Apr 25

Bluegrass Bits and Pieces

By Travis Tackett Filed under: Bluegrass News Tagged with:

Upcoming Bluegrass Festivals

April 25-27 — Benson Bluegrass Festival at the Lions Park in Benson, Arizona - Featuring the music of lllrd Generation, Digger Davis & Tombstone Flint Hill Special Titan Valley Warheads, Fiddlemania ~ Bost Family Traditions, Trusting Heart, The Hermit Tree, and the Jam Pac Neighborhood Band

Tickets: Fri - $8.00 Sat & Sun - $12.00 and a 3-day pass is $25.00

May 8-10 — The Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival in Denton North Carolina - Scheduled to perform are: Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Dailey and Vincent, Dan Paisley and Southern Grass, Dale Ann Bradley, The Grascals, Randy Waller and The Country Gentlemen, Cadillac Sky, Bill Yates and Friends, Cherryholmes, Paul Williams and Victory Trio, Special Consensus, J.D. Crowe and the New South, and Goldwing Express.

For ticket information contact Denton Farmpark via telephone at (336) 859-2755.

May 16-17 — Blackwater Bluegrass Spring Festival at the Blackwater Park near Jasper, Alabama - Bluegrass artists scheduled to perform include: Marty Raybon, Clear Blue Sky, Iron Horse, Crossing the Gap, Cottonmouth Creek, Foggy Hollow, Canaan’s Crossing and Stan Nelson and Hurricane Creek.

Tickets at the Gate will run $15 and $20 for Friday and Saturday single day passes respectively and a weekend pass is $30.00

Blueplate Special serving up Bluegrass

WDVX’s Blueplate Special will be serving up a heapin’ hot helping of fiddle licks Friday, May 2 when Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper stop by the studios for visit. Also scheduled to appear on May 2 are the Pea Ridge Ramblers.

Clinton, Tenn. Bluegrass baand Laycee Lee and Granite Station will perform on the Blueplate on Tuesday, May 6 wiht guest Alex Leach.

  • Fri., May 2: Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper / Pea Ridge Ramblers
  • Tue., May 6: Laycee Lee and Granite Station w/ Alex Leach

East Tennessee’s Own® WDVX will host several great Bluegrass bands on the Blue Plate Special, an hour long radio program featuring bands playing live in the studio. Locals are encouraged to be part of the WDVX studio audience weekdays at noon (Eastern Time) for free performances in downtown Knoxville, Tenn. at the WDVX studios and for those who can’t make it down for a show, listen live on-line.The WDVX studios are located in the Knoxville Visitor’s Center at the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Avenue in downtown Knoxville, Tenn.

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