Steep Canyon Rangers will perform at Pocono Raceway as part of Music of the Mountains. (L-R) Charles Humphrey III, Woody Platt, Mike Guggino, Graham Sharp and Nicky Sanders

Music of the Mountains at Pocono Raceway Lineup

Friday July 31

• Charlie Sizemore Band
• Steep Canyon Rangers
• Dailey & Vincent
• Ricky Skaggs

Saturday August 1

• Cherryholmes
• Blue Highway
• The Steeldrivers
• Del McCoury Band

Boston, Mass. — Billed as “The Music of the Mountains,” Pocono Raceway will play host to bluegrass concerts prior to this weekend’s Pennsylvania 500, a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event. The two days of concerts, July 31 and August 1, will feature Ricky Skaggs, Steep Canyon Rangers, Charlie Sizemore Band, Dailey & Vincent, Del McCoury Band, Cherryholmes, Blue Highway and SteelDrivers.

“The concerts are not unique as are the attendance numbers and venue. To our knowledge, this event will have the largest audience attending a bluegrass event in some time, now estimated at 50,000 milling about the infield over the two-days,” states Andrew Kaplan of Yabutz.com, the events lead sponsor. “The Pocono venue, free to fans camping at the NASCAR event, will introduce this great American music to a new audience, folks that might never attend a bluegrass event. And, if all goes according to plan bluegrass might just be touring NASCAR sanctioned tracks in 2010.”

When people think of NASCAR they’re inclined to associate the fan base with country music, true, but the traditional music of bluegrass resonates with many who recognize that an American, albeit ‘old-world’ influenced music, and a sub-genre of country. It’s said, the onset of radio in the early 1900s brought this old-time music out of the rural Southern mountains to people all over the U.S., now, Pocono Raceway will continue that tradition by bringing the music to the mountains of Pennsylvania and die-in the wool NASCAR fans.

Casey Parker, GM and radio host for Penn’s Peak Radio.com, and MC for Friday night’s concert, “our format is, where rock and country collide, but our audience of enthusiasts know bluegrass is at the heart and soul of both. So, for us to be a part of this event, to support what many believe to be ‘true’ traditional music is wonderful, particularly given the scope of this event … it’ll be great fun.”

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