The Music From The Crooked Road tour celebrates the vibrant, living musical culture of Southwest Virginia where making music is, and always has been, an integral part of life. The tour features: NEA National Heritage Award Fellow and Appalachian guitar master Wayne Henderson, bluegrass banjo virtuoso Sammy Shelor, family old-time string band, The While Top Mountain Band, old-time fiddle and banjo masters Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond and, representing the next generation of Blue Ridge musician, the up-and-coming bluegrass band Amber Collins and No Speed Limit , and a young keeper of ancient mountain ballads and songs, 21-year-old, Elizabeth LaPrelle.
The Music from the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia tour is produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts www.ncta.net and is presented in partnership with the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation. Support is also provided by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art, the Virginia Tourism Corporation, and The Crooked Road: Music Trail. This tour has been designated as an NEA American Masterpieces program representing the best of the American cultural heritage and legacy.
HOTEL PACKAGES
Staying in Frederick? Overnight accommodations can be paired with this show! Stay with our preferred partners at the Frederick Marriott Hotels and save –on the tickets and on your room! Don't miss out on this great deal! For more information, contact Jennifer Alcorn, Sales Manager by phone at 240.215.2064 or by email at jennifer.alcorn@marriott.com.
