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978-0-89587-327-9
0-89587-327-3
$19.95 paperback
6 x 10
256 pages
100 black-and-white photographs
2 CDs featuring examples of the Appalachian music style
Press Release (PDF)
Podcast of Joe Wilson
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Officially
designated as Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, the Crooked Road is a
250-mile driving route through southwestern Virginia. Focusing on the
uniqueness and vitality of this region’s traditional gospel, bluegrass,
and mountain music, the road connects major venues such as the Blue Ridge
Music Center, the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance Museum, the Ralph
Stanley Museum, the Rex Theatre, the Floyd Country Store, the Blue Ridge
Institute Museum, and the Carter Family Fold. Each chapter focuses on one
of the 10 counties through which the road passes. Within the chapter, the
reader can find information about annual festivals, weekly concerts, live
radio shows, and informal jam sessions. There are also descriptions of
local parks and attractions, places to eat and stay, recreational
opportunities, and traditional craft venues and museums. The musical focus
of this book is enhanced by two CDs featuring 53 examples of the rich
array of music found along the trail: old-time string band music, Piedmont
Blues, bluegrass, Anglo-American balladry, and Appalachian gospel.
about the author
Joe Wilson, chairman of the National Council for the Traditional Arts, is
a music historian and folklorist. He has produced over 40 large-scale
music festivals in 11 states. In 2001 he was awarded a National Heritage
Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. Wilson is also one of
the driving forces behind the establishment of the Crooked Road. |
