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The Festival of the Bluegrass, located in Lexington, Kentucky, was the oldest bluegrass music festival in the bluegrass region of Kentucky. The festival took place the first full weekend of June each year from 1974 until 2019. The Festival of the Bluegrass helped shape the early bluegrass festival culture. [1]
Other Kentucky music festivals for a smaller, intimate experience. Mountain Mushroom Festival: Irvine, Estill County. April 29-30. Carter County Shrine Club Bluegrass Festival: Olive Hill, Carter ...
When they started doing the bluegrass festivals in 1965, everybody got together and wanted to know what to call the show, y'know. It was decided that since Bill was the oldest man, and was from the bluegrass state of Kentucky and he had the Blue Grass Boys, it would be called 'bluegrass.' [36]
The Güglinger Bluegrass Festival was an annual bluegrass music festival. The festival became one of the largest bluegrass festivals in Europe until it ceased after 2001. The Int. Bühler Bluegrass Festival in Bühl (Baden), Germany, can be regarded as its successor.
The University of Kentucky Opera Theatre presents the 31st edition of its “Grand Night for Singing” show tune and pop song revue June 9-11 and 16-18 at the UK Singletary Center for the Arts in ...
Railbird Festival is a music festival that takes place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. The event, held on two racetracks through the years ( Keeneland and The Red Mile ), is also known for its unique bourbon selections.
The Music of Kentucky is heavily centered on Appalachian folk music and its descendants, especially in eastern Kentucky. Bluegrass music is of particular regional importance; Bill Monroe, "the father of bluegrass music", was born in the Ohio County community of Rosine, and he named his band, the Blue Grass Boys, after the bluegrass state, i.e., Kentucky.
2014 daytime performance at the Master Musicians Festival on the campus of Somerset Community College in Somerset, Kentucky. The festival was founded in 1994 by musician Gabrielle Gray, who went on to become the executive director of the International Bluegrass Music Museum and producer/director of ROMP Fest.