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Sep. 6—The Jerusalem Ridge Bluegrass Celebration will make its return Thursday, Sept. 8 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Bill Monroe Homeplace in Rosine. The four-day jamboree at "the ...
Sep. 9—The grounds of the Bill Monroe Homeplace in Rosine were becoming full Thursday with bluegrass music fans from the commonwealth, across the United States and beyond making temporary stays ...
The musicians play in the small general store, outside the store and in a weekly stage show in the barn next to the store. An annual Bluegrass Festival is held in the town and another annual festival is held on the nearby Jerusalem Ridge where Monroe was born. Bill's musician brothers Birch Monroe and Charlie Monroe were also from Rosine. [5]
Accordingly, at the first bluegrass festival organized by Carlton Haney at Roanoke, Virginia in 1965, Bill Monroe was the central figure. [ 1 ] In 1964, before the Grateful Dead got together, Jerry Garcia caravanned across the country from California to tag along with Monroe. [ 14 ]
Jesse Davis Brock [1] (born July 18, 1972, in Decatur, Illinois) is a bluegrass artist who plays the mandolin and supplies both lead and supporting vocals. [2] [3] He records and tours with the East Tennessee based Authentic Unlimited Band, which made their stage debut on February 19, 2022, in Asheville, North Carolina.
Aug. 28—The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum has created a 13-episode television series, "My Bluegrass Story," which is scheduled to begin airing on RFD-TV in November. Chris Joslin, the ...
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In 1981, Simpkins joined the band Heights of Grass, which evolved into the Virginia Squires. Members included Rickie Simpkins (fiddle, mandolin), his brother Ronnie Simpkins (bass), Sammy Shelor (guitar, banjo), and Mark Newton (guitar). 1984, they were voted Bluegrass Band of the Year by the Country Music Association of Virginia.