Wednesday, June 17, 2015

NEW CD FROM COUNTRY MUSIC HASS OF FAME

It's here! And it is amazing!
Two CD release, the companion album for the exhibit includes 36 tracks from iconic artists.
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Monday, June 1, 2015

HIT AND RUN BLUEGRASS BAND IS HEADING WEST TO WY, CO, AND UT

Festival season has finally arrived! And we are excited to hop on airplanes, buses, and vans to pick some strings for your bright and smiling festivarian faces! This summer's highlight may quite possibly be Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass. This will be our first time there, and we are very excited! Join us please!
We've got news to report, below, about a re-release & the band. As always, thanks for keeping up with us!
~ VIRGINIA THIS WEEK!!~
May 28 (Thu)-Abingdon, VA Bone Fire Smoke House
May 29 (Fri)-Syria, VA Graves Mountain Festival of Music  
May 30 (Sat)-Pembroke, VA  BrewRidge Music & Craft Beer Festival w/ After Jack @Mountain Lake Lodge
~ Western TOUR DATES ~
June 4 (Thu)-Lafayette, CO  FARM School Grand Opening! w/ Steel Pennies. Concert, Jam, Potluck, Songwriting Workshop w/ Becky Buller and Rebecca Frazier
June 6 (Sat)-Pagosa Springs, CO. Pagosa Folk n' Bluegrass Festival  w guest Becky Buller on fiddle!
June 18 (Thu)-Thermopolis, WY Thermopolis Summer Concert Series
June 19 (Fri)-Evanston, WY  Beer, Brats & Bluegrass Festival
June 20 (Sat)-Evanston, WY. Beer, Brats & Bluegrass Festival (Kidfest)
June 21 (Sun)-Park City, UT Park Silly Sunday Market @ 9th & Main St. (2 pm set)
June 22 (Mon)-Crested Butte, CO  AlpenGlow Summer Concert Series
June 23 (Tue)-Del Norte, CO. Wildwood Sounds
June 24 (Wed)-Lakewood, CO. Sounds Exciting Summer Concert Series
June 25 (Thu)-Gunnison, CO iBar Ranch
June 26 (Fri)-Wallsburg, UT  Wallsburg Music Festival
June 27 (Sat)-Wallsburg, UT  Wallsburg Music Festival

JILL AND BOB WIESE OF COTTON WOOD BAND TAKE OVER NORTH DAKOTA FESTIVALS

This summer Cotton Wood and Bob and myself are the new “organizers” of the Missouri River Bluegrass Festival at the Cross Ranch State Park near Washburn! John and Arlene Andrus ran it for 24 years and have retired so we decided to take a run with it this summer….June 19-20 starting Friday night at 6:30PM. We are so excited to have The Special Consensus coming back to North Dakota and the Wood Picks, Chuck Suchy, The Larsen brothers, the Musick Family and Cotton Wood! The Center Community band/Pfliger Sisters will play on Saturday as well.
Bluegrass is going PINK again on Saturday July 25th at the Cross Ranch State Park with a 5K Fun/Run/Walk on the beautiful trails at 0900am….supper at 5 and concert at 7. Join us to raise awareness/money for the Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation……June 22nd Cotton Wood is in BISMARCK to play from 6-8 at Peace Park…enjoy some brats and cold Laughing Sun beer too….this is FREE…..well maybe not the beer……
There are two workshops on Saturday at the festival from 1-3 with The Special Consensus and The Wood Picks….come learn some bluegrass music with us and enjoy some fun nighttime jamming too……..
We have a facebook page for the festival….it is Missouri River Bluegrass Festival…Share it and we hope to see you in June! 20 DAYS!!!! Bring your lawn chair, bug spray, flashlight and poncho/umbrella…….Enjoy the SUN! Jill
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20 DAYS until the 25th Annual Missouri River Bluegrass Festival at theCross Ranch State Park!!!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!! The Special Consensus and The Wood Picks with Joel Kezar and Chuck Suchy, The Larsen Brothers, The Musick Family and Cotton Wood bluegrass band will be playing!!!!!
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Friday, June 19 at 6:30pm