Saturday evening was the official grand opening of The Haymarket Whiskey Bar on Main Street, in NuLu. Front man, Mason Dixon is bent on preserving what he described as, “old time music”. Following The Shovel Bums, a band of archeologists, Mason rounded up the boys, Leroy, JR, and Johnny.
The weather was not a friend to the 6th annual Kentucky Bluegrass and Burgoo Festival held at the Water Tower this weekend.
My husband and I passed up on 100+ temps on Saturday and rain threats on Sunday and ventured out on chilly Monday afternoon. We found that the overcast, windy skies did not keep most families at home like I imagined.
The music was wonderful (we caught Fresh Cut Grass’ set) despite the hum in the microphone from the howling winds off the river.
My husband and I never considered ourselves Bluegrass Fans until seeing a bluegrass trio play in a small brewery in Nashville last Spring. We had just driven across the country after leaving Los Angeles, the city where he grew up and where I had been living for five years. A city where we didn't experience much country or bluegrass music.
This article appears in the May 2011 issue of LouisvilleMagazine. To subscribe, please visit loumag.com.
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Thile’s new band also blurs the lines between folk, bluegrass and pop and Thile is surrounded again with extraordinary talent.
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