The Crooked Road
Virginia Heritage Music Trail
The Crooked Road – Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail pays homage to musicians from long ago to present day players and singers who are still carrying on the tradition. A drive down the part of the Crooked Road that leads to the Carter Family Fold is quite a journey.
The mountains rise up around on all sides as if enveloping the traveler – music from those same mountains leads to the front doorstep of the Fold. Tunes flow out from fiddles, guitars and a Doghouse bass as dancers bob around the concrete floor.
Traditional Music Honored on The Crooked Road
Music honored along The Crooked Road is the music of the Appalachia. It is the old time music that has been passed down through generations of people who love to pass the time strumming and fiddling. Impromptu concerts can strike up at a moments notice when musicians find themselves together at local stores or on front porches across Southwest Virginia.
The Blue Ridge Music Center “was established by the U.S. Congress to honor and commemorate an important strand of the cultural history of the United States,” according to The Crooked Road website. The Music Center is located along the Blue Ridge Parkway, which intersects with The Crooked Road.
A list of venues to hear live music in Virginia includes Blue Ridge Back Roads at the Rex Theater, Galax; Pickin n “The Pound” Bluegrass Jam, Pound; Lays Hardware Jam Sessions, Coeburn; Pickin Porch at the Mountain Music Museum, Bristol and the State Line Grocery Jam Session, Stuart.
The Crooked Road is High Tech with Interactive Website
One way to experience a taste of The Crooked Road is to visit its website. Those living near The Crooked Road can travel a few miles to hear the music of the Blue Ridge live – everyone else can take a trip via the interactive map. To hear a commentary and lively mountain music, simply click the red Wayside Exhibit button.
Read all about the musical heritage of the Blue Ridge area and shop in the online store – purchase all types of melodic merchandise from history books and shirts to a replica of the Crooked Road sign found along the highways of Southwest Virginia.
Attractions along The Crooked Road
There are plenty of sites and sounds along The Crooked Road. Stop by the A.P. Carter Museum located next door to the Carter Fold in Hiltons and then a short drive on up the road, the town of Abingdon welcomes visitors to lunch at the famed Martha Washington Inn.
Across the road from the inn, the Barter Theatre is the place for anyone who enjoys live entertainment presented in grand Southern style. The list goes on to include dozens of other stops worth checking into while on a daytrip, a weekend outing or a week of exploring all that Virginia has to offer.
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