Mapa Musical
Dónde vive la música — una guía regional de los lugares, museos y festivales del suroeste de Virginia.
Una Región de Sonido
La música del suroeste de Virginia está arraigada en el lugar. Esta guía agrupa los sitios musicales clave de la región por categoría para que pueda planificar una ruta — ya sea una sola noche en el Rex Theater o un circuito de varios días por La Carretera Sinuosa. Un mapa interactivo llegará pronto; por ahora, úselo como índice de planificación y enlace a cada sitio para obtener indicaciones.
Lugares
Rex Theater
A restored 1940s theater hosting live old-time and bluegrass every weekend in downtown Galax.
Visitar sitio webFloyd Country Store
Home of the Friday Night Jamboree and weekly old-time jams and flatfoot dancing.
Visitar sitio webCarter Family Fold
The rustic music hall built by Janette Carter, hosting live traditional music nearly every Saturday night.
Visitar sitio webBlue Ridge Music Center
A National Park Service site celebrating the music of the Blue Ridge with free summer concerts.
Visitar sitio webBarr Farms
A community venue along the Crooked Road hosting dances and music gatherings.
The Woolwine Outdoors / Reynolds Homestead
A Patrick County heritage venue hosting seasonal music events near the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Museos
Birthplace of Country Music Museum
A Smithsonian Affiliate museum telling the story of the 1927 Bristol Sessions.
Visitar sitio webRalph Stanley Museum
A museum devoted to the life and legacy of bluegrass pioneer Dr. Ralph Stanley.
Visitar sitio webBlue Ridge Music Center
Exhibits on the region’s living old-time and bluegrass traditions, on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Visitar sitio webCarter Family Fold & Museum
A memorial museum and music hall honoring the Carter Family, on their homestead.
Visitar sitio webVirginia Museum of the Civil War / heritage sites
Regional heritage context for the musical traditions shaped by 19th-century Southwest Virginia.
Festivales de Violinistas
Galax Old Fiddlers’ Convention
The oldest and largest old-time fiddlers’ convention in the world, held each August in Galax since 1935.
Fries Fiddlers’ Convention
A community fiddlers’ gathering in the mill town where the New River Trail begins.
Grayson County Fiddlers’ Convention
A county convention celebrating Grayson County’s deep old-time fiddle tradition.
Mount Airy Bluegrass & Old-Time Fiddlers’ Convention
A major annual convention just across the state line in Mount Airy, North Carolina.
Alleghany County Fiddlers’ Convention
A North Carolina highlands convention preserving Alleghany County fiddle traditions.
Ashe County Fiddlers’ Convention
An Ashe County, North Carolina gathering of old-time fiddlers and string bands.
Henry Reed Memorial Fiddlers’ Convention
A memorial convention honoring Henry Reed, the legendary fiddler whose tunes were recorded by Alan Lomax.
Maury River Fiddlers’ Convention
A Rockbridge County convention along the Maury River.
Abingdon Fiddlers’ Convention
A Washington County convention in the historic town of Abingdon.
Tazewell County Fiddlers’ Convention
A Southwest Virginia county convention preserving Tazewell fiddle traditions.
¿Sabía Usted?
- La mayoría de los sitios musicales de la región están a menos de una hora en coche del New River Trail.
- La Carretera Sinuosa conecta muchos de estos lugares en una sola ruta en coche.
- Puede escuchar música tradicional en vivo en algún punto de la región casi cualquier noche de la semana.
Combine música y naturaleza
Planifique un viaje que combine un día en el New River Trail con la viva tradición musical del suroeste de Virginia.