IBMA Bluegrass Fan Fest To Celebrate Bill Monroe

IBMA's Bluegrass Fan Fest will be held at the Nashville Convention Center and will celebrate the 100th birthday of the late Bill Monroe, the Father of Bluegrass Music.

 

Not only will attendees have the opportunity to hear great live music, they can also visit the many booths, discussion groups and workshops that will be set up. A "Name that Blue Grass Boy" trivia competition will take place.

 

On Friday, Sept 30 at 3 p.m., an event titled, "Tell Us Your Bill Monroe Story," will take place, giving a platform for the many stories and memories of Monroe to be experienced by all participants. 

 

Proceeds from the Fan Fest ticket sales go to the Bluegrass Trust Fund, a fund that is designed to help bluegrass professionals in time of need. 

 

The indoor festival is the highly anticipated culmination to a World of Bluegrass Week (Sept. 26 - Oct. 2). More than 60 artists are scheduled to perform, including:

 

Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas 

The Grascals

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper

Dale Ann Bradley

J.D. Crowe & The New South

Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers

Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

The Isaacs

Jesse McReynolds & The McReynolds Tradition

Lonesome River Band

Josh Williams Band

Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Steep Canyon Rangers

Don Rigsby & Midnight Call

Jim Lauderdale, Joey + Rory

Ronnie Bowman

Sierra Hull & Highway 111

Marty Raybon & Full Circle

The Chapmans, Special Consensus

Balsam Range

Audie Blaylock & Redline

Grasstowne

The Boxcars

The Cleverlys 

18 South

The Expedition Show

Wayne Taylor & Appaloosa

Darrell Webb Band, Mike Scott

America’s Bluegrass Gospel Show

The Spinney Brothers

The Cherryholmes Brothers

 NewTown

Mark Johnson & Emory Lester

Wil Maring & Robert Bowlin

Tiller’s Folly

Kids on Bluegrass

 

To get your tickets, go to www.worldofbluegrass.org.