The Crooked Road: A Living Tradition

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The Crooked Road: A Living Tradition

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July 10, 2026, 7:30 pm
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9:00 pm
190 Alumni Mall, Blacksburg, Virginia

The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech presents The Crooked Road: A Living Tradition. Join dozens of Crooked Road artists in a celebration of song and dance from central Appalachia. Featuring the Blue Ridge Girls, New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters, the Lonesome River Band, The Boys from Bristol, and Handmade Music School Students Margo MacSweeney and Hollace Oakes, this edition celebrates our region’s deep roots of heritage music as well as the music’s origins and evolution through many generations.

Click here to reserve your tickets!

Ticket Information:

General Admission | $30

VT Students/Youth under age 10 | $10

The Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech presents The Crooked Road: A Living Tradition. Join dozens of Crooked Road artists in a celebration of song and dance from central Appalachia. Featuring the Blue Ridge Girls, New Ballard’s Branch Bogtrotters, the Lonesome River Band, The Boys from Bristol, and Handmade Music School Students Margo MacSweeney and Hollace Oakes, this edition celebrates our region’s deep roots of heritage music as well as the music’s origins and evolution through many generations.

Click here to reserve your tickets!

Ticket Information:

General Admission | $30

VT Students/Youth under age 10 | $10

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