Louisville Loves Mountains Event Moves To Green Building

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May 172013
 

KFTCMountains

The Kentuckians For The Commonwealth’s Louisville Loves Mountains event, originally scheduled for tonight at Longest Ave. and Bardstown Road, has been moved to the Green Building, 732 E. Market, due to the incipient weather. Time is 4 p.m. -11 p.m.
The music lineup looks like this:

5-5:30 PM Troubadours of Divine Bliss
5:30 -6PM Potluck Ramblers
6- 6:30 PM Hog Operation
6:30-7:15 River City Drum Corps (Pipe Drummers)
7:15 PM- 7:45PM Beady
7:45 PM -8:30 PM Slow Charleston
8:30 -10 PM: Dance Party with Hay DJ


Bluegrass At Forest Fest 2013 On May 18

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May 132013
 

Forest Fest 2013
Forest Fest 2013 will offer your best bluegrass lineup in town so far this year, with Michael Cleveland & Flame Keeper featuring Audie Blaylock, Della Mae, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys and Chatham County Line. It all happens at the Jefferson County Memorial Forest Manor House, 12304 Holsclaw Hill Road, Fairdale, on May 18. The event is free but parking is $10. Load your car up with friends and go.

Check out this video of Della Mae performing “Sweet Verona”:

Here’s Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper:

Whiskey Bent Valley Boys sing “My Horse Ain’t Hungry, She Won’t Eat No Hay””

Chatham County Line – “Crop Comes In”:


The New Vintage Fires Up With 12 Days Of Music

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May 072013
 

Hunter Embry is an optimist – after just announcing the change-over from Uncle Pleasant’s to The New Vintage for the Uncle P’s space on Preston St., with renovation mentioned in the news, he’s announcing the first 12 days of music, beginning on May 29. Really. Here’s that press release info:

“The New Vintage presents THE 12 DAYS OF MUSIC:
The Grand Opening of THE NEW VINTAGE venue/bar/grille
2126 S. Preston St. Louisville, KY 40217
Hours: 4pm to 4am. Tickets available at Ticketfly.com. Website coming soon!

***All shows start at 9PM. 21+

MAY
29 – Spirit Animal, Spirit Family Reunion, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys
30 – Frontier Ruckus
31 – Space Capone, The Pass DJs
JUNE
1 – The Decline Effect
2 - Sundy Best
3 – TBA
4 - Hymn For Her, Discount Guns
5 - Soapbox
6 – Dead Leaves
7 – Brown Bird, Roadie (featuring Chris Rodahaffer, Danny Keilly, Tavis Conley)
8 – TBA
9 – Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas, JunkYard Dogs


Bluegrass Anonymous 4th Annual Pig & Pickin’ Roast Set For May 11

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May 012013
 

4th Annual Pig & Pickin' Roast
Bluegrass Anonymous is staging their 4th Annual Pig & Pickin’ Roast at Lapping Park’s Endris Lodge in Clarksville on Saturday, May 11, Noon to 6 p.m. Needless to say, this is an event for the serious bluegrass music fan and picker, though anybody can come and bring an instrument. It’s free if you are a member of BA and a donation is requested of everyone else.


Whiskey Bent Valley Boys Hired By Gatlinburg As Most Authentic Interpreters of Mountain Music

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Apr 242013
 

Whiskey Bent Valley Boys

According to a story by Michael Tierney at Louisville.com, the Whiskey Bent Valley Boys have been hired by Gatlinburg, Tennessee to perform on the streets during the summer, as part of a program called “Tunes and Tales.” They will also have a short run at Dollywood. Read Tierney’s story here.
Here’s the official video for “Rock Andy”:


Gonzofest At The Monkey Wrench, April 13

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Apr 102013
 

Gonzofest

If you have an entire day in Saturday to spend hanging out, drinking and listening to music (or some part of a day), then the Gonzofest at Monkey Wrench has to be on your list. Music runs from Noon until way late; performers include Nerves Junior, The Blacktop Farmers, Whiskey Bent Valley Boys, Iron Bells, Discount Guns, The Moonlight Peddlers, Jack Holiday and the Westerners, Bobby O, Jess Langer, Sam & Tyler, Nick Dittmeier and the Bottom Sop.
Admission is $10 advance, $12 DoS. There are a few $15 VIP tickets and the event is family friendly until 9 p.m., after which it is 21 and over.


An Englishman s Story About Sid Griffin And The Long Ryders

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Mar 222013
 

In addition to connecting everybody on the planet to everybody else, the interwebs also make great connections to the past, particularly to the music past. On an English blog called Charlton Fun City, there’s this post from the blogger about how getting stuck in traffic in Lewisham Park in London reminded him of Sid Griffin’s The Long Ryders’ “Looking For Lewis And Clark” song. It involves meditation. Go read it here.
Here’s “Looking For Lewis And Clark”:


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