Jesse McReynolds on stage during the 2006 Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival photo by Travis Tackett

Grand Ole Opry star and bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds is holding a fall festival and grand opening of his new “Pick Inn Music Park” in Gallatin, Tenn., Oct. 26 and 27. For longtime friends and fans of the mandolin great and the iconic brother duo Jim and Jesse, it’s going to be quite a bash, featuring a Virginia Boys band reunion. Committed to attend are banjo great Allen Shelton, fiddler Jimmy Buchanan, all-around bluegrasser Carl Jackson, Buddy Griffin, Vic Jordan, Jim Brock, Monroe Fields and other former members of Jim and Jesse’s band.

A special tribute is being planned for all former Virginia Boys.

The grand opening of the Pick Inn grounds, which features a large and lavish private cabin that’s for rent, is being billed as a family bluegrass music festival. Jesse and Joy McReynolds are serving as hosts and innkeepers.

Grand opening features include hayrides, walking trails, jam sessions, story telling and food vendors.

The McReynolds are billing their new venture as a music park, vacation destination, retreat and fantasy camp. They say it’s “a lovely, private wedding spot. We love weddings, especially bluegrass weddings.”

The Pick Inn is located 30 miles north of Nashville, off Highway 25, at 550 Ziegler’s Fort Road, which is the second driveway past the Bledsoe Creek State Park entrance. First-time visitors to the area are advised to follow the signs to the state park. Although camping is not available at the Pick Inn, full hookups are available at the nearby state park.

Admission to the grand opening is $10 from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and $15 from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. A two-day ticket is available for $20.

Details about the festival or about leasing the inn are available by calling Joy McReynolds at (615) 452-7321, via e-mail at jimandjesse@bellsouth.net or through McReynolds’ Web site. www.jimandjesse.com.

The Web site has several photos of the inn and its scenic grounds overlooking Old Hickory Lake.