August 05, 2011

 

Moniaive Bluegrass Festival

Bluegrass roads lead to the Dumfries & Galloway village of Moniaive this September for the 3rd Michealmas Bluegrass Festival over the weekend of September 23-25th.
This years event is headlined by Johnny Button, who is in the Guiness Book Of World Records, for being the fastest banjo player. Johnny will be with his band, Telegraph Road.Martha Spencer & Jackson Cunningham, from the US will also be there. Completing the line up will be Longway, Home Made Jam, Appalachian Mist & Highspeed Grass.
More info at www.moniaivebluegrass.co.uk.or from paullyttle@hotmail.com

Elsewhere, there will be three bluegrass events at the Linlithgow Folk Festival in September. Popular band, Longway will be playing in the Queen Margaret Hall on Friday September 9th, with Dapper McDanns & Home Made Jam taking to the stage at the same venue, on the Saturday night.
Then there is the annual Free Bluegrass Gospel singalong on the Sunday morning in the Royal burgh's Masonic Hall.

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