The Bluegrass Hotel, a major video and recording project, is rolling along, with a full slate of activities scheduled in mid-December in Kentucky.

The project gets its name from an old Victorian mansion in Louisville, Ky., that was a key component of the bluegrass scene and the home of some major music artists during the Newgrass era of the 1970s.

The project will go full-tilt, beginning Dec. 12, when Sam Bush, Dan Crary, Curtis Burch, Jim McGuire,

Sam Bush, Vince Gill, Dan Crary, Curtis Burch and other former members of the New Grass Revival and The Bluegrass Alliance – two of Bluegrass music’s most influential bands – participated in the successful launch of a major film and recording project at the 2008 International Bluegrass Music Association convention in Nashville, Tenn., last month.

The project, The Bluegrass Hotel, is based on an old Victorian mansion in Louisville, Ky., that was a key component of the bluegrass scene and the residence of major music artists during the Newgrass era of the 1970s.

The Bluegrass Hotel project Launch Press Conference & Announcement
When: Sept. 30, 2008 at 6pm
Where: IBMA World of Bluegrass, Nashville Convention Center Room 204, Nashville, TN
Who: Appearance & performances by alumni of The Bluegrass Alliance and NewGrass
Revival
Immediately followed by a Pre-screening of Dan’s Crary film “Primal Twang, the Legacy of the Guitar“. There will be [...]