The Grascals to headline Bass Mountain Festival
The Grascals and Bobby Osborne and Rocktop X-press are headlining the 30th Annual Labor Day Weekend Family Style Bluegrass Music Festival, Aug. 31 - Sept. 2nd, at Bass Mountain Music Park in Snow Camp, North Carolina. Other acts on the bill include David Parmley and Continental Divide, Dale Ann Bradley, The Stevens Family and New Found Road.
Weekend ticket holders can take advantage of free “primitive” camping and a limited number of sites with hookups are availble for an additional fee. We’re told the hook up sites go quick so make sure and call 336-376-8324 to try and reserve a site.
A number of vendors will be onsite offering arts, crafts, musical supplies among other things.
For more information you can vist the Bass Mountain Music Festival Web Site. or drop them a line at info@bassmountain.com.
No commentsMerle Haggard to Release Bluegrass Album
This tidbit on Rounder Records Web site should have fans of true-blue country music — you know, the stuff they used to play on the radio 20 years ago — on edge:
Merle Haggard’s first bluegrass album, “The Bluegrass Sessions,” will feature Alison Krauss on a duet of “Mama’s Hungry Eyes.”
Recorded in two days in Ricky Skaggs’ studio near Nashville, the album includes reworked versions of Haggard’s classics, some new songs, a medley of Jimmie Rodgers songs and a cover of the Delmore Brothers’ “Blues Stay Away From Me.”
The project will be released Oct. 2 on McCoury Music, owned by bluegrass musician Del McCoury. Marty Stuart appears on guitar and mandolin and also contributes the CD’s liner notes.
No commentsRiverbend to Host Benefit for Larry Jackson
On August 17 & 18, the Bonded Brothers of Bluegrass will present a benefit for Larry Jackson at Riverbend near Ocilla, Georgia, to raise money to assist Larry and his wife, Ginger. Larry suffered a serious stroke in June of this year.
So far, 14 bands have signed up to perform.
For more information on how you can help or participate, contact Diane Cagle at dcagle@alltel.net or Jimmy Gay at jimmygay@alltel.net. Information is also available at the Riverbend Bluegrass Festival web site.
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