By Don Thrasher, Contributing writer
Del McCoury is one of the true stars of bluegrass, but he refuses to be pigeonholed.
The 70-year-old native of York, Pa., has managed to take his music to a wider audience by embracing contemporary songs and interesting performance opportunities. And he’s achieved all this while sticking to what he does best: good-old fashioned hillbilly music.
McCoury, who will perform at a Cityfolk-sponsored concert at The Masonic Center in Dayton on Saturday, Jan. 23, took time recently for a brief Q&A.
Q: How is everything?
A: “Things are great. I feel good and still feel like singing, but I’m 70 now. You never know when I might retire. You know how it is when you get old, you have no guarantees.”
Q: What’s it like playing bluegrass at Bonnaroo?
A: It’s great. We were the first bluegrass band to play Bonnaroo. I didn’t know if anybody there would want to listen to bluegrass and there was a big crowd for us. It kind of surprised me.”
Q: You’ve covered contemporary songs, but you’ve remained true to your bluegrass roots. What keeps you devoted to that sound? Read on...
Del McCoury is one of the true stars of bluegrass, but he refuses to be pigeonholed.
The 70-year-old native of York, Pa., has managed to take his music to a wider audience by embracing contemporary songs and interesting performance opportunities. And he’s achieved all this while sticking to what he does best: good-old fashioned hillbilly music.
McCoury, who will perform at a Cityfolk-sponsored concert at The Masonic Center in Dayton on Saturday, Jan. 23, took time recently for a brief Q&A.
Q: How is everything?
A: “Things are great. I feel good and still feel like singing, but I’m 70 now. You never know when I might retire. You know how it is when you get old, you have no guarantees.”
Q: What’s it like playing bluegrass at Bonnaroo?
A: It’s great. We were the first bluegrass band to play Bonnaroo. I didn’t know if anybody there would want to listen to bluegrass and there was a big crowd for us. It kind of surprised me.”
Q: You’ve covered contemporary songs, but you’ve remained true to your bluegrass roots. What keeps you devoted to that sound? Read on...
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