Monroe salutes, homeless benefit coming to Station Inn
Category: Bluegrass News
By Dan Tackett
December 9, 2009
Roland White Courtesy RolandWhite.com
The Station Inn, the bluegrass hot-spot in Nashville, Tenn., is gearing up for a big weekend, featuring its Bill Monroe Appreciation Nights Friday and Saturday night and Eddie and Martha Adcock’s annual Homeless Benefit on Sunday.
Roland White’s band will be at the forefront of the Bill Monroe events, which boast lengthy guest lists with plenty of notables on both nights. White, Mike Bub and Jon Weisberger are hosts for both evenings.
Admission to the Friday and Saturday shows is $12. Showtime is 8 p.m.
The benefit for Nashville’s homeless begins at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The preliminary lineup includes:
- Riders In The Sky
- the Larry Stephenson Band
- Jimmy Bowen & Santa Fe
- Tim Graves & Cherokee
- Gene Johnson Of Diamond Rio
- hosts, Eddie & Martha Adcock.
Several other guests are expected to show up and lend their talents to this annual benefit coordinated by the Adcocks.
A suggested $15 donation will be accepted at the door as will donations of any non-perishable items that the homeless can use.
• Bill Monroe Appreciation Night • Eddie & Martha Adcock • Jon Weisberger • Mike Bub • Roland White