Using Blue Ridge Music Trails

The Blue Ridge Music Trails Web site makes it easy for you to find authentic regional folk music, to meet musicians who've grown up with that music, to visit settings in which Blue Ridge folk music thrives, to see traditional dancing, and in many cases, to take part in the festivities!

By clicking "Search" in the header on any page, you can see a regional map of the Blue Ridge. Simply click on a region of the map to see links to the music events and venues within that region. You can also do a more detailed search by region, state, locality, keyword, and/or date, with the following results:

Region: identifies the events and venues in the selected region.
List All by County: identifies all venues by county.
Location: identifies by county or town names.
Keyword: identifies by keyword(s) in the event titles and descriptions.
From–To: identifies events within a single month or range of months.

To create a list of sites you want to remember, click "Add to My Review List." The first time you click on this link, you will be asked to register with the Blue Ridge Music Trails Web site with your e-mail address and a password—the means by which your review list is saved. The Blue Ridge Music Trails does not rent or sell email addresses. If you want to send a friend a link to a particular page, there is an "Email a Friend" feature.

If you want to learn even more about traditional music, the Resource page offers links to a variety of websites related to traditional music in the Blue Ridge and surrounding regions.