WHERE THE BLUE RIDGE FINDS ITS RHYTHM
Around here, music isn’t just something you hear.
It’s something you feel and something we share.
BLUE RIDGE MUSIC CENTER, MILEPOST 213
MUSIC LIVE HERE
Some places have a soundtrack.
Ours has a heartbeat.
In Carroll County, music moves from hand to hand and generation to generation. You’ll find it in the pull of a bow, the ring of a banjo, and the easy way a circle opens up when one more musician arrives.
Listen a while. Tap your foot. Stay for another song. You might arrive as a visitor, but music has a way of making everyone feel at home.
WAY TO FEEL THE MUSIC
LIVE MUSIC
Hear it Where it Lives
Follow the sound to porches, parks, jam sessions, and stages where mountain music still brings people together.
EXPLORE LIVE MUSIC ➔
LOCAL STORIES
Meet the Music Makers
Get to know the fiddlers, pickers, singers, and storytellers carrying old traditions into a new generation.
LEARN MORE ➔
MUSIC TRAIL
Take the Scenic Route
Build a day around the music, with mountain views, local flavors, and plenty of good stops along the way.
EXPLORE MUSIC VENUES ➔
330
10
60+
MILES OF MUSIC
MAJOR VENUES
AFFILIATED STOPS
MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT
Follow
The Crooked Road.
Carroll County’s music is part of a story that winds throughout Southwest Virginia. The Crooked Road connects more than 330 miles of heritage music, from major venues and festivals to small-town stages, community jams, and the musicians carrying these traditions forward.
Start here, follow the sound, and discover where the music leads next.
“You don’t have to know the tune to know you belong in the circle.”
WHERE THE BLUE RIDGE FINDS ITS RHYTHM
Find music around
every mountain turn.
BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY, MILEPOST 213
Blue Ridge Music Center
Experience the sounds and stories of the Blue Ridge at this celebrated music destination along the Parkway. Explore the roots of American music, enjoy live performances by local and nationally known musicians, and settle in for an evening concert surrounded by the beauty of the mountains.
7982 FANCY GAP HWY
Fancy Gap Country Store
Settle in for the sounds and flavors of the mountains at Fancy Gap Country Store & Eatery. Local pickers and traveling musicians gather for weekly old-time and bluegrass jams, creating the kind of relaxed mountain gathering where good food, familiar tunes, and new friends naturally come together.
336 MAT RD. SW, LAUREL FORK
Pangea Gardens
Set across 50 acres in Laurel Fork, Pangea Gardens brings music, nature, art, and community together in one unforgettable place. Enjoy live performances at the indoor music venue, then explore botanical gardens, walking trails, local art, dining, recreation, and overnight accommodations, all surrounded by the welcoming spirit of the mountains.
MAKE A WEEKEND OF IT
Follow the sound
through the moutains.
Start with coffee in Hillsville, wander the back roads, catch an afternoon jam, and settle in for a sunset concert along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
STORIES FROM THE MOUNTAINS
Meet the people behind the music.
YOUR MOUNTAIN SOUNDTRACK IS WAITING
Hear the music, meet the people, and experience the traditions that continue to shape Carroll County.
