Archive for May 1st, 2008

Bluegrass band Greenbrier finding audiences far and wide

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
May 1, 2008

Greenbrier in the studio with guest musicans Danny Barnes and Shad Cobb during the recording of “The Back of the Book.”
Pigeon Forge, Tenn. — Bluegrass band, Greenbrier is proud to announce the title track from their March 29, 2008 album, “The Back of the Book” has been released to bluegrass radio as the first single. [...]

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Merlefest 2008 attendance surpassed 76,000

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
May 1, 2008

Wilksboro, NC — The high cost of travel and a downturn in the economy didn’t seem to slow down attendance to this years MerleFest. According to a press release on Merlefest’s website, this years festival was enjoyed by over 76,000 festival attendees this year. Over the course of four days, the Wilkes Community College campus [...]

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Arbuckle Mountain Spring Bluegrass Jam underway May 11

Category: Festival News

By Travis Tackett
May 1, 2008

Davis, OK — The grass is green and the flowers have bloomed in the Arbuckle Mountains, but at Arbuckle Mt. Park the grass is “blue” with the old time country and gospel just about to come into full bloom. That can only mean one thing, the Arbuckle Mountain Spring Bluegrass Jam is just around the [...]

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