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Southwest Virginia Welcome JUNE 12 - 20, 2015 WELCOME TO SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA WELCOME ___________ Welcome to ___________ Welcome to the Crooked Road and the Mountains of Music Homecoming. There is a huge variety of events here and a rare opportunity for a peek into how music is kept in these mountains. Some of this music has the echo of a rich colonial past, but it is also as new as tomorrow. Creativity is a tradition here. We recycle the riches of history, but we also believe it is our duty to improve and invent. For example, fifty years ago, George Shuffler of Burke County, NC, and other pioneering guitarists were piddling around with ways to improve lead guitar. George heard Jesse McReynolds’ syncopated style on the mandolin and also heard Earl Scruggs and others playing the same interesting rhythm on the banjo. Following tradition, George stood in front of the Stanley Brothers and played a fresh new syncopated guitar style that caught the ear of the nation. Many who now play that style never realize that they are borrowing from a country lad, tall and slender and with a ready smile, who would show anyone who came to the side of the stage what he was doing—and how. So be prepared for friendship and generosity as you travel here on turf that George trod. Hospitality is an important part of the tradition, and almost everyone here knows where and when the music originated. Where it goes is up to you and the rest of us who love it. This is a family gathering, and we want you to be part of our family. — Joe Wilson, Co-Founder The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail Welcome to the Mountains of Music Homecoming. This is our first annual musical heritage homecoming celebration, highlighting the 19 counties, 4 cities, and over 50 towns along the popular Crooked Road in Virginia. We hope you will enjoy the scheduled activities and special music concerts that showcase our major music venues, scattered across these Southwest Virginia mountains. This is still a place where you can feel the music as you enjoy the great outdoors. Please celebrate with us and make plans to attend annually. Oh—and please be sure to invite your friends when you come back! — John Kilgore, President The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail This is a celebration of Southwest Virginia’s communities –their traditional music, cultural amenities, and natural environment. There are over 40 Crooked Road concerts and Barter Theatre dramas and over 260 cultural experiences to be enjoyed. It’s a chance to see what’s around the next bend, to encounter people and places you’ve never seen before, and hear the music kept in these communities for generations. The Homecoming is designed to let you enjoy one of the world’s richest musical traditions in the place it came from and still thrives. Most of the artists have roots in Southwest Virginia, and some will be playing in the very communities where their ears first heard the mountain music that is their birthright. So enjoy The Crooked Road’s first Mountains of Music Homecoming, marvel at the views from our mountaintops, discover singers and pickers who amaze, and make new friends while sharing a community meal. Thanks for being a part of it all. — Jack Hinshelwood, Executive Director The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail 2 • mtnsofmusic.com June 12-20, 2015 • 3 Stretch Out on the Crooked Road! Whether you come for a day or come for a stay, adventure, enter- tainment and relaxation await in this beautiful Southwest Virginia Town. There is something for everyone: history, theatre, art and music events, Moonshine, shopping, and a huge array of outdoor recreational fun! Explore History Explore Outdoors Explore Culture Marion’s Downtown Festival coincides with the Arts & Crafts Festival. The Chili Cookoff championship, an auto show, street dances, special performances at The Lincoln Theatre and many other events and activities make Marion the place to be! Tourists from all over the East travel to Hungry Mother State Park in mid-July for the annual Hungry Mother Arts & Crafts Our 1908 schoolhouse is now home to the Festival. It’s three delightful days of arts new Wayne C. Henderson School of and crafts, lively music, colorful performers Appalachian Arts. Enjoy our classes which and dramatic historical re-enactments. celebrate the preservation and promotion of our Appalachian heritage. From Letterpress to guitar-making, quilting to dance, you can find something to interest you at The Henderson. www.VisitVirginiaMountains.com Explore Marion THE HENDERSON Wayne C. Henderson School of Appalachian Arts Marion Art Walk on the second Friday of each month (April through December) when the Appalachian Spirit Gallery on Main Street is open for special exhibits and downtown restaurants and other businesses unveil new displays of local artists’ crafts, sculptures, paintings and jewelry. www.marionva.org 4 • mtnsofmusic.com June 12-20, 2015 • 5 2015 HOMECOMING SPONSORS 2015 HOMECOMING SPONSORS THANKS TO OUR 2015 SPONSORS GOLD SPONSORS LEADING SPONSORS Washington County Rotary Club HERITAGE SPONSOR Abingdon Rotary Club David & Judie Reemsnyder Electric Hardwoods SILVER SPONSORS Belcher Insurance Agency, Bristol Compressors International, Inc., Chateau Morrisette Your Local Farm Bureau Insurance Agents Winery and Restaurant, FocusOne Financial Planning, Powell Valley National Bank, Radford University Foundation, Shawsville Ruritan Club, SWCC Educational DIAMOND SPONSORS Foundation, TruPoint Bank BRONZE SPONSORS Chantilly Farm, Citizens Telephone Cooperative, National Media Services, Superior Fabrication, The Forestland Group, LLC, Zion Oak Grove Pavilion REGIONAL PARTNERS PLATINUM SPONSORS 6 • mtnsofmusic.com June 12-20, 2015 • 7 TICKET INFO FESTIVAL OVERVIEW BUY Tickets 2015 Festival Overview Tickets for Crooked Road concerts and Barter Theatre shows may be purchased online at www.mtnsofmusic.com, and at all Food City stores in Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. There will be one local ticket outlet in each community where you can purchase tickets for the concert or show that will be held in that community. The local ticket outlets are listed on the website at www.mtnsofmusic.com. Ticket policies can be found on www. mtnsofmusic.com. Tickets are general admission with VIP seat tickets available at most concerts and shows. VIP seats are "best seats in the house" and are guaranteed seats up until show time. With VIP tickets, there is no need to get there early for a great seat. The Horrah Cloggers • Chillax to some tunes at the Blue Ridge Music Center. Photo by Two Rivers. Mountain (elev. 5,518 ft.). Southwest Virginia actually to Southwest Virginia and The Crooked Welcome encompasses two mountain ranges — the steeper Road’s first annual Mountains of Music Homecoming Cumberland mountains to the west, and the gentler (MoMH). We want your visit to be awesome, so here sloped Blue Ridge mountains in the region's eastern half. is some travel related information that may help: Kick off your Mountains of Music Homecoming where it all began... The passing of the seasons are noted here with The Region gorgeous leaf colors in the fall, some snow most Carter Family Fold, Friday, June 12, 7:00 p.m. At 8,600 square miles, Southwest Virginia is larger winters, lovely green up in the spring, and plenty of Featuring Jesse McReynolds & the Virginia Boys than the state of Connecticut, and includes 19 shady places to stay cool in the summer. Typical Plus Wayne Henderson & Jeff Little, Frank Newsome, & Joe Wilson counties, 4 cities, and over 50 towns. The region temperatures in June are 70 to 90 degrees during the has some incredibly beautiful mountain and valley day, dropping to a range of 45 to 65 degrees at night. landscapes and includes the two highest mountains Temperatures are lower at the higher elevations. Have Detailed concert listing and community events available online in Virginia, Mt. Rogers (elev. 5,728 ft.) and Whitetop a jacket handy for any outdoor activities after dark. 8 • mtnsofmusic.com www.explorescottcountyva.com • 276-386-6521 June 12-20, 2015 • 9 FESTIVAL OVERVIEW FESTIVAL OVERVIEW MISSION STATEMENT The Crooked Road’s mission is to Guide contents support tourism and economic development by celebrating and Crooked Road concerts & promoting this Appalachian region’s Barter Theatre shows: unique musical and cultural heritage. pages 14-22 200 artists • Over 260 Cultural Experiences THE CROOKED ROAD’S Cultural experiences: EXECUTIVE BOARD pages 27-62. John Kilgore, President Larry Yates, Vice President Matthew Hankins, Secretary southwest virginia Ken Heath, Treasurer Woody Crenshaw, Past President Jim Baldwin General Travel Lisa Bleakley Deborah Cooney Information Jack McCrady There are a number of sources of Dale Morris travel information for Southwest east Pat Murphy ZONE Virginia. WEST central Leah Ross ZONE ZONE Shannon Scott Emily Spencer The Southwest Virginia website Rita Surratt (www.myswva.org) has a wealth of information on all aspects of EX OFFICIO Southwest Virginia's cultural offerings Lisa Alderman and things to see and do. From Todd Christensen shopping to golfing to hiking, the • Come experience the ultimate road trip along The Crooked Road in Jackie Christian Steve Galyean Virginia state tourism website is a Southwest Virginia. We divided the region into 3 zones to make finding comprehensive source of useful travel • A new generation learns the old traditions. Photo Courtesy of Leah Prater. David Haney events easier. Bill Kornrich information (www.virginia.org). Travel Jon Lohman information can also be obtained from Cindy Mitchell the two regional tourism agencies Camping opportunities abound Joe Wilson in Southwest Virginia, the Heart of Driving in the region, including Virginia’s The Crooked Road’s Two interstate highways (I-81 and About The Crooked Road Appalachia (www.heartofappalachia. award-winning state parks (www. STAFF com) and the Blue Ridge Travel I-77), transect our region, as well Traditional Music Jack Hinshelwood, Executive Director dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks).
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