Adams & Anderson LLC presents the 26th annual Mineral Bluegrass Festival at Walton Park in Mineral, Virginia this coming July 16th, 17th and 18th, 2009. The first festival ever held at Walton park was presented in 1978 by Lester Flatt and The Martha White Caravan. As I’ve mentioned in these pages before I remember so well sitting in Sacra’s Restaurant on Saturday morning eating breakfast with the other tables filled with my Bluegrass heroes. Lester Flatt and his bandmates were at one table. Jim & Jesse were at another. There was Jimmy Martin sitting at a table and Ralph Stanley at yet another. My brother and I were going on and on about Bluegrass, but we could hear these guys talking about fixing the roof or working on their car. They were talking about every day things just like we do when we’re at work. I’ll never forget it.
On Thursday at Mineral things get underway with Lonesome Will Mullins & The Virginia Playboys followed by: Paul Williams & The Victory Trio, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Marty Raybon & Full Circle and Dailey & Vincent.
Friday has yet another host of bands including: Jay Armsworthy & Eastern Tradition, Bill Yates & The Country Gentlemen Reunion Band, The Chuck Wagon Gang (Is this Bluegrass?) Goldwing Express and Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out.
There’s yet another big day of Bluegrass on Saturday with: The Little Mountain Boys, The Virginia Ramblers, The Gary Waldrep Band, Jesse McReynolds & The Virginia Boys, The Grascals & Rhonda Vincent & The Rage.
Advance tickets for the weekend are $75 which is a $10 (Must be received by July 6th, 2009) savings over the at the gate price. Rough camping is available at $25 for the weekend. Full hook-ups are very limited, so please call ahead for availability. Call 540-894-9811 for camping details.
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