We expect that readers of Bluegrass Today know Sammy Shelor as the award-winning banjo player and manager of Lonesome River Band. Some may be aware of his work with the state of Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, more commonly known as
The Crooked Road
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Dixie Bee-Liners head south
The Dixie Bee-Liners could be seen as an anomaly in the rapidly expanding world of bluegrass and acoustic music - a male/female, singer/songwriter duo playing Appalachian-inflected original music with their band, originally from a base in New York City. On second
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Crooked Road kiosk commemorates Patrick County musicians
We found a nice article in The Blue Ridge Gazette on the contributions of Patrick County, VA residents to traditional Appalachian and bluegrass music. The article is specifically about the opening of a historical marker and information kiosk in Meadows
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Sammy and Sue Shelor profiled in Blue Ridge Gazette
Blue Ridge Gazette is a new blog recently launched to foster interest and raise awareness of the beauty, history, people and arts of the Blue Ridge Mountains. A recent entry features longtime Blue Ridge resident Sammy Shelor - of Lonesome
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The Crooked Road – VA tourism and traditional string music
The Roanoke Times (local newspaper for this blog's authors) has a terrific series of articles - and some snappy multimedia content on their web site - about the efforts of the state of Virginia to capitalize on the interest in