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Tennessee Fall Homecoming this weekend at Museum of Appalachia

Posted at 10:27 am October 6, 2016
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Tennessee Fall Homecoming Musicians

File photo courtesy Museum of Appalachia

Tennessee Fall Homecoming is this weekend at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris.

The historic three-day festival is scheduled from Friday, October 7, to Sunday, October 9. It’s the 37th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming.

It’s one of the nation’s largest, most authentic music and folk festivals, a press release said. It features more than 70 musicians performing on four outdoor stages.

“Each year, tens of thousands of music fans come to enjoy concerts spanning many genres—including bluegrass, country, gospel, and Americana music,” the press release said.

The music lineup for this year’s event includes: [Read more…]

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Tickets on sale now for first Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival

Posted at 12:02 pm December 22, 2014
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Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival

The City of Rocky Top will present the inaugural Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival in 2015. It’s scheduled for Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25, at the George Templin Memorial Athletic Field at 214 Main Street in Rocky Top (formerly Lake City).

On Friday, see Flat Lonesome, Blue Highway, and Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice.

Saturday’s lineup includes Flat Lonesome, Blue Moon Rising, Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, The Box Cars, Lonesome River Band, and Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top Express.

Organizers said tickets are on sale now (just in time for Christmas), and they “will make great stocking stuffers for the bluegrass fan on your list.” Get your tickets at Rocky Top City Hall, Marks Pharmacy in Rocky Top, at WYSH Radio, or buy them online at www.RockyTopBluegrassFestival.com.

Filed Under: Entertainment, Government, Music, Rocky Top, Top Stories Tagged With: Blue Highway, Blue Moon Rising, Bobby Osborne and Rocky Top Express, Flat Lonesome, George Templin Memorial Athletic Field, Junior Sisk and Rambler’s Choice, Lonesome River Band, Rocky Top, Rocky Top Bluegrass Festival, Steve Gulley and New Pinnacle, The Box Cars

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