Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top X-press. Osborne will celebrate his 50th year as a member of the Grand Ole Opry. photo by Cindy Steele
wrote one reviewer,“ then he will be a very successful bluegrass star.” He has teamed with Edgar Loudermilk to form a new band, Adkins & Loudermilk, which will take to the Bean Blossom main stage Thursday.
On Saturday, catch the“ Stars of Tomorrow” show featuring Kyle Ramey, Col. Isaac Moore, Willow Osborne, and Jalee Roberts.
Although bluegrass may seem like music from the American South, it is actually international and often practiced in northern climes, as with the Michigan-based Detour or Canadian-born Spinney Brothers.
Detour’ s tight focused harmonies and precision instrumentals combine original contemporary bluegrass sounds with great traditional favorites. Just beginning to make a name for itself on the national bluegrass scene, Detour is more contemporary bluegrass than strictly traditional, offering a mix of originals and classics with side trips down country and even retro-rock roads.
The Spinney Brothers effortlessly intertwine past and present in original material which draws on sources from the first generation bluegrass legends to the Brother’ s personal lives and rural heritage. Originally from the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia, brothers Allan and Rick Spinney have an energetic and distinctive sound, a tight duet vocal style rooted in traditional, southern-flavored bluegrass music. They were first introduced to bluegrass music while working as loggers more than 20 years ago. Since then, they’ ve performed at a variety of venues across North America.
Camping is available at the Festival Park with over 300 hook-up sites and over 400 primitive sites. Reservations are recommended.
Contact information for the Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival is < www. beanblossom. us >, e-mail: < beanblossombg @ hotmail. com >, and( 800) 414-4677 or( 812) 988-6422. Travel five miles north from Nashville on State Road 135 to Bean Blossom. •
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