Mike Snider

The Grand Ole Opry will feature 2 different Bluegrass Acts coming up this weekend.

Mike Snider and his outstanding ensemble will play on 2 sets Saturday evening. Snider and company will play on the 8:30-9:00 portion of the first show and again from 9:30-10:00 on the second show.

Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-Press Sat are scheduled to perform on the second show in the 10:00-1030 slot.

The Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on WSM 650 am radio and is also streamed live online at http://www.wsmonline.com/.

For more Opry information you can check out www.opry.com.

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The 7th Annual Raccoon Valley Bluegrass Festival will be held on Saturday, October 6, and Sunday, October 7, 2007 at the Raccoon Valley Festival Grounds at 265 Patt Road in Powell, TN.

Bands scheduled to perform include White Water, Shadow Ridge, Cumberland Gap Connection, MasterPeace, Avery Trace and The Fritts Family Band.

Activities will include a Wagon Train conducted by the East Tennessee Draft Horse and Mule Association that will end at the Festival Grounds on Saturday. Molasses making, craft and food vendors and childrens’ activities will also be available.

The “Pickin’ in the Pines” band competition will be held on Saturday with cash prizes to the top 3 bands and the winning band garnering stage time on Sunday. Applications are available at the web site at raccoonvalleyfestival.com.

The grounds cover 55 acres with free parking and rustic camping available. Shuttles will be provided from the parking lot to the stage area and handicap assistance is available. Pets allowed except in food and stage area, with owners responsible for clean-up.

Admission $10.00 per day, children under 10 free. Gates open at 10:00 am. Bring your own lawn chairs if you like, hay bales and chairs under tent are provided as well. No alcohol or coolers please. For more information please visit www.raccoonvalleyfestival.com, send an e-mail to raccoonvalleyfestival@frontiernet.net or call Janice White at (865) 548-0326.

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McCoury Music

Little Mo’ McCoury

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Clark Kessinger - Old Time Country Music

Uncle Dave Macon - Uncle Dave Macon

The Stoneman Family - Old-Time Tunes of the South (original release date 1957)

Various Artists - Berkeley Farms: Oldtime and Country Style Music of Berkeley

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Sam Bush

Orkney Springs, VA - Mandolin wizard Sam Bush and guest band Nothin’ Fancy will appear at the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival at Orkney Springs, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Their concert starts at 7 p.m.

The festival is a summer concert series that starts in July and runs through the Labor Day weekend.

Bush needs little introduction to the bluegrass and acoustic music world, a realm where he is considered part of the royal family of mandolin players. He came to prominence as co-founder and leader of the progressive bluegrass band, New Grass Revival. He’s now riding the waves of a new released CD and DVD of a live concert. “SAM BUSH: On the Road” was just released this month on the Sugar Hill label.

Nothin’ Fancy

Although they’ve existed as a band since 1994, Nothin’ Fancy is just reaching a pinnacle with a touring schedule of 140 dates this season. They now have seven CDs under their belt and are hosts to their own bluegrass festival in the band’s home base of Buena Vista, Va.

Tickets information is available at www.musicfest.org or by calling (800) 459-3396.

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J.D. Crowe photo by Steve Mobley

J.D.’s dot com has a new look

J.D. Crowe & the New South have a new, contemporary Web site up and running … kind of.
Look for it at http://www.jdcrowe.net. The home page is slick, but a lot of the links to other areas of the site show they are still under construction.

Crowe & his gang, meanwhile, have a busy schedule through the end of the year. Here’s a look;

August

18 -Porter Center for the Performing Arts, Brevard, NC
25 - Georgetown Bluegrass Festival - Brown County Fairgrounds, Georgetown, OH
30 - J.D. Crowe & The New South Festival - Ichthus Farm, Wilmore KY
31 - J.D. Crowe & The New South Festival - Ichthus Farm, Wilmore KY

September

8 - Dassel-Cokato Performing Arts Center, Cokato, MN
9 - East Troy Bluegrass Festival - East Troy Town Square, East Troy, WI
14 - Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival - Starvy Creek Park, Conway, MO
18 - Dollywood Bluegrass Festival, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
19 - Dollywood Bluegrass Festival, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, TN
21 - Uncle Pen Days Bluegrass festival - Bill Monroe Memorial Park, Bean Blossom, IN
22 - Uncle Pen Days Bluegrass festival - Bill Monroe Memorial Park, Bean Blossom, IN
28 - Albino Skunk Bluegrass Festival - Albino Skunk Festival Grounds, Greer, SC
29 - Oktoberfest - Christ The King School, Lexington, KY

October

5 - IBMA Fan Fest - Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN
12 - John Stuart Fall Festival - Dreamfield Productions Outdoor Amphitheater, Collinsville, AL
13 - John Stuart Fall Festival - Dreamfield Productions Outdoor Amphitheater, Collinsville, AL
26 - The Old Rock School, Valdese, NC
27 - The Handlebar, Greenville, SC

November

3 - Onstage Concert Series - Johnston Community College, Smithfield, NC
10 - Greater Downstate Bluegrass Festival - Crown Plaza Hotel, Springfield, IL.
16 - Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival - Robert’s Centre, Wilmington, OH.

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