At the fourth annual Barbeque and Bluegrass Festival the bluegrass doesn’t stop on the stage. Even the barbeque is prepared by musicians. The pulled pork is being prepared by David Donner of The Shade Tree Players, a local bluegrass band. The festival is held every year at the Angel Mounds State Historic Site in Newburgh, IN.

            On Saturday September 6th and Sunday, September 7th enjoy bluegrass music starting at 2:00 pm. Here’s the schedule.    

2:00 PM

 Music from The WildMan and Randy Lanham Band. This acoustic duo has been performing together for the last six years. The band’s roster includes Jeff Hardesty, known to his fans as Wildman, and Randy Lanham. Lanham has shared the stage with such famous musicians as Alison Krauss and the late, great Buck Owens and has toured and performed with Tanya Tucker. Wildman, a veteran local musician for the last 15 years, provides vocals and guitar has been, while Lanham plays the fiddle, mandolin and sings harmony. “We throw in a few original songs but we do the old standards like Rocky Top, Man of Constant Sorrow, Blue Moon of Kentucky,” says Lanham.

4:00 PM

Husband and wife team Jerry and Gloria Glore and Tony Rothrock are the core of the River City Bluegrass. The three have been performing together for nearly 14 years and all have won various honors throughout their years of performance – individually and as a band. Jerry plays guitar and Gloria, the upright bass, while Rothrock plays mandolin. They all provide vocals with Rothrock joking “I sing the off-key parts.” They will be joined by Steve Mohler, former front man for Little Moe and the Atomic Two-Tones, on banjo and Randy Lanham on fiddle. Along with the standard blue grass fare Rothrock says “You never know what Jerry Glore is gonna do...he may cut loose with who knows what if he gets a wild hare!”

6:00 PM

Owensboro’s own River Bottom BlueGrass Band. Jeff Johnson plays guitar, Gary Evans picks the banjo, Rich Shauer plays mandolin, Bobby Lucas plays guitar, Roger Lucas plays upright bass and Aleatha Fuqua and the rest of the band perform the vocals. With influences from the past and present the band believes “Bluegrass should grow...it’s ok to sing a song written after 1950,” according to their MySpace page.

            This year’s festival fundraiser supports the Bluegrass Creek Dulcimer Festival, which in turn is a fundraiser set up to support Camp Reveal. Admission is free. Bring lawn chairs or blankets. Coolers are allowed, but no alcohol and everyone is encouraged to purchase the barbeque.