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail