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IBMA winners The Infamous Stringdusters
and others at Fairgrounds
By Jeff Eason
The summer is finally winding down. The temperatures are starting
to drop, the footballs are hitting the air, and the kids are
back in school.
There’s still time, however, for one more
great outdoor bluegrass jam! One of the best festivals to hit
western North Carolina this summer will take place next weekend,
right here in Boone!
The 2nd Annual High Country Bluegrass Festival will be held
at the High Country Fairgrounds in Boone on Saturday, September
6 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets for this family-oriented event
are on sale now.
The festival will feature live music performances by The Infamous
Stringdusters, Dailey & Vincent, Blue Highway, Surefire,
the Cockman Family, Southern Accent, and Steve Lewis and Friends.
The event will also feature a banjo workshop
conducted by Terry Baucom and Jason Burleson at 4:30 p.m. and
a fiddle workshop conducted by Alan “Big Al” Johnson
and Adam Haynes at 3:30 p.m.
Blue Highway was recently nominated for a Grammy
Award for Best Bluegrass Album and the Infamous Stringdusters
are the reigning International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA)
champions of the annual Emerging Artists of the Year, Song of
the Year, and Album of the Year awards.
Cindy Baucom will serve as the emcee for the
High Country Bluegrass Festival.
The event is sponsored by The Mountain Times,
WNCW-FM, Coca-Cola, Appalachian Music Shoppe, Best Western of
Boone, High Country Communications, First Things First, the
Norris Company, Inc., Sheppard Construction, Eggers Construction,
Waters Brothers Construction, Blair & Associates, Old Hampton
Store, Coldwell Banker, Blue Ridge Sound, Big Dawg 92.1 FM,
Collings Guitars, Gary Trivette Electric and GHS Strings.
Tickets & Camping
Tickets for the 2nd Annual High Country Bluegrass
Festival are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. Children under
12 are admitted free with paying adult.
Advance tickets may be purchased at Fine Musical
Instruments in Statesville, NC, Blue Moon Guitars and Music
in West Jefferson, Appalachian Music Shoppe in Boone and the
Old Hampton Store in Linville.
A limited number of campsites are available at the High Country
Fairgrounds and campers need to call to reserve a campsite.
Campsites are $20 with electric hookups and $10 for primitive
sites. Please call (828) 733-8060 to reserve a site.
The High Country Bluegrass Festival is a family-oriented event
with no alcohol permitted. No pets or coolers are permitted
on the fairgrounds but bluegrass lovers are encouraged to bring
lawn chairs and picnic blankets for this event. Concessions
will be available.
For more information, visit www.highcountrybluegrassfestival.com.
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