Jan 11
Bean Blossom schedule runneth over
The Seldom Scene - photo by Michael StewartThey’re pulling out the shoe horn to get all the acts tucked into the schedule for this year’s 42nd annual Bill Monroe’s Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, Ind.
Billed as “The Mecca of Bluegrass,” the annual festival is regarded by many as the grand-daddy of all summer bluegrass events.
The latest performers to be added to the eight-day lineup June 14-21 are all heavyweights in their own right: the John Cowan Band , Dailey & Vincent, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Seldom Scene and Ronnie Bowman and the Committee. Those recent additions bring the number of acts to just shy of 50.
The lineup already included several bluegrass staples and mega-stars, including Dr. Ralph Stanley, the Grascals, J.D. Crowe & the New South, IIIIrd Tyme Out, the Lewis Family, Special Consensus, James King, Bobby Osborne & the Rocky Top Express, Jess McReynolds & the Virginia Boys, Larry Sparks, Ronnie Reno, Randy Waller & the Country Gentleman, Paul Williams & the Victory Trio, Eddie and Martha Adcock, Karl Schiflett & his Big Country Show, Melvin Goins, David Parmley, Cherryholmes, the Lonesome River Band and many others.
Country artist and Grand Ole Opry star Gene Watson is also on the lineup and is scheduled to perform Friday.
The festival will again repeat its Youth Bluegrass Boot Camp for young musicians ages 8 through 18.
Several camping and ticket packages are available with advance discount pricing available through June 1.
Additional information is available at www.beanblossom.com, via e-mail at beanblossombg@hotmail.com or by calling 800-414-4677.
The music park and campground are five miles north of Nashville, Ind.
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