Printer-Friendly Version: The Rocky Mount Town Council "is urging local colleges to include bluegrass and traditional mountain music in their music-department curriculum, alongside jazz and classical music.
"The council sent its suggestion in a letter mailed to nearby Ferrum College, Patrick Henry Community College in neighboring Henry County, and Southwest Virginia Community College in Roanoke....
[Mayor Steve] Angle acknowledged the council also has ulterior motives: Rocky Mount is the easternmost point on Virginia's increasingly popular Crooked Road, a 250-mile driving trail through Southwest Virginia that links sundry bluegrass venues under one marketing campaign. The council, Angle said, hopes to increase knowledge of the Crooked Road by enlisting the colleges to spur interest in bluegrass."
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