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 Music from The Crooked Road Wayne Henderson, Sammy Shelor, The Whitetop Mountain Band, Amber Collins and No Speed Limit, Elizabeth LaPrelle and Kirk Sutphin and Eddie BondDate: Saturday, April 17, 2010Time: 8:00pmDoors Open: 7:30pmTickets/Reservations Gold $22, Silver $18 Students Half Off Students tickets are half price with valid school id Check out this VIDEO about the Crooked Road Tour! A touring festival of old-time, bluegrass, mountain gospel and flat-foot dance. Developed by the National Council for the Traditional Arts, 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: National Heritage Award Fellow and Appalachian guitar master Wayne Henderson, bluegrass banjo virtuoso Sammy Shelor, family old-time string band The Whitetop Mountain Band, old-time fiddle and banjo masters Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond and, representing the next generation of Blue Ridge musicians, the up-and-coming bluegrass band Amber Collins & No Speed Limit, and a young keeper of ancient mountain ballads and songs, 19-year-old Elizabeth LaPrelle. The artists participating in this tour link the past, present and future of these deep American traditions. Winding for over 300 miles across the mountains, ridges and valleys of southwestern Virginia, the Crooked Road passes through some of the most musical places on earth. For generations, the tiny rural Appalachian communities scattered along its length have produced an abundance of extraordinary traditional musicians. Keepers of an historic musical legacy from colonial times, they have created and passed on old-time, bluegrass and mountain gospel sounds that have profoundly influenced the development of American music. Activities will include: Panel Discussions - At 6 pm on Saturday April 17, in Jefferson Center's Rehearsal Hall At 6:45 pm on Saturday April 17, in Jefferson Center's Rehearsal Hall Old Sledge from Eggleston, VA will be performing prior to the concert at 8 pm. Check out their new video!  Wayne Henderson   Wayne Henderson's top-notch finger-picking is a source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family, and neighbors in Grayson County, Virginia; his guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of "Masters of the Steel-String Guitar", and in seven nations in Asia. In addition to his reputation as a guitarist, Henderson is a luthier of great renown. He is a recipient of a 1995 National Heritage Award presented by the National Endowment for the Arts.  Sammy Shelor His peers in the International Bluegrass Music Association have voted him Banjo Player Of The Year on four separate occasions, and banjo pickers all over the world have studied Sam's banjo style.  The Whitetop Mountain Band The Whitetop Mountain Band is a family-based band from the highest mountains of Virginia. Whitetop, Virginia is an area rich in the old time music tradition; this band has deep roots in mountain music. The members have done much to preserve the Whitetop region’s style of old time fiddling and banjo picking and are legendary musicians and teachers of the style.  Amber Collins and No Speed Limit No Speed Limit is a brilliant young bluegrass band from the heartland of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Their upbeat sound breathes new life into bluegrass. Traditional and progressive, No Speed Limit is keeping the heritage alive, making it sparkle with quality; performing both originals and classics with their own special fire.
 Elizabeth LaPrelle "Anyone can learn the old ballads. There are numerous collections in libraries and books that are available on-line. But, Elizabeth is interested in the feel, the sound, the ornamentation of these songs. She is, in my opinion, one of maybe a handful of young singers able to capture the rhythm, the intensity, the breaks and sighs, that make this style of singing authentic. The only problem I have while listening to Elizabeth is that I'm always listening through tears. She reminds me so much of my older relatives - the same profound feeling for the ballad, yet with such a clear voice." ~Sheila Kay Adams  Kirk Sutphin and Eddie Bond Ask any Old Time fiddler who their favorite young fiddler is, and Kirk Sutphin will likely be high on their list. Kirk is truly a musician’s musician. Eddie Bond has talents that can bring an audience out of their seats. He is a powerful singer in a soulful Blue Ridge Mountain tradition, as well as one of the most respected old-time fiddlers in the Blue Ridge. |