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(4/23/2012) The Crooked Road The Crooked Road Youth Music Festival Announced Abingdon, Va. (April 20, 2012) - The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail proudly presents a Youth Music Festival on Saturday, May 12th from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. at Heartwood: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Gateway. Festival highlights include music performances and workshops, luthier exhibits, and foods from throughout the Crooked Road region. The Crooked Road Youth Music Festival features performances and workshops on three stages by Southwest Virginia artists including Dale Jett & Hello Stranger, The New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters, Wolfe Bros. String Band, Tina Liza Jones, Fifthstring, Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder, and more! Youth performers from Southwest Virginia will be highlighted in performances throughout the day. "One of the most rewarding aspects of this program is presenting the youth talent of the region", said Jonathan Romeo, Program Manager for The Crooked Road's Traditional Music Education Program initiative. "The level of youth talent in this region is astounding, and these young performers are tremendous ambassadors for the traditional music of their home communities. The Crooked Road Youth Festival provides a showcase for the region's talented youth performers alongside our outstanding professional musicians." Heartwood: Southwest Virginia's Artisan Gateway is located off I-81 at Exit 14 in Abingdon, Virginia, and features shopping for craft, dining on local foods, and opportunities to hear the traditional music of Southwest Virginia. A complete schedule for The Crooked Road Youth Music Festival is available on The Crooked Road website at www.thecrookedroad.org. Sound and lights will be provided by the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth's Have Sound Will Travel - a job training program through the Appalachian Regional Commission. The Crooked Road Youth Music Festival is sponsored by Heartwood, the Appalachian Regional Commission, Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, Young Audiences of Virginia, Abingdon Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. For more information call (276) 492-2409 or email: info@thecrookedroad.org. TENT STAGE TIME PERFORMER 11:00 PICK Program 11:40 Fifthstring 12:20 Mountain Music School String Band 1:00 Montana Young 1:40 Jeff & Tony Brown Band 2:20 The Butcher Family 3:00 Travis Starkey 3:40 Dori Freeman 4:20 Loose Strings 5:00 Anna & Elizabeth 5:40 Iron Mountain Ridgerunners 6:20 Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder 7:00 Wolfe Brothers String Band 8:00 The New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters 9:00 Dale Jett & Hello Stranger Emcee: Freddy Phillips HEARTWOOD STAGE TIME PERFORMER 11:10 WiseJAMS 11:50 Tazewell County Back Porch Pickers 12:30 Rush Family Band 1:10 Loose Strings 1:50 Tina Liza Jones 2:30 DANCE WORKSHOP with Anna & Elizabeth 3:50 OLDGRASS 4:30 Adam McPeak & Mountain Thunder 5:10 The Blackberries 5:50 Montana Young 6:30 Honaker FFA Bluegrass Band 7:10 Raisin' Cain 8:10 Dori Freeman 8:50 Jeff & Tony Brown Band Emcee, TBD & Sandy Shortridge WORKSHOP STAGE TIME PERFORMER/PRESENTER 11:00 Cranky Workshop with Anna & Elizabeth 12:00 It could Only Happen in America with Tina Liza Jones 1:00 Banjo Workshop with Tyler Hughes 2:00 Old Time String Band Workshop with Wolfe Brothers String Band 3:00 Songwriting Workshop with Dale Jett & Hello Stranger 4:00 Fiddle Workshop - Eddie Bond & the New Ballards Branch Bogtrotters Moderator: Katie Hoffman Sound & Lights: Lonesome Pine Office on Youth's Have Sound Will Travel Contact Information: |
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