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Bluegrass’
Biggest Music Stars
Headline
10th Annual Bluegrass Music Kickoff
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Join Dale
Ann Bradley, Russell Moore and IIIRD Tyme Out in January in Lebanon, KY
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Lebanon,
KY – December 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Four-time IBMA male vocalist
of the year Russell Moore and IIIRD Tyme Out headline the 10th Annual Bluegrass
Music Kickoff in Lebanon, Ky
on January 23 and 24, 2015. Sharing the spotlight during this festival
of bluegrass music will be five-time IBMA female vocalist of the year Dale
Ann Bradley and the Dale Ann Bradley Band with Steve Gulley and Phil Leadbetter.
They
will be joined by other bluegrass entertainers, including banjo champ Gary
“Biscuit” Davis, as this central Kentucky town celebrates in the state
that gave birth to the bluegrass music genre. See the schedule of events
here.
All
bluegrass all the time
Friday
evening’s Bluegrass Show features Gary “Biscuit” Davis and Flat Lonesome
Band. Also playing will be the Honeysuckle String Band, Dove Creek, Flat
Lick Express, Dix River Crossing and Bluegrass Express.
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Four-time IBMA male vocalist
of the year Russell Moore and IIIRD Tyme Out.
Credit: Lebanon Tourist
& Convention Commission
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Saturday’s
Bluegrass Show features an open jam session with Davis and music from IIIrd
Tyme Out, Dale Anne Bradley Band, Flatt Lonesome Band and the Moron Brothers.
An optional Dinner Show will also take place on Saturday evening.
Visit
the festival website for more details and call 270-692-0021 to reserve
your tickets.
Bluegrass
Music Kickoff
Festival
website: www.VisitLebanonKy.com/calendar-of-events/10th-ky-bluegrass-music-kickoff-kbmk
Overnight
Packages: 1 or 2 nights at the Lebanon Hampton Inn (Jan. 23 and/or
24, 2015), 2 adult all-inclusive KBMK tickets, Lebanon gift basket. From
$210.
Date:
Jan. 23-24, 2015
All-inclusive
tickets: $49, incl. Friday show and Saturday dinner show
Bluegrass
Show (Fri): $10/general admission bleacher seating; free kids 11 and under.
Bluegrass
Show (Sat): $25/general admission bleacher seating; free admission to the
Friday night general admission show. NOTE: Does not include dinner.
Other
events: Singer-Songwriter Contest; workshops and seminars
Book:
Tickets and overnight packages online
here.
Lebanon
has plenty of reasons for you to extend your stay beyond the Bluegrass
Music Kickoff. Tour Maker’s Mark Distillery, the only operating distillery
in America to be designated a National Historic Landmark. Sample moonshine
with the master distiller at Limestone Branch Distillery where episodes
of Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners” have been filmed. Watch handmade barrels
get fired to precision at the Kentucky Cooperage. Visit WhiteMoon Winery
to sample seven wines ranging from dry to sweet.
Other
attractions: Marion County Heritage Center, home of the world’s only permanent
exhibit of Turtleman memorabilia, a tribute to hometown boy Ernie Brown,
Jr. – aka the Turtleman of Animal Planet’s popular “Call of the Wildman”
series; Holy Land Tour; Civil War-related sites; Historic Penn’s Store;
and the Marion County Quilt Trail. Visit Lebanon’s What
To Do page for ideas to round out your Bluegrass Music Kickoff weekend
getaway.
Media
Contact:
Nena
Olivier, Executive Director
Director@VisitLebanonKy.com,
270-692-0021
Lebanon
Tourist & Convention Commission
www.VisitLebanonKy.com
Hi-
and Low-Res photos available.
About
Lebanon, KY
Geographically
located in the center of the state, Lebanon
is the “Heart of the Bourbon Belt,” the epicenter of barrel and bourbon
making. Attractions include Maker’s Mark Distillery, Limestone Branch Distillery,
the Kentucky Cooperage and WhiteMoon Winery. Incorporated as a city in
1815, Lebanon played a crucial role during the Civil War and is today on
the Civil War Discovery Trail. It is also part of Kentucky’s historic Holy
Land, with sites including the Sisters of Loretto Motherhouse. Outdoor
recreation options include the newly expanded Gorley Naturalist Trail at
Fagan Branch Reservoir, Marion County Quilt Trail and several farm tours;
indoors there is the Marion County Heritage Center, Stillhouse Art Museum
and Angelic Hall performing arts center. Shop for antiques, collectibles
and handmade crafts in Lebanon and dine at your choice of 40 eateries –
everything from casual full-service restaurants to home-style cafes to
an old-fashioned soda fountain. Accommodations include the gracious circa
1833 Myrtledene Bed and Breakfast, the modern Hampton Inn and the adventure
lover’s Popes Creek Ranch with tree houses, teepees, platform tents, cabins
and RV Park. Facebook.com/VisitLebanon |
