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Friday -- Happiness & Harmony Festival, featuring Zach Deputy (pictured), runs through Saturday. Alan Jackson plays Roanoke Civic Center. Pop Evil and Madrone play Martin's Downtown. Alan Watson Trio plays SpeakEasy at 202 Market. Fish Out Of Water plays Growler's. | Get more show listings, details.

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Masterpiece crafter: Floyd County resident Arthur Conner has spent 45 years skillfully producing fiddles for some of the finest musicians around | Video

Going down the Crooked Road: About Virginia's heritage music trail.

Roanoke's punk music of the past: A resource on a piece of Big Lick music history