…continues this week, Sunday Sept 27 with;

“TrueGrass”

with guest… Stacy Philips!!

“All out, in your face bluegrass”

5:00-8:00 PM

539 Broad St
Hartford, Ct 06106
860-246-1222

bigappleachia@gmail.com for information!

WSM Radio will once again broadcast the performance of Donna Ulisse and her band The Poor Mountain Boys from Cumberland Caverns for the Bluegrass Underground show. The broadcast will begin at 5:00 p.m. CST on Saturday, September 19, 2009 just before the Grand Ole Opry warm-up show airs.  Bluegrass music lovers from all over the world can tune in and listen online at www.wsmonline.com  or if they are in the Nashville listening area they can tune in to 650 AM on their radios.

The show was taped when Ulisse and her band played Bluegrass Underground with Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out.

Bluegrass Underground is a radio show recorded live 333 feet below ground at Cumberland Caverns in McMinnville, Tn inside of what was named by the first people to behold the natural amphitheatre, The Volcano Room. Here water and time entwined 3.5 million years ago to create one of the most acoustically pure natural spaces on earth. No man-made sound reaches the Volcano Room and the living rock hued amid the eons is jagged and uneven, providing limited echo.

Watermelon Park – September 24-26, 2009 РBerryville, VA

Tradition runs deep at Watermelon Park Fest, as just about any current Bluegrass or Country artists could tell you. She was, according to most, the first multi-day bluegrass festival in history, happening first sometime in the early 1960’s. Since then she has been host to a staggering lineup of now legendary performers including The Carter Family, Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash, Flat & Scruggs, Patsy Cline, and The Stanley Brothers, to name but a few.

So the folks who come to Watermelon Park Fest are expecting to see some great traditional music; and this they shall. This year’s artists were all selected for their dedication and respect to this craft. But they were also selected because they don’t just mimic heirloom sounds from the past, but rather because they take its inspiration, and contribute something brand new to the whole. And this not only honors traditional music, it sustains its continuance in our culture.

This year’s Watermelon Park Fest lineup includes the bluegrass and old-time of The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Tim O’Brien, Bruce Molsky, Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Randy Waller & The Country Gentlemen, Furnace Mountain Band, Danny Knicely’s Bluegrass and Beyond, The Whiskey Rebellion, Walker’s Run, The Fox Hunt, The Speakeasy Boys, Chesham Creek, and the Acoustic Burgoo; the gypsy swing and folk jazz of The Woodshedders, and Taarka; the Cajun sounds of Cedric Watson and Bijou Creole; and the side stage always brings some great surprises.

New this year is the Watermelon Park Fest Band Contest, where bands will compete for a prime-time performance slot this year, paid slots for next year’s fest, and more. Additional entertainment includes The Fairbuilt Guitar Pickin’ Contest, open jams, Cajun, old-time, and freestyle dances, workshops, kid’s activities, environmental displays and films, food and craft vendors, plus tons of outdoor activities including swimming, fishing, canoeing, tubing, hiking, biking, and more.

Once again, Watermelon Park Fest will be powered entirely by Wind. They won’t have wind turbines onsite, but have purchased Renewable Energy Certificates from a company called Clean Currents, the same company that powers My Organic Market. It will also feature locally provided and organic food, recycling, free filtered water, and biodegradable cups and dishes made of corn.

Earlybird Tickets are available through August 31st at $50 for the Weekend (Thurs-Sun). On September 1st ticket prices become $70 for the Weekend (Thurs-Sun). Per day tickets are $40 each. Children 12 and under are FREE. This year’s event also offers FREE CAMPING with Admission (on ticket night only). Water and Electric Hookups available at $50 for Thursday through Sunday ‚Äì RV Reservations available online only.

Advance Tickets are available at JV Music in Berryville, VA; The Guitar Studio in Winchester, VA; Melodee Music in Leesburg, VA; and at Watermelon Park in Berryville, VA; and online at www.watermelonparkfest.com.

For more information please call 540-955-1621 or email mail@shepherdsford.com.

Come join this unique and exciting bluegrass event which raises money for the wildlife refuge in Ridgefield, Washington.
The event features bluegrass shows, bluegrass jams, good food and good times, all in the name of protecting wildlife.

The music starts at 11 AM and continues non-stop until 10 PM. Bands include the Urban Monroes, Deadwood Revival, the Puddletown Ramblers, Small Town Bluegrass and more.  Several venues in town will host bluegrass jams as well. It will be a blast! Hope you can make it!
Date: Oct 10th, 2009 Ridgefield, Washington
Event-Bluegrass and Birdfest
Place-The Old Liberty Theater and other venues in town
Time-11 AM to 10 PM
Address-Old Liberty Theater -115 N Main Ave Ridgefield WA
Website- http://www.ridgefieldfriends.org/bluegrass.html