Can any other comparably sized area in the USA claim as talented an array of bluegrass musicians as the Crooked Road?
Indisputably the five musicians who together form The Crooked Road All Star Bluegrass Band—Sammy Shelor (banjo), Junior Sisk (guitar and vocals), Billy Baker (fiddle), Wayne Taylor (bass and vocals), and Shawn Lane (mandolin and vocals)—are among the finest bluegrass musicians anywhere, with countless performances in leading venues, numerous influential bluegrass recordings, and an astounding number of major awards to their collective credit.
These musicians (with the exception of Taylor and Lane) have primarily worked separately, not together. While building their reputations performing with other musicians in legendary bluegrass bands (Shelor with The Lonesome River Band, Sisk with Ramblers Choice, Baker with Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, and Taylor and Lane with Blue Highway), these talented natives of Southwest Virginia all love to play bluegrass with other musicians who, despite the competitive nature of the music business, are not rivals, but good friends. These five musicians—growing up within a culture that values tradition, community, and homemade entertainment—will enjoy every moment of performing together at the Homecoming, and anyone wanting to hear the most inspired and inspiring bluegrass music in America today would be wise to be on the Crooked Road this June.
Tickets are $12.00 in advance and $15.00 at the door. They can be purchased at the Reynolds Homestead or online at www.mtnsofmusic.com. Seating is limited and this concert will sell out – get your tickets early!