RECOLLECTION OF DAUGHTER KATHY

Memories of ‘The Crooked Road’ camping trip, May 2012 by Kathy Ailles (Lorne & Mary’s 4 th daughter) In May 2012 Mom, Dad, my husband Gord & I took a 12 day road trip to Virginia, following the scenic heritage trail called ‘The Crooked Road’. It had long been a dream of Dad’s to visit the roots of Bluegrass Music, and The Crooked Road took us to these places. The Crooked Road begins in Rocky Mount, VA and ends at Breaks Interstate Park at the border to Kentucky. On this trip we visited many historical bluegrass sites – Ralph Stanley Museum (Clintwood), Carter Family Fold (birthplace of Ruth Carter Cash, Scott County, where they still hold weekly music nights), Birthplace of Country Music Museum (Bristol), Classic Records – location of the first recorded Bluegrass song (Bristol), Blue Ridge Music Center (off the Blue Ridge Pkwy.). Other highlights for Dad was Sunday Afternoon Picking at the Floyd Country Store, where bluegrass musicians gather weekly to sh...