Chantilly Farm bluegrass festival celebrates 5 years, Crooked Road designation - Roanoke Times

In year one, we started out with some local bands and virtually no event infrastructure, and now we’re hosting a lineup of some of the most acclaimed artists in bluegrass music,” festival spokesman Jason Gallimore wrote in an e-mail exchange last... The festival farm, which hosts a variety of concerts and other events, including Floyd Auto Fair and the Floyd Livestock & County Fair, impressed Crooked Road officials. Jack Hinshelwood, executive director of The Crooked Road, wrote that its affiliated venues must have at least a two-year history. Road officials visit the venues that apply for affiliation and select them from criteria that include commitment to the region’s heritage music, quality and consistency of their operation, and their importance in the community, he wrote in an... “Chantilly Farms is a well-run operation and presents very high-quality heritage music,” Hinshelwood wrote. The place has a great vibe, with a relaxing down-on-the-farm feel to it. ”. According to Gallimore, the farm added a 4,000-foot indoor facility, expanded its RV camping space and improved its hiking trails over the past year. Last year, Floyd Country Store built a 1,200-square-foot store there, with a pavilion for musical jamming. Source: www.roanoke.com