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The Grascals!

Oct 21st, 2009
by GrannyPam.
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The Grascals appeared at Oakland Community College, Lila Jones-Johnson Theater  on Friday, October 16, 2009.  Although this was  not their first appearance in the OCC Bluegrass Series, I believe it is the first time they have appeared at the Royal Oak Campus.

The Grascals at OCC 2009

This appearance marks the first time we had see the group perform, other than an abbreviated set at FanFest, since Kristin Scott Benson won her second Banjo Player of the Year IBMA Award.

It was a great show, the band did all the songs I expected them to sing.  The ninety minutes flew by, and it was over almost before it started.    The Grascals upcoming CD, should be a good one, if the cuts they presented at the concert are any indication.

Here’s Danny Roberts:

Danny Roberts

And Terry Eldredge

The Grascals at OCC 2009

You can see the balance of the photos in the gallery.

IBMA 09

Oct 9th, 2009
by GrannyPam.
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We have finished posting the photographs we took during the IBMA trade show and Fanfest last week. Here is one of Miss Dixie and Tom T. Hall, when they appeared during a tribute to the Carter Family music on the Fanfest stage Saturday night. Tom T. even sang a verse on Will The Circle Be Unbroken.
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Miss Dixie was highly visible all week. We attended a number of after hours showcases at the Good Home Grown Music suite, enjoying all of them. Several years ago, the Halls announced that they were including IBMA in their wills, and planned to donate the royalties from their bluegrass publishing company, Good Homegrown Music.

We couldn’t photograph everything, but we did get shots of many of the activities at the convention center, the Ryman and even a few from the Bluegrass Inn.

This one brought smiles, it is Kristin Scott Benson, just after receiving the banjo player award from her former boss, Larry Stephenson.
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On Saturday, the amazingly talented Sierra Hull appeared on the Fanfest stage. There was some pretty good picking going on.
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We saw the Cats and the Fiddler, a young band from our home state, and some other great groups at the Bronzewound showcase on Monday.
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All in all, it was a wonderful week for bluegrass. You can see all the photos in the gallery.