For Bluegrass Fan
Last night we went to see a performance of the Great High Mountain Tour. This is a show that features music from the soundtracks of O Brother Where Art Thou? and Cold Mountain performed by bluegrass and “old-time music” greats such as Alison Krauss, The Whites, and Ralph Stanley.
I think the tour kicked off in Knoxville, and doesn’t appear to be headed back to Tennessee, so I’m afraid our RTB readers who missed it but want to see it are going to have to travel; there are dates in Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia coming.
But then, if you’re up in the hills of Tennessee, you probably don’t have to go very far to find some good ole timey music.
May 24th, 2004 at 1:25 pm
We even have it here in the bluffs of Memphis! We’ve had the Lucy Opry for a couple of decades or so now. An informal group that meets every Saturday evening just to play. Anyone can come by and listen. Great, authentic music.
May 24th, 2004 at 8:26 pm
The best sound a banjo makes it the one it makes when it hits the accordion in the bottom of the dumpster. 🙂
That’s not entirely true, but I’ve never been much of a bluegrass fan, myself. But I’m glad to hear that people who want to hear it can without resorting to Hee Haw.
May 25th, 2004 at 9:26 am
What’s wrong with Hee Haw? I reckon you’re about to open up a can of WHUP ASS!