One Holiday...Two Big Festivals

It doesn't matter if you're into Bluegrass Music, or love Old-Time, the Labor Day Weekend festivals on The Crooked Road have good music lined up for everyone.

With the end of summer coming, it's time to get out and take in some of these festivals, and what better place to start your long weekend than with The Albert Hash Memorial Festival in Grayson County Virginia.

The Albert Hash Memorial Festival is held in honor of legendary fiddle maker Albert Hash, and promotes the preservation of traditional mountain music, dance, crafts, and instrument making.

The festival gets underway on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at the Grayson Highlands State Park in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia with the gates opening at 10 AM.

The lineup for the Henderson Stage is packed for every one's taste in music beginning with The White Top Mountain Band, The Crooked Road Ramblers, Big Country Bluegrass, Wayne Henderson, and much more.

There's camping, crafts and just about everything for a family outing that includes some of the best music in the country. And you won't break the bank with the $10 Dollar admission,and three bucks to park you car.

You can find all of the information on this event at the festivals website at Albert Hash Memorial Festival.

On Sunday afternoon, it's the Papa Joe Smiddy Mountain Music Festival on the Amphitheater Stage at Natural Tunnels State Park near Duffield, Virginia. The music starts at 5PM, and also has a packed lineup with music for everyone.

The Town Branch Bluegrass Band will kickoff the music with Pappa Joe Smiddy and Reedy Creek, The ETSU Old-Time Pride Band, The ETSU Bluegrass Pride Band and finishing up with Dale Jett and Hello Stranger.

The Town Branch Bluegrass Band is the winner of the annual Pickin in the Park competition, and is a dynamite local bluegrass band who will provide a set of traditional bluegrass cover tunes added to some of the groups original music.

If you haven't been able to catch the kids from the ETSU music programs, this is a unique place to catch both bands in one spot.

Dale Jett and Oscar Harris provide some of the old Carter Family favorites along with new material from the present.

Tickets are $10 in advance, and $15 at the gate. Be sure to visit the Papa Joe Smiddy website for all of the information, and locations where you can purchase tickets in advance.

It's Labor Day weekend, fall is in the air, and it's an opportunity for you to hear some of the finest music on the planet. Let's get out and support all of this local talent that you can only find on The Crooked Road!