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                The traveling exhibit "Musical Styles Along the Crooked
Road" is on display at the Carroll County Public Library during the month of
February.  This exhibit presents the rich variety of roots music that
southwestern Virginians sing and play - fiddle and banjo tunes, bluegrass,
ballads of love and death, sentimental mountain songs, blues, and gospel.
The exhibit includes rare film footage and photographs of historic Crooked
Road musicians.

                To celebrate the Musical Styles Along the Crooked Road
exhibit, a musical program will be presented at the Carroll County Public
Library on Saturday, February 14, 2009, from 12 noon to 1:30pm.  Old-time
music will be provided by fiddler, Benton Flippen, along with Kevin Fore on
banjo, and Trish Fore on guitar.  Flippen, age 88, and a 1992 North Carolina
Folk Heritage Award winner, plays the fiddle every day and continues to
perform nationwide and produce new recordings.  Flippen is featured in the
current issue of Fiddler Magazine.  Kevin Fore has won many awards at area
fiddlers' conventions for his Kyle Creed-like style of banjo playing, and
also builds handmade banjos.  Like her husband, Kevin, Trish Fore has also
won many awards at area fiddlers' conventions, enjoys playing for community
events, and is interested in talking with people about old-time and
bluegrass music.

                The Crooked Road, Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, is a
driving trail through southwest Virginia from Franklin County through the
southwest to Lee and Dickenson Counties.  There are dozens of sites along
the Crooked Road where one can experience the culture, talent, and the
friendliness of the people.  The trail highlights museums, musicians, and
the best sites for hearing live music.

               The Carroll County Public Library is open Monday 10am to 8pm; Tuesday
through Friday from 10am to 6pm; Saturday 10am to 2pm; closed Sunday.  For
more information visit the library web page http://galaxcarroll.lib.va.us
<http://galaxcarroll.lib.va.us/>  or call 728-2228.