Mountain View Journal » Heritage Music http://mountainviewjournal.us The music, crafts, and heritage of life with a mountain view. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:44:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Shawsville musician to lead Crooked Road music tourism initiative – Roanoke Times http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/shawsville-musician-to-lead-crooked-road-music-tourism-initiative-roanoke-times/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/shawsville-musician-to-lead-crooked-road-music-tourism-initiative-roanoke-times/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:44:03 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/shawsville-musician-to-lead-crooked-road-music-tourism-initiative-roanoke-times/ Here is a good post from:

http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=516efc3bad21439b7a2d3cdfbc82f026

Shawsville musician to lead Crooked Road music tourism initiative Roanoke Times The Crooked Road was established in 2004 to raise awareness of Southwest Virginia’s bluegrass and old-time mountain music traditions and to increase tourism …

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/shawsville-musician-to-lead-crooked-road-music-tourism-initiative-roanoke-times/feed/ 0 Wild Mountain Music Fest doubles in size http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/wild-mountain-music-fest-doubles-in-size/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/wild-mountain-music-fest-doubles-in-size/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:43:57 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/wild-mountain-music-fest-doubles-in-size/

People from near and far came to Hinton July 16 to 19 as the mountains were alive with music and fun times thanks to the third annual Wild Mountain Music Festival (WMMF).

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/wild-mountain-music-fest-doubles-in-size/feed/ 0 Lil John’s Mountain Music Festival Set for Labor Day Weekend … http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/lil-johns-mountain-music-festival-set-for-labor-day-weekend/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/lil-johns-mountain-music-festival-set-for-labor-day-weekend/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:03:33 +0000 MVJ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/lil-johns-mountain-music-festival-set-for-labor-day-weekend/ Here is a new post from:

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Lil John’s Mountain Music Festival is ready to kick off their annual Labor Day Weekend Bluegrass Festival set for September 2, 3 & 4. In addition to a great lineup of Bluegrass Artists.

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/lil-johns-mountain-music-festival-set-for-labor-day-weekend/feed/ 0 Yukon Yahoos!: Frog Mountain Music Festival! http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/yukon-yahoos-frog-mountain-music-festival/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/yukon-yahoos-frog-mountain-music-festival/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:17:25 +0000 MVJ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/yukon-yahoos-frog-mountain-music-festival/ Here is an interesting post from:

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Frog Mountain Music Festival! Well, there was an exciting new festival nearby that Steph and I just had to go and check out. In case you haven’t heard it was at the Circle D Ranch, west of Whitehorse and a mere hop, skip and a jump away …

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/yukon-yahoos-frog-mountain-music-festival/feed/ 0 Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast Coffee Talk: Explore Virginia’s … http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/claiborne-house-bed-and-breakfast-coffee-talk-explore-virginias/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/claiborne-house-bed-and-breakfast-coffee-talk-explore-virginias/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:17:17 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/claiborne-house-bed-and-breakfast-coffee-talk-explore-virginias/ Here’s an interesting post from Crooked Road:

The Claiborne House Bed and Breakfast is at the start of The Crooked Road : Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail. Ask you innkeeper for a list of local wing dings – we have more weekly events than any other town along this music trail. …

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/claiborne-house-bed-and-breakfast-coffee-talk-explore-virginias/feed/ 0 Mountain Music Opens for Sixth Year http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-opens-for-sixth-year/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-opens-for-sixth-year/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:17:02 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-opens-for-sixth-year/

You hear it at most of the music festivals in our region: The money raised is used to keep our music and culture alive.. especially with young people. We connect the dots from one festival.. the Wayne Henderson festival.. to scholarships for area kids to attend Mountain Empire Community College’s Mountain Music School.

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Mountain Music Opens for Sixth Year

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-opens-for-sixth-year/feed/ 0 Regional Happenings: Mountain music, a benefit ride, car show and more http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/regional-happenings-mountain-music-a-benefit-ride-car-show-and-more/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/regional-happenings-mountain-music-a-benefit-ride-car-show-and-more/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:04:13 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/regional-happenings-mountain-music-a-benefit-ride-car-show-and-more/ Here’s a look at Baxter County and regional happenings.

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/regional-happenings-mountain-music-a-benefit-ride-car-show-and-more/feed/ 0 Mountain Music Fuels Virginia Economy – Voice of America http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-fuels-virginia-economy-voice-of-america/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-fuels-virginia-economy-voice-of-america/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:00:43 +0000 http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-fuels-virginia-economy-voice-of-america/

Mountain Music Fuels Virginia Economy Voice of America … 480-kilometer long route across the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia, connecting venues where traditional mountain music is played. …

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]]> http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/mountain-music-fuels-virginia-economy-voice-of-america/feed/ 0 Clinch Mountain Music Fest 2010 | TriCities.com http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/clinch-mountain-music-fest-2010-tricities-com/ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/clinch-mountain-music-fest-2010-tricities-com/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:00:43 +0000 MVJ http://mountainviewjournal.us/2010/07/clinch-mountain-music-fest-2010-tricities-com/ If you’re a fan of old time and bluegrass music, clinch mountain music fest has everything you’re looking for.

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The Crooked Road generally begins in Rocky Mount, where a restored train station is the town’s Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center.

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