Ralph Stanley Museum Mountain Music Festival To Be Held in Clintwood on September 28th, 29th, and 30th

The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center will host its 3rd annual Mountain Music Festival on Main Street in Clintwood, VA on Friday, Sept 28th through Sunday, September 30th. Bring the whole family to Clintwood to enjoy bluegrass, old-time, and gospel music, area crafts and demonstrations, vendors, "taste of the mountains" cuisine, an annual quilt show, and much more.

This year's Ralph Stanley Museum Mountain Music Festival opens with a concert by Blue Highway and local favorites to benefit the Museum & Center. Tickets to the special concert event with Blue Highway are $20 and may be purchased from the Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center by calling (276) 926-8550 or by visiting the website at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com. The Museum & Center expects a sell-out crowd, so reserve your tickets early!

The Ralph Stanley Museum Mountain Music Festival will offer regional music, storytelling, workshops, crafts, vendors, an annual quilt show, and much more all day on Saturday from 10am to 10pm on Main St. All outdoor performance events and workshops on Saturday are free and open to the public, thanks to the support of festival sponsors The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail, Alpha Natural Resources, BB&T Bank, the Dickenson County Board of Supervisors, Mountain Empire Community College's Home Craft Days and Mountain Music School, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Childress Furniture, Thompson & Litton, Davis Service Center & Towing, the Town of Clintwood, and the Heart of Appalachia Tourism Authority.

On Sunday, September 30th, enjoy a very special set of performances at the Jettie Baker Center from 1pm to 4pm to celebrate the release of the new CD entitled Laboring Soldier: A Tribute to Billy Gene Mullins. This event will include several performances by contributors to the project. The release concert is also free of charge and seating is open to the public, so join us for a wonderful end to a wonderful weekend of regional music and crafts.
For more information, please contact the Ralph Stanley Museum and Traditional Mountain Music Center at (276) 926-8550 or visit us on the web at www.ralphstanleymuseum.com.

The Ralph Stanley Museum & Traditional Mountain Music Center is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. All proceeds from the benefit concert help to support future programming and events and ensure that the collection is properly maintained.