The Crooked RoadFranklin County, VA

Love American roots music?

Tune your ears to Franklin County – the Eastern Gateway to The Crooked Road:

Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail.

www.CrookedRoadFC.com

Franklin County Tourism | 540-483-3040visitfranklincountyva.org

FERRUM TOWN OFROCKY MOUNT

FERRUM

TOWN OFROCKY MOUNT

TO ROANOKE

TO MARTINSVILLE/GREENSBORO, N.C.

EASTERN GATEWAY TOTHE CROOKED ROAD

TO SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE

J&J Hall | 540-721-4009 777 Jubal Early Highway in Wirtz

(on Route 116 one mile off Route 122)

Redwood Community Building | 540-243-0045 2445 Old Franklin Turnpike in Rocky Mount (on Route 40 East)

Franklin County Department of Aging | 540-483-9238 295 Technology Road in Rocky Mount (in Essig Recreation Center)

Dairy Queen | 540-483-7987 995 Franklin Street in Rocky Mount (on Route 40 West)

Pigg River Community Center | 540-483-9135 | 540-483-8862 2410 South Main Street in Rocky Mount (on Route 220 Business South)

Waidsboro Ruritan Club | 540-483-1514 370 Ruritan Road in Rocky Mount (just off Route 40 West)

77 Restaurant | 540-365-7197 4477 Timber Lane Road in Ferrum (off Route 40 West)

The Blue Ridge Institute & Farm Museum at Ferrum College | 540-365-4416 Monday-Saturday, from 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. The Farm Museum is open mid-May through mid-August on Saturday, 10 a.m. — 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. — 5 p.m.

FERRUM TOWN OFROCKY MOUNT

FERRUM

TOWN OFROCKY MOUNT

TO ROANOKE

TO MARTINSVILLE/GREENSBORO, N.C.

EASTERN GATEWAY TOTHE CROOKED ROAD

TO SMITHMOUNTAINLAKE

All sites are handicap accessible.

With a chorus of seasonal hometown festivals and

country store jams nearly every day of the week,

Franklin County soulfully combines the charm of

casual venues, musicians by the dozens, and the

authentic soundtrack of the Blue Ridge Mountains

for an unrivaled, toe-tapping experience. With

sentimental country songs, fiddle and banjo

dance tunes, heartfelt ballads, crisp bluegrass

harmonies and joyful black gospel singing, The

Crooked Road in Franklin County is all about real

music, real people and real memories for the making.

Between jams, take an intermission in heritage

at the Blue Ridge Institute and Farm Museum at

Ferrum College. Just a short drive from downtown

Rocky Mount, it’s the first of eight major venues

along The Crooked Road, home of the annual Blue

Ridge Folklife Festival and also recognized as

Virginia’s Center for Blue Ridge Folklore.

Weekly jam Calendar

MonDAy77 Restaurant Jam session from 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. Admission: none Food for sale, coffee & water available.

TuesDAyJ&J Hall The Blue Spruce Band performs 7 p.m. — 8:30 p.m. Buffet food served at 8:30 p.m. Band featuring “sit-in musicians” from 9 p.m. — 10 p.m. Admission: $5 includes meal

WeDnesDAyNo current Crooked Road affiliated jam session on Wednesday. Check our website for updates.

THuRsDAyDairy Queen Presents the DQ Band, September through May from 9 a.m. – 10 a.m Other musicians are welcome to participate. Admission: none

Franklin County Department of Aging services Frank Cauley Band performs from 11 a.m.-noon the third Thursday of every month. Admission: none Waidsboro Ruritan Club Jam sessions September through May on the first and third Thursday from 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. Admission: none Food and drinks available.

FRIDAyNo current Crooked Road affiliated jam session on Friday. Check our website for updates.

sATuRDAyRedwood Community Building Live country and bluegrass music and dancing every Saturday night from 7:30 p.m. — 11 p.m. Admission: $5 Food and drinks available.

Pigg River Community Center Crooked Road Gospel Sing program from March through November on the second Saturday night of the month. Call to confirm schedule and time. Admission: none (except for special performances)

FESTIVALS

MAy: Crooked Road Dulcimer Festival June: Franklin County Retail Merchant Association’s Fun Festival

AugusT: Warren Street Festival oCToBeR: Blue Ridge Folklife Festival

See back for locator map.