Monday, July 27, 2009

Music resounds at annual bluegrass festival


By BRUCE SIWY
Daily American Staff Writer





Saturday, July 25, 2009 10:28 PM EDT
It’s likely an alien sound to the casual cruiser of pop radio — the pleasant harmony of fiddle, banjo, mandolin and sometimes even dobro.

But for the hundreds of fans who flocked to the Friedens area for the annual Coleman Station Bluegrass Festival, the sound couldn’t be sweeter.

“It’s underground music,” said Pittsburgh resident Lew Scheinman, a self-described bluegrass enthusiast of 40 years. “It’s kept going by the passion and enthusiasm of its fans.” Read more...

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