Bluegrass is an old-fashioned, low-tech genre of music played on acoustic instruments. Typically, the sound features bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, and harmony vocals.
This weekend, a friend of mine working for the Prince William County, Virginia government is putting on a bluegrass festival to benefit historic preservation efforts at Bristoe Station Battlefield. The lineup for the show includes:
- Skystone — a great traditional band I’ve seen many times at Tiffany Tavern in Old Town Alexandria
- The Blue Ridge Ramblers — a band originating from southwest Virginia. I’ve never heard their music, but I have heard good things about them
- The Page County Ramblers — another band I’ve never heard perform
- Leon Morris — I’ve never heard him perform, but I understand he’s a longtime local performer
Here is additional information on the festival:
Prince William County Bluegrass Festival
Phone: 540-895-0247, Email: mwmdjm@aol.com
PWC Fairgrounds Route 234 , Manassas, Va
Phone: 571-749-7156
Time: 11a-4p Saturday, June 14, 2008
Also, the DC Bluegrass Union calendar is showing that Dr. Ralph Stanley and The Clinch Mountain Boys are playing on Friday, June 13, 2008 at the Strasburg Theater in Strasburg, Va and on Saturday, June 14th, 2008 at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA. Dr. Ralph Stanley is truly a living legend in bluegrass music whose popularity has surged in recent years after the success of the Oh Brother, Where Art Thou movie. I’ve enjoyed seeing their shows on several occasions.
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