Saturday, March 20, 2010
By Keith Lawrence, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Mark Humphrey/Associated PressThe International Bluegrass Music Museum keeps alive the legacy of the late Bill Monroe, known as the father of bluegrass music. Like many nonprofits these days, the museum in Owensboro, Ky., is struggling to survive.OWENSBORO, Ky. -- The International Bluegrass Music Museum in this western Kentucky city 40 miles from Bill Monroe's birth and burial places is struggling financially like most nonprofit organizations.
But a group of bluegrass musicians is coming to the museum's rescue with a series of what will soon become weekly concerts featuring some of the top names in the business.
James King, known for his "mountain soul," is slated to perform in the museum's Bluegrass Unlimited Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday. More...
Tickets are $10. They can be ordered by calling the museum at 1-888-MY-BANJO.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044183-388.stm#ixzz0ija9cC6F
By Keith Lawrence, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Mark Humphrey/Associated PressThe International Bluegrass Music Museum keeps alive the legacy of the late Bill Monroe, known as the father of bluegrass music. Like many nonprofits these days, the museum in Owensboro, Ky., is struggling to survive.OWENSBORO, Ky. -- The International Bluegrass Music Museum in this western Kentucky city 40 miles from Bill Monroe's birth and burial places is struggling financially like most nonprofit organizations.
But a group of bluegrass musicians is coming to the museum's rescue with a series of what will soon become weekly concerts featuring some of the top names in the business.
James King, known for his "mountain soul," is slated to perform in the museum's Bluegrass Unlimited Theatre at 7 p.m. Friday. More...
Tickets are $10. They can be ordered by calling the museum at 1-888-MY-BANJO.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10079/1044183-388.stm#ixzz0ija9cC6F
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