Archive for June 9th, 2008

(Updated) Bean Blossom festival still on after severe storms drop up to 10 inches of rain

Category: Bluegrass News

By Travis Tackett
June 9, 2008

Bean Blossom, IN — Due to severe storms that hit Indiana over the weekend, the Bill Monroe Music Park has been inundated with phone calls asking if the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Festival is continuing. In a statement issued today, Dwight Dillman, owner of the park stated “yes. The festival is still underway as planned.”
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Virginia tabs Wayne Henderson as a tour attraction

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
June 9, 2008

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Longtime Oklahoma festival becomes history

Category: Festival News

By Dan Tackett
June 9, 2008

It’s one of those bad things that’s bound to happen– and something that will make bluegrassers grit their teeth.
High fuel prices have been cited as a factor in ending the 30-plus year run of the Sanders Family Bluegrass Festival in McAlester, Okla.
It was held each year in June, but the festival grounds will be quiet [...]

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