The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Appears on the Saturday night Grand Ole Opry this weekend.

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be making a rare appearance on the Saturday night Opry in conjunction with their induction in the Music City Walk of Fame in Nashville, Tenn.

Also appearing both nights on the Grand Ole Opry this weekend will be the Del McCoury Band and The Whites, along with a Friday night appearance from Jesse McReynolds and the Virginia Boys.

Friday, April 18

• Del McCoury Band — 8:00 - 8:30
• The Whites — 8:30 - 9:00
• Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys — 9:30 - 10:00

Saturday April, 19

• The Whites — 7:00 - 7:30 & 10:30 - 11:00
• Del McCoury Band — 7:00 - 7:30 & 9:30 - 10:00
• Nitty Gritty Dirt Band — 8:00 - 8:30 & 10:00 - 10:30

The Grand Ole Opry is broadcast live on WSM 650 AM radio, online at www.WSMonline.com and on XM Satellite Radio (XM 11). All listed times are central time.

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Monroe Crossing (L-R) Mark Anderson, Benji Flaming, Matt Thompson, Lisa Fuglie, Art Blackburn. Photo by Katryn Conlin

Things are on the move for Monroe Crossing, which bills itself as “Minnesota’s Bluegrass Ambassadors.”

The band has been inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame and is promoting its latest CD, “Live From Silver Dollar City.”

The group was inducted into the Minnesota Hall in November, along with four other musical acts representing genres from polka to pop.

“Live from Silver Dollar City” was recorded in May and June 2007 during performances by the band at the Riverfront Playhouse in Silver Dollar City, a popular tourist attraction just outside Branson, Mo. All the tracks were songs the audience requested during four days of performances at the theater.

The track list includes:

1. Fox On the Run
2. Oh Lonesome Me
3. Just Wondering Why
4. The Children are Cryin’
5. Crazy
6. Dueling Banjos
7. I Love to Tell the Story -
8. Jolene
9. Wayfaring Stranger
10. 20/20 Vision
11. Scotland
12. Rocky Road Blues
13. The Rain
14. The Atlanta Church
15. At Last
16. Nail That Catfish to a Tree
17. Sally Gooden/That’s What I Like About the South

The CD and several other Monroe Crossing recordings can be purchased at http://www.monroecrossing.com
Members of the band are Lisa Fuglie on fiddle and vocals; Art Blackburn on guitar and vocals; Matt Thompson on mandolin, vocals and second fiddle; banjo picker Benji Flaming: and bass player Mark Anderson.

The group is compiling a hefty touring schedule, which includes a June 18 stop at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, Ind., and the band’s third time aboard the annual Bell Buckle Music Cruise hosted by Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike. The cruise is slated for January 2009 with Mexico as its main destination.

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The Country Music Hall of Fame^® Museum in Nashville, Tenn. has a variety of events coming to the museum between now and May 4th that have been announced.

Freddy Weller and Tom Douglas will present Songwriter sessions on April 19 and May 3 respectively. Nashville A-list session guitarist Reggie Young Will be the featured guest for a May 3 edition of “Nashville Cats:A Celebration of Music City Session Players.”

Also coming to the museum is a Musical Petting Zoo this Saturday, April 19 and Maddie Denton will be presenting a Fiddle, Mandolin and Guitar demonstration on Sunday, April 20. Kent Blanton and Donna Hammitt will present a Bass and Steel Guitar Demonstration Sunday, May 4.

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Songwriter Session w/ Freddy Weller — Noon
Family Program: Musical Petting Zoo — 1:00 p.m. (FREE)

Sunday, April 20, 2008
Fiddle, Mandolin, and Guitar Demonstration w/ Maddie Denton — 1:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 3, 2008
Songwriter Session w/ Tom Douglas — Noon
Nashville Cats: A Celebration of Music City Session Players with Reggie Young — 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, May 4, 2008
Film Loop: Country Style USA hosted by Marty Robbins (1959) — All Day (FREE)
Bass and Steel Guitar Demonstration w/ Kent Blanton and Donna Hammitt — 1:00 p.m.

The Country Music Hall of Fame^® and Museum is located at 222 Fifth Ave. S. in downtown Nashville, and is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The Museum Store is open from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily and the SoBro Grill is open from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A snack bar, Sobro2Go, is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily.

Admission is $17.95 for adults, $9.95 for children ages six to 17, and free for children under six. The Museum offers discounted admission ($16.15) to seniors (55 and older), the military and students (with valid IDs). Group rates are available for tours of 15 or more. There is no charge to visit the Curb Conservatory or the Museum Store.

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