Archive for September 27th, 2007

Bluegrass on the Grand Ole Opry this week

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
September 27, 2007

Del McCoury Band
Friday September 28th
Del McCoury Band – 9:00-9:30
Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press – 9:30-10:00
Saturday September 29th
The Whites – 6:30-7:00 & 10:00-10:30
Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys – 6:30-7:00
Del McCoury Band – 8:30-9:00 & 11:00-11:30
Tuesday October 2nd
7:00 – 7:30

Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys
Steep Canyon Rangers

7:30 – 8:00

Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper
Doyle Lawson & [...]

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Grascals fan gets the trip to IBMA Fan Fest

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
September 27, 2007

Nashville, TN. – For one die-hard Grascals fan, persistence really does pay off. Angie Campbell of Westfield, Illinois, is this year’s winner of the International Bluegrass Music Association’s World of Bluegrass Sweepstakes. Fans entered the contest through participating artists’ Web sites in the hope of winning the grand prize–a trip for two to the IBMA [...]

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Uncle Earl, Old Crow added to Americana festivities

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
September 27, 2007

Uncle Earl photo by Aaron Farrington
Old Crow Medicine Show and Uncle Earl will join the list of artists scheduled to perform at the 2007 Americana Honors and Awards Show Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN.They are joining Emmylou Harris, Elizabeth Cook, and Ricky Skaggs with Bruce Hornsby. Guy Clark will sing a [...]

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spotlight: Winfield National Flatpick Guitar Competition Winners

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
September 27, 2007

L-R Roy Curry (3rd), Dillon Hodges (1st) and Carl Miner(3rd)
Dillon Hodges of Florence, AL, this years first place winner, had entered this contest four times but had never placed in the top five. A 17-year old high school senior, Dillon, has been playing the guitar for the past six years and also plays the mandolin. [...]

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