The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation recently held its inaugural event, a fund raising benefit concert featuring Special Consensus and Blue Moon Drive, on May 3, 2008. The venue was the his­tor­ic Sons of Hermann Hall near downtown Dallas, Texas. Current IBMA Presi­dent Greg Cahill (founder of Special Consensus) and his band entertained the crowd throughout the fun-filled musical evening.

“The plea­sure was truly ours. We were honored to be featured for the Found­ation’s inaugural event. We certainly enjoyed the evening, the won­der­fully responsive audience, and the great music of Blue Moon Drive. I hope we can work together again to support the Found­ation.” Greg Cahill - Special Consensus

Bluegrass Heritage Foundation announces Bluegrass Heritage Festival

The Foundation is excited to announce the first annual Bluegrass Heritage Fes­ti­val, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6 at South Oaks Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas. Appearing at the festival will be Mark Phillips & Third Generation, Hickory Hill, Blue River, Warren Hull & Acoux Deville, Blue Moon Drive (featuring The Gerald Jones), Ellis County Bluegrass, Salt Rock Rounders, and more. Festival admission will also in­clude banjo, mandolin, guitar, and song­writing instructional workshops. For more information, see www.BluegrassHeritage.org.

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Special Consensus will perform at the inaugural concert benefiting the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Dallas, TX

Special C along with Blue Moon Drive featuring Gerald Jones will be performing at the inaugural benefit concert for the Bluegrass Heritage Foundation in Dallas, Texas Saturday May 3. The 7:30 P.M. concert takes place at the historic Sons of Hermann Hall located at 3414 Elm St. in Dallas. Tickets are available at the door for $12.00.

The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation’s mission is to preserve and promote the heritage of bluegrass music in America. The Foundation seeks to educate the public about this distinctly American form of music with roots in Irish, Scottish, and English tradi­tional music through educational programs and workshops, public performances of bluegrass music, and other similar programs

The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation is managed by a Board of Directors and a non-voting Advisory Board that provides advice, assistance, and resources to the Foundation. The Bluegrass Heritage Foundation is a non-profit corporation organized under Texas law.

The foundation is currently seeking donations. For more information visit them online at http://bluegrassheritage.org.

The foundation’s current board of directors includes:

• Alan W. Tompkins, President - Alan co-founded the Frisco Bluegrass Festival held at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, Texas (2006-07) and Acoustic Music Camp, an instructional institute for acoustic musicians.
• Gerald L. Jones - Invented the Acoustic Plus electronic banjo pickup used by Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck, Alan Munde, Bill Keith, and others. Gerald is a multi-instrumentalist who is proficient on banjo, mandolin, guitar, and fiddle. Gerald co-founded the Frisco Bluegrass Festival and Acoustic Music Camp.
• Richard S. Tucker - Responsible for the creation of the Argyle Bluegrass Festival, the largest and most successful bluegrass festival in Texas. Richard also serves as President and a member of the Board of Directors of The Foundation for Bluegrass Music, Inc., a tax-exempt organization dedicated to fostering awareness of bluegrass music with a focus on youth and education.
• Clifford G. Fitch - A professional instrument luthier and the founder of Fitch Banjos. Cliff builds profes sional-grade custom banjos and performs instrument set-up and restoration services for some of the top players in the country. Fitch Banjos is also the designated United States custom shop for Recording King Banjos.
• Raleigh W. Newsam - Born in New York City, he spent his youth in Long Island, New York and Clarksville, Tennessee. It was in Clarksville that he developed his love and enthusiasm for bluegrass and country music. Raleigh has been active with numerous charitable organizations.

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