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Perfecting Practice with Sons of Bluegrass
Saturday, April 20
11:30 Pavilion Stage in Hancock Park
The Sons of Bluegrass---five Bluegrass majors each pursuing a B.A.
Degree in the one-of-a-kind Bluegrass Music Program at East
Tennessee State University---are among the finest Bluegrass bands
in the country. The award-winning group is known for masterful,
high-energy performances. Their talent, practice and drive have
resulted in their selection as the 2012 Championship Bluegrass
Band by the State of North Carolina.
The Sons of Bluegrass are serious about their craft, and are pleased
to pass along tips for success in their workshop “Perfecting
Practice.” Prepare to be inspired! |
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The group, which describes its music as coming "from Spirit for the Soul", aspired to share its love of Native America through drumming, singing and dance.
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 Gold Rush, together since 2001, features some of the region's best bluegrass musicians. Their on-the-money instrumentals and tight harmony singing have made them favorites at concerts, festivals, and private parties throughout North Georgia, including Bear on the Square.
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Fiddler Mick Kinney, guitarist Kenneth Johnson, and banjo player Chip Corbitt faithfully recreate the sound and spirit of their namesake, the original Georgia Crackers.
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John Grimm & Beverly Smith
Old-Time Duet Singing
Sunday April 21
1:30 at the Hancock Pavilion
John Grimm is an award-winning fiddler and multi-instrumentalist
who has played with many old-time bands, including “The
Georgia Mudcats.” The proprietor of Vintage Music, he teaches
all string instruments in his Dahlonega studio. John played the
role of Fiddlin’ John Carson in the PBS film “The People vs. Leo
Frank.” He is also a fiddle teacher with Dahlonega’s Pick & Bow
Traditional Music School.
Beverly Smith is one of the leading guitar & fiddle players in oldtime
music, and is a recording artist in Irish & Bluegrass vocals as
well as fiddle. She has been a featured performer on A Prairie
Home Companion and has toured extensively in the United
States as well as the United Kingdom. Beverly is a master of the
music of the Carter Family and is a well-known teacher at music
camps and folk festivals. |
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Georgia Pick & Bow All Stars |
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 Appearing on the Bear on the Square Mountain Festival’s MainStage for the fifth consecutive year are students from the Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music School Program, an after school program for Lumpkin County students.
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Curtis Jones and Mountain Gypsy Project |
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Curtis is often referred to by fans and critics alike as the “fastest acoustic guitarist in the world”
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Chloe, Ariel, and Meredith blend sweet harmonies with raging Old Time fiddle tunes.
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Walter & Jeanie Daves
Old-Time Jam
4:00 Saturday April 20
Conner Tent
The names Walter & Jeanie Daves are synonymous with old-time
music and contra dancing in North Georgia, and their contribution
has been tremendous. Walter & Jeanie have been playing old-time
music together for over 25 years, providing music for dances,
musical productions, and private parties in their community of
Sautee-Nacoochee and the surrounding area.
They are marvelous contra dancers, and Walter is a skilled contra
dance caller. They have appeared on Dahlonega’s Mountain Music
& Medicine Show as well as other variety shows, and play in two
string bands—Cage Free String Band and Mountain Mayhem. Their
great joy is to sit down and jam informally with other old-time
musicians. |
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The differences between Oldtime and Bluegrass music
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