Big Apple Bluegrass '99 Festival.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 2, 1999-- A Bluegrass bluegrass, any species of the large and widely distributed genus Poa, chiefly range and pasture grasses of economic importance in temperate and cool regions. In general, bluegrasses are perennial with fine-leaved foliage that is bluish green in some species. Festival in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. ? You Betcha. Vassar Clements and Valerie Smith to Headline this 2-Day Event! The second annual Big Apple Bluegrass Festival will take place on November 13th and 14th, 1pm-1am at The Baggot Inn, 82 West 3rd Street, NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City and will offer weekend ticket holders up to 24 hours of music. Tickets are $30 per day or $50 for the weekend. Concert goers are coming into NYC from as far away as Sweden, England and France to enjoy some of the world's most noted Bluegrass performers, including the world's finest fiddle player Vassar Clements and America's newest Bluegrass star Valerie Smith. Clements will be performing both days of the Festival. With a career that has spanned over fifty years, including 2000 recorded performances, 27 recorded albums & five Grammy nominations, he is internationally known and revered. He has recorded or performed with everyone from Bill Monroe to Jerry Garcia to Paul McCartney and is the quintessential American musician. New star Valerie Smith is also performing both days. Her latest CD "Patchwork Heart" has earned her two International Bluegrass Music Association The International Bluegrass Music Association, or IBMA, is a trade association to promote bluegrass music. Formed in 1985, IBMA established its first headquarters in Owensboro, Kentucky. (IBMA IBMA International Bluegrass Music Association IBMA Independent Battery Manufacturers Association IBMA Isobutyl Methacrylate (copolymer type) IBMA Intelligent Battle Manager Assistant IBMA Independent Baptist Mission for Asians, Inc. ) nominations, one for "Emerging Artist of 1999" and the other for "1999 Bluegrass Song of The Year" for the single "Red Clay Halo." Other Festival performers include: the legendary Oscar Brand (Brand, who recently won a Peabody Award will also emcee on Saturday), Burnt Toast (featuring Tom Hanway -they've received national critical acclaim), Buddy Merriam & Back Roads (a traditional Bluegrass act - they've performed at the Grand Ole Opry Grand Ole Opry, weekly American radio program featuring live country and western music. The nation's oldest continuous radio show, it was first broadcast in 1925 on Nashville's WSM as an amateur showcase. ), Daughters of Bluegrass, Maura McCabe and more. The Festival was founded by one of NYC's most respected players, Tom Hanway. Hanway began playing banjo in 1985 and has been featured on a dozen albums and has had several IBMA nominations. He is the author of the Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (plus CD) Mel Bay, 1998 and a pioneer of the "Celtic-fingerstyle" banjo. Hanway was the inspiration for the Tom Hanway SwallowTail, a Celtic-Bluegrass instrument designed by master luthier lu·thi·er n. One that makes or repairs stringed instruments, such as violins. [French, from luth, lute, from Old French lut; see lute1.] Noun 1. Geoff Stelling. For tickets contact 718.884.5721 or go to www.bigapplebluegrass.com. |
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