The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail

06/18/2026

Who's ready to jam at the 90th Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention? 🪕🎻🎶

📆 August 3 - 8, 2026

Virginia is for Lovers Galax City Tourism Center

06/17/2026

Travel + Leisure recently covered Appalachian music, and made a stop along The Crooked Road! 🪕🎻🎶

Click the link to check it out 👇

The songs created in southwestern Virginia spawned bluegrass and country, and they still live on in these rolling hills.

06/16/2026

It's not too late to get tickets to The Crooked Road: A Living Tradition!

Don't miss out seeing...
🎶 New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters
🎶 The Boys From Bristol
🎶 Hollace Oaks and Margo MacSweeney
🎶 The Blue Ridge Girls
🎶 Lonesome River Band

Click here to get your tickets 👇
https://artscenter.vt.edu/performances/crooked-road-living-tradition.html

06/15/2026

Then ➡ Now

The Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention is 90 years strong! Will we see you there?

📆 August 3 - 8, 2026

Click below to learn more 👇
https://www.oldfiddlersconvention.com/default.htm

📸 Tom Jones
📸 Kristina Lynn Photography

Virginia is for Lovers Galax City Tourism Center

06/13/2026

Abingdon was recently named one of the Most Welcoming Towns in the Southern US. Along The Crooked Road, Abingdon is home to the Southwest Virginia Cultural Center & Marketplace.

Check out the article here 👇
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/9-most-welcoming-towns-in-the-southern-united-states-countryside.html

06/12/2026

Are you making plans to visit the Old-Time Music Capital of the World? 🎻🎶🪕

The 90th Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention is August 3 - 8, 2026!

📸 Kristina Lynn Photography

Virginia is for Lovers Galax City Tourism Center

06/11/2026

It isn't too late to secure your tickets to Appalachia Rising with Tim O'Brien Band and Leftover Biscuits at the Carter Family Fold! 🪕🎻🎶

📆 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 7:30 PM
📍 3449 A.P. Carter Highway, Hiltons, VA 24258
🎟 $36 Adult | $10 Ages 6 - 11

Click below to get your tickets 👇
https://thecrookedroadva.com/events/appalachia-rising/

06/10/2026

Bring home an iconic piece of The Crooked Road. Metal replica road signs are now for sale on our online shop!

Product Description:
12"x18"
Metal sign with matte finish
Perforated holes for hanging

🛒 $35 + shipping

Click the link to get yours 👇
https://thecrookedroadva.com/product/the-crooked-road-sign/

06/09/2026

Who are you camping with at the 90th Galax Old Fiddler’s Convention? 🪕🎻🎶

📸 Kristina Lynn Photography

Virginia is for Lovers Galax City Tourism Center

06/08/2026

This weekend is the Fiddle & Fork Festival at the Blue Ridge Music Center! 🎻🍽

This festival celebrates 250 years of Blue Ridge music and food with music from the Blue Ridge Music Center and local eats from The Bluffs Restaurant.

📆 June 12 - 14, 2026

Check out the schedule below 👇