The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, has released a set of live recordings captured during the 2015 Mountains of Music Homecoming, the first year of their 10 day traveling festival with concerts and folk arts demonstrations at more than
We spoke today with Jack Hinshelwood, Executive Director of Virginia's Crooked Road. He had some interesting news about the Mountains of Music Homecoming, their big summer event with music and cultural happenings all across the southwestern portions of the state. First of all, Jack
The Mountains of Music Homecoming, a 9-day festival set to include 34 traditional music concerts all across southwestern Virginia, has announced its schedule for 2015. All of these performances, many in quaint and historic small-town locations, are being jointly promoted
The Crooked Road is what the Commonwealth of Virginia calls its roots music tourism agency, established in 2004 to promote the folk and roots music heritage of the Blue Ridge region. It really is a road, set up as a driving tour,
The value of indigenous folk and acoustic music to regional tourism is something that is being realized in many parts of the US these days. Our cultural history doesn't go back as far as our friends' in Europe does, but people
The National Council for the Traditional Arts has announced another Music From The Crooked Road concert tour for 2010. The focus is on the traditional music and musicians of southwest Virginia, and to highlight The Crooked Road,Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. Concerts
Dallas Morning News ran a story yesterday about Virginia's Crooked Road and the music that inhabits this area. Starting in Flyod, VA at the Country Store, the story continues along the trail all the way to the Ralph Stanley Museum and
The April issue of Everyday with Rachael Ray contains an article focused, of course, on the food of Virginia's Crooked Road. In a regular feature about food and travel, called Go Away, Rachael visits several locations along The Crooked Road. I've
The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, has a brand new web site, with a fun twist and a chance to win a custom built mandolin or guitar. The Trail is the state of Virginia's official tour guide for traditional
The newest release in the Crooked Road series from the Virginia Folklife program is just out. It is by Linda Lay, Sammy Shelor & Crooked Run, and entitled Taking The Crooked Road Home. Linda Lay grew up in Bristol, VA singing
