Tuesday, August 31, 2004
National Old Time County and Bluegrass Music Festival starts today
From the Atlantic (IA) News Telegraph
It's a long name, but then it's a big festival: the 29th annual National Old Time Country and Bluegrass Music Festival, and Pioneer Ag Exposition of Arts and Crafts opens today.
The festival which runs Monday Aug. 30 through Sunday, Sept. 5, is planned annually for the week before Labor Day, and held at Missouri Valley at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
This big event includes a week of old-time and traditional acoustic music, with performers on 12 different stages.
The huge festival is actually a fund-raising event which has become known as "America's finest and foremost old-time music festival."
Profits support the Pioneer Music Museum, America's Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame, America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Oak Tree Opry in Anita. The festival director is Bob Everhart of Anita.
This year the main stage will offer several bluegrass and traditional country acts including The Wilders, Railroad Roy Harper, Sarah Davison, Joyce Leonard, the Berge Family, Bob and Sheila Everhart, Jackie Shewey, Bill Craven, Pat Boilesen, Terry Smith, the Kenaston Family, Albert Brumley, Jr., and Claude.
Also new this year is Andy Glandt the Vice-Chariman of the European Bluegrass Music Association, who will be looking for acts that might do well in Germany.
Over 600 guests perform throughout the week, sharing their talent in over 250 scheduled programs.
Some of those shows are: Music Treasures; Long Ago Music Show; Harmonica Heaven; Sentimental Journey Music Show; Radio Daze; Northwoods Country Show; Fiesta Show; Shindig; Midwest Jubilee; Nishnabotna Riverboat Show; Snowbird Show; Hootenanny; Late Late Show; Cowboy Church; Cowboy Tribute Show; Harms Gospel Gathering; Prairie Gospel Sing; Sawdust Trail; Tender Hearts for Jesus; Fall Fling; Prairie Music Hayride; Troubador Show; Texas Jack Show; Old Time Music In The Kitchen Show; Great Plains Cowboy Show; Dusty Attic Music Show; Cimmaron Show; Timeless Treasures Show; Recollection Show; International Bluegrass Show; Texas Show; Hillbilly Music Show; Old Dixie Music Show; Sonny Rodger's Yodeling Paradise Show; Brush Arbor Show and many many more including several days of "one-on-one" workshops.
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Atlantic (Iowa) News Telegraph
It's a long name, but then it's a big festival: the 29th annual National Old Time Country and Bluegrass Music Festival, and Pioneer Ag Exposition of Arts and Crafts opens today.
The festival which runs Monday Aug. 30 through Sunday, Sept. 5, is planned annually for the week before Labor Day, and held at Missouri Valley at the Harrison County Fairgrounds.
This big event includes a week of old-time and traditional acoustic music, with performers on 12 different stages.
The huge festival is actually a fund-raising event which has become known as "America's finest and foremost old-time music festival."
Profits support the Pioneer Music Museum, America's Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame, America's Old Time Country Music Hall of Fame, and the Oak Tree Opry in Anita. The festival director is Bob Everhart of Anita.
This year the main stage will offer several bluegrass and traditional country acts including The Wilders, Railroad Roy Harper, Sarah Davison, Joyce Leonard, the Berge Family, Bob and Sheila Everhart, Jackie Shewey, Bill Craven, Pat Boilesen, Terry Smith, the Kenaston Family, Albert Brumley, Jr., and Claude.
Also new this year is Andy Glandt the Vice-Chariman of the European Bluegrass Music Association, who will be looking for acts that might do well in Germany.
Over 600 guests perform throughout the week, sharing their talent in over 250 scheduled programs.
Some of those shows are: Music Treasures; Long Ago Music Show; Harmonica Heaven; Sentimental Journey Music Show; Radio Daze; Northwoods Country Show; Fiesta Show; Shindig; Midwest Jubilee; Nishnabotna Riverboat Show; Snowbird Show; Hootenanny; Late Late Show; Cowboy Church; Cowboy Tribute Show; Harms Gospel Gathering; Prairie Gospel Sing; Sawdust Trail; Tender Hearts for Jesus; Fall Fling; Prairie Music Hayride; Troubador Show; Texas Jack Show; Old Time Music In The Kitchen Show; Great Plains Cowboy Show; Dusty Attic Music Show; Cimmaron Show; Timeless Treasures Show; Recollection Show; International Bluegrass Show; Texas Show; Hillbilly Music Show; Old Dixie Music Show; Sonny Rodger's Yodeling Paradise Show; Brush Arbor Show and many many more including several days of "one-on-one" workshops.
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Atlantic (Iowa) News Telegraph
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