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THIS WEEK HOSTS CENTRAL OHIO BLUEGRASS SHOWDATES
Join Ramble hosts Rich Baker, Chet DeLong, Chris Johnston, and Steve Brechter for one of the best--and longest running--bluegrass radio shows in the country! The Lonesome River Band, The Country Gentlemen, Blue Highway, Bill Monroe, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Stanley Brothers, Del McCoury, The Osborne Brothers, Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, The Seldom Scene, The Nashville Bluegrass Band, Reno and Smiley, Flatt and Scruggs, The Boys From Indiana, and The Dillards are only a fraction of the outstanding artists you'll experience when you tune in to Bluegrass Ramble.
Classical Denison Students Breakdown and Play Bluegrass
The Music Department at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, is teaching students to play bluegrass music. Brent Davis filed this special audio report about Andy Carlson, music department chair at Denison University, who makes his bluegrass students play outside.
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO HERE
RAMBLIN' THIS WEEK....
It's festival season. We're featuring the recordings of many of the groups you can hear at festivals across the nation. So tune in and listen up to prepare for your trip to your favorite festival. Or if you can't make a festval this year, pull your lawn chair up to the radio, get your favorite beverage, and enjoy every minute of The Bluegrass Ramble. It's just like begin there--except you won't get a sunburn...
Tune in WOSU's Bluegrass Ramble, Saturday and Sunday's at 6pm on WOSU 820 AM and live on the Web at wosu.org. And don't forget to scroll down to see the latest showdates of live bluegrass performances in and around central Ohio.
Check out the updated showdates (see below) for live concerts in your area.
Chet DeLong
Born in mountain country Kentucky, Chet DeLong has lived in central Ohio for 43 years and been part of WOSU's Bluegrass Ramble since 1990. He grew up listening to Farm and Fun Time on WCYB in Bristol, Va., featuring the Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, and Bill Monroe. "I can't recall a time of not being in love with bluegrass music," he says. DeLong has promoted bluegrass shows since the 70s and has attended festivals in many parts of the country. A charter member of the Central Ohio Bluegrass Association, DeLong has performed in the "Plum Mountain Grass" band for many years. DeLong says he loves to play listener requests.
Rich Baker
Rich Baker, a life-long resident of central Ohio, joined WOSU’s Bluegrass Ramble in 1986. Rich received a journalism degree from Ohio University where he hosted a country music show on WOUB-FM. After graduation, he worked for 20 years as director of corporate communications and investor relations for CompuServe Incorporated and for seven years in the same capacity for Metatec International. In 1995, Rich hosted a second radio show on WRVF 98.9 FM called the Bluegrass Hot Top Hits Countdown but considers WOSU as “home.” Rich performs with bluegrass bands in the area, serves on the WOSU Friends Board, the Central Ohio Bluegrass Association board, and is a member of the International Bluegrass Music Association.
Chris Johnston
Chris is a Central Ohio native and has worked at various Columbus area radio stations, beginning with high school. He joined WOSU in 1987 as host of a Big Band show. When that show was discontinued, he was asked to continue at the station as a fill-in host for the Bluegrass Ramble. He was made a regular host in 2006. Asked to name a favorite band, he defers saying he has favorite songs--especially instrumentals. During the week, Chris works for Franklin County in the Purchasing Department and is active in Financial Peace classes at his church. He currently resides in Southeast Columbus with his wife Diana.
Steve Brechter
Steve Brechter is a native of New Jersey and spent much of his life in Connecticut, where he was involved in bluegrass "just about every way you can be." He played 5-string banjo for over 20 years with the Connecticut-based Grass Routes bluegrass band, promoted bluegrass festivals and concerts, and was a host on WWUH's "UH Radio Bluegrass" program. Steve served as Board Chair and Trustee of the International Bluegrass Music Museum (IBMM) in Owensboro, Kentucky, and was named a Kentucky Colonel by the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for his work opening the Museum. Steve moved to Ohio in 2000, loves the Columbus area and enjoys playing the "absolute best in bluegrass music" for the Bluegrass Ramble's dedicated listeners.
CENTRAL OHIO BLUEGRASS SHOWDATES
June 18 Wrygrass at the Luck Brother Coffeehouse, 1101 W. First Ave. in the Grandview Heights area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
June 19-21 The Country Stage Bluegrass Festival, 40A Township Road 1031 in Nova, Ohio. Featuring Harbourtown, the Link Family, Prater Brothers, Ottawa County, Andy Hamilton & East Ky. Grass and the Spence Family. Info: 440-213-8358.
June 20 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass at the OKI Bluegrass Festival at the Polish Club, 3690 Needmore Road in Dayton, Ohio.
June 20-21 Poston Lake Bluegrass Festival at Poston Lake, SR 329 in Guysville, Ohio. Featuring IIIrd Tyme Out, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Dailey & Vincent, Dan Paisley & the Southern Grass, the Hart Brothers, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, the Bluegrass Strangers, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Willis Creek, Jordan Run, Idletymes, the Bluegrass Mountaineers and Higher Vision. Info: www.thehartbrothers.com.
June 20-22 Appalachian Mountain Music Festival at Bicentennial Park at the intersection of US 42 and SR 73 in Waynesville, Ohio (Warren County). Featuring old time, bluegrass, Celtic and gospel concerts, old time banjo and fiddle contests, contra dancing, music workshops, community gospel hymn sing, jamming, storytelling, food and crafts and children’s activities. For times and additional info, visit www.appalachianmusic.org or call 937-862-5551.
June 21 Newark Parks & Recreation Bluegrass Festival at the Gazebo on Courthouse Square in downtown Newark, Ohio. Featuring New Grass Station, Black Diamond, Buck & Company and Lonesome Meadow. Noon-6 p.m. Info: 740-670-7788.
June 21 Hud Haley & friends at the Grove City Inn, 4260 Harrisburg Pike in Grove City, Ohio. 9 p.m.-midnight.
June 25 Wrygrass at the Luck Brother Coffeehouse, 1101 W. First Ave. in the Grandview Heights area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
June 27 Tyler Williams and Marty Leedy perform traditional bluegrass favorites including selections from their Virginia Foundation for the Humanities CD at the Fourth Friday Celebration in historic uptown Westerville. 6-9 p.m. Free. Info: 614-794-0401.
June 27 Grassahol at Comfest in Goodale Park, just off the Short North in Columbus. 9:30-10:10 p.m.
June 28 Sterling Bluegrass Boys at the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville, Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
June 28 Lonesome Meadow at the Darke County Parks & Recreation at the Shawnee Prairie Preserve Nature Center in Greenville, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
June 28 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and Jimmy Dutton & Hymn Time at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucyrus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
July 4 Sterling Bluegrass Boys at the Community Center in Mount Sterling, Ohio. 1-3 p.m.
July 5 Grassahol at the Clintonville Farmers Market, 3519 N. High St. in Columbus. 9:30-11:30 a.m.
July 6 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
July 10-12 30th Annual Central Ohio Bluegrass Association Festival at the Hartford Fairgrounds, 14028 Fairgrounds Road in Croton, Ohio. Featuring Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, the Hart Brothers, Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass, the Muleskinner Band, Black Diamond, Ramblin’ Rose, Sterling Bluegrass Boys, Slate Ridge, Appalachian Heritage, Grassahol and the Spanky Moore Bluegrass Band. Music starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, 1 Friday and noon Saturday. Clog dancing workshop from 9-11 a.m. Saturday. Festival tickets and info available online at www.centralohiobluegrass.com or call 740-965-2877.
July 10-12 Bluegrass in the Hills at Mickey’s Mountain, between Cadiz and Steubenville in Hopedale, Ohio. Take the Hopedale exit off U.S. Route 22 and follow the signs. Featuring James King Band, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Timber Ridge, Dailey & Vincent, Bluegrass Express, Southern Sky, Lonesome Heart, Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass, Lonesome Meadow and others. Music starts at 11 a.m. Info: 740-946-5631.
July 12 Lonesome Meadow at the Westerville Music & Arts Festival main stage at the Everal Barn, 60 N. Cleveland Ave. in Westerville. 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
July 13 Slate Ridge at the North Market Wine Festival, 59 Spruce St., across from the Convention Center in downtown Columbus. Noon – 2 p.m. Free concert.
July 17-19 The Country Stage Bluegrass Festival, 40A Township Road 1031 in Nova, Ohio. Featuring Harbourtown, the Spanky Moore Band, Buck & Company, Hardline Drive, Highland Grass and Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass. Info: 440-213-8358.
July 18 Grassahol at the bluegrass happy hour at Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave. in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
July 18 Hud Haley & friends at The Gin Mill, 33 W. First St. in London, Ohio. 8-11 p.m. Info: 740-852-3999.
July 18 Peach Mountain Boys at Taffey’s Coffee House, 123 E. Main St. in Eaton, Ohio. Free admission. 8 p.m. Info: 937-456-1381.
July 18-19 Country Stage Bluegrass Festival at the Country Stage Music Park, 40A Township Road 1031 in Nova , Ohio. Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass and others.
July 19 Hud Haley & friends at the Grove City Inn, 4260 Harrisburg Pike in Grove City, Ohio. 9 p.m.-midnight.
July 19 Lizzie Long and Lonesome Will Mullins at the Hocking Hills Family Market on US. Route 33, 13 mi. S of Lancaster in Rockbridge, Ohio. 6 p.m. Bring lawn chairs. Info: 740-380-9020.
July 19 Peach Mountain Boys at Oak Hill Bluegrass Festival in Oak Hill, Ohio. 4 p.m.
July 20 Peach Mountain Boys at the Lancaster Festival, Broad & Main St. gazebo n Lancaster, Ohio. Check 1-800-LANFEST for times.
July 20 Sterling Bluegrass Boys at the Turtle Creek Flea Market, Routes 75 and 63 in Lebanon, Ohio. 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m.
July 23-26 Musicians Against Childhood Cancer Bluegrass Festival at the Hoover-Y Park (S on Alum Creek, W on Rohr Road) in Columbus. Featuring IIIrd Tyme Out, the Harley Allen Band, Blue Highway, Blue Moon Rising, Ronnie Bowman & the Committee, Shawn Camp, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Dudley Connell & friends, Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time, Dailey & Vincent, Bill Emerson & the Sweet Dixie Band, the Grascals, Grasstowne, Carl Jackson, the James King Band, Randy Kohrs & the Lites w/ Jim Lauderdale, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Harley Allen Band, Lonesome River Band, Lost & Found, the MACC Children’s Band, Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers, Mark Newton Band, David Parmley & Continental Divide, New Found Road, Pine Mountain Railroad, Don Rigsby & Midnight Call, Mountain Heart, Jerry Salley, Junior Sisk & Ramblers Choice, Kenny & Amanda Smith, Larry Sparks & the Lonesome Ramblers, the Steel Drivers, Steep Canyon Rangers, the Larry Stephenson Band, Ernie Thacker & Route 23, Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Bradley Walker and Aubrie Haynie. Plus super group performances with the Original Longview (Dudley Connell, Joe Mullins, James King, Don Rigsby, Marshall Wilburn), and Friday and Saturday night MACC Opry performances by J.D. Crowe, the Grascals, Carl Jackson, Jerry Salley, Larry Cordle, Shawn Camp, Morgan Hayes and others. Tickets: 740-548-4199 or from Ticketmaster Outlets.
July 26 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and the Glick Family at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucyrus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
July 31 New Found Road at the Oxford Summer Music Festival in Uptown Park, Oxford, Ohio. Free admission. Bring lawn chairs. 7:30-10 p.m.
Aug. 2 Lonesome Meadow at Dixon’s Buffalo Bluegrass festival, Rt. 83 in Beverly, Ohio. 2:15 and 8;30 p.m.
Aug. 3 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
Aug. 3 Grassahol at the Outdoor Amphitheatre at Alum Creek Park, 221 W. Main St. in Westerville, Ohio. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Part of the Westerville Concert Series.
Aug. 4 Grassahol at the Hartford Fair in Croton, Ohio, at the fairgrounds. 8 p.m.
Aug. 7-9 Bluegrass in the Hills at Mickey’s Mountain, between Cadiz and Steubenville in Hopedale, Ohio. Take the Hopedale exit off U.S. Route 22 and follow the signs. Featuring Goldwing Express, Almost Famous, Wildwood Valley Boys, the Hart Brothers, Nothing Fancy, Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, Bo Isaac & the Wheelrights, Southbound Express, the Moron Brothers, Willis Creek, Stoney Creek and others. Music starts at 11 a.m. Info: 740-946-5631.
Aug. 7-9 Bluegrass Down on the Farm Festival at Lonesome Acres Park, 7642 Lower Miamisburg Road in Miamisburg, Ohio. Featuring Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Tommy Brown & County Line Grass, Bluegrass Strangers, Dixie Ryders, Vince Combs & Shadetree Bluegrass, Spanky Moore Bluegrass Band, Cornfields & Crossroads, Kody Norris & the Watuaga Mountain Boys and Darrell Winkleman & Mountain Echo. Info: www.lonesomeacrespark.com.
Aug. 7-9 Greenwich Bluegrass Festival in Greenwich, Ohio. Dailey & Vincent and others.
Aug. 8-9 Lonesome Meadow at the Goodtime Bluegrass Festival, 5982 Beaver Pike in Jackson, Ohio. Time to be announced.
Aug. 14-16 The Country Stage Bluegrass Festival, 40A Township Road 1031 in Nova, Ohio. Featuring Harbourtown, Cedar Bluff, Lonesome Heart, Grassy Ridge, Stoney Creek and Copus Hill. Info: 440-213-8358.
Aug. 15 Grassahol at the Friday Night Bandstand in downtown Lancaster, Ohio. 7:30-9 p.m.
Aug. 16 Slate Ridge at the North Market, 59 Spruce St., across from the Convention Center in downtown Columbus. 10 a.m.- noon. Free concert.
Aug. 21-23 Brown County Bluegrass Festival at the Brown County Fairgrounds in Georgetown, Ohio. Featuring IIIrd Tyme Out, Ralph Stanley II & the Clinch Mountain Boys, J.D. Crowe & the New South, Marty Raybon & Full Circle, Tommy Brown & County Line, Salt Creek, Hard Drive, Lonesome Whistle Band, New Found Road, Darrel Winkelman & Mountain Echo, Friends in Bluegrass, New River Line, Hart Brothers, Higher Vision and more. Info: www.browncountybluegrass.com.
Aug. 23 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and the Walker Family at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfied St. in Bucyrus, Ohio 7-9 p.m.
Aug. 28 Peach Mountain Boys at the Millersport Sweetcorn Festival in Millersport, Ohio. 8:30 p.m.
Aug. 29-31 Mandolin Farm Bluegrass Festival, 387 Owens Lane in Flemingsburg, Ky. Featuring Rhonda Vincent & the Rage, Newfound Road, James King Band, Daily & Vincent, IIIrd Tyme Out, Goldwing Express, Bluegrass Strangers, Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain, Billie Renee & Cumberland Gap, the Anita Fisher Band, Fast Lane, Diamond Head Mountain Boys, Shultz Creek and others. Info: 606-845-3693 and www.mandolinfarmbluegrass.net.
Sept. 7 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
Sept. 11-13 Mohican Wilderness Bluegrass Festival at the Mohican Wilderness Campground, 22462 Wally Road in Glenmont, Ohio. Featuring Grasstowne, Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain, Karl Shifflett & Big Country, Bradley Walker, Rarely Herd, Northwest Territory, the Hart Brothers, Limited Edition, Muleskinner, Faces Made for Radio and Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass and others. Info: www.mohicanwilderness.com.
Sept. 13 Slate Ridge at the North Market, 59 Spruce St., across from the Convention Center in downtown Columbus. 10 a.m.- noon. Free concert.
Sept. 18-20 The Country Stage Bluegrass Festival, 40A Township Road 1031 in Nova, Ohio. Featuring Harbourtown, Saffle Brothers, Bo Isaac & the Wheelrights, the Peach Mountain Boys, Idletymers and Blackwater Run. Info: 440-213-8358.
Sept. 19 Slate Ridge at the bluegrass happy hour at Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave. in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
Sept. 20 Hylo Brown Bluegrass Festival at Goshen Memorial Park in Mechanicsburg, Ohio. Featuring Vince Combs & Shadetree Bluegrass, the Muleskinner Band, Jim Greer & the Mac-O-Chee Valley Folks, Country Grass, Death by Banjo, Grassahol, the Baldwin Family, the Wild Breed Boys, the Maddix Family, Black Diamond and Eagle River Folk Music. Music starts at 10 a.m. Info: 937-215-9363 or hylobrown@yahoo.com.
Sept. 25-28 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass at Festival in the Cornfields at the Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Also featuring Country Grass, Whitaker Brothers, Hamilton Bluegrass, Stone Mountain Boys, Noah Woolum Band, Sterling Bluegrass, Laurel Mountain, Lonesome Meadow, Blackwater Run, Common Ground, Lillie Mae & the Dixie Gospelaires and others. Info: 419-568-1220 or via email at fotmc@iglou.com.
Sept. 26-27 Salt Creek Bluegrass Festival at the Old Chandlersville School Grounds in Chandlersville, Ohio. Featuring Cabin Fever, Wills Creek, Almost Famous, Stoney Creek and Timberline.
Sept. 27 Northwest Territory at Grandma’s Alpine Homestead on Route 62 south of Wilmot, Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 27 Grassahol at the Areopagitica Book Store, 3510 N. High St. in Columbus. 7 p.m. jam, 8 p.m open stage and 9 p.m. Grassahol.
Sept. 27 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and Diana Boggs & New Jerusalem at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucyrus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
Oct. 3 Northwest Territory and the Hart Brothers at the Events Center on Darla Drive in Hanover, Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 Slate Ridge at the North Market, 59 Spruce St., across from the Convention Center in downtown Columbus. 10 a.m.- noon. Free concert.
Oct. 4-5 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass and the Spanky Moore Bluegrass Band at the Apple Festival at Allen County Farm Park on Slabtown Road in Lima, Ohio. Music noon-4.
Oct. 5 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
Oct. 11 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass at Bluegrass in the Cornfields (indoor concert) at the Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Open stage at 3 p.m. featured bands from 4-9 p.m. Info: 419-568-1220 or via email at fotmc@iglou.com.
Oct. 24 Rhonda Vincent & the Rage at Stuart’s Opera House, 34 Public Square in Nelsonville, Ohio. 8 p.m. Info: www.stuartsoperahouse.org.
Oct. 25 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and Bud Henderson & the Gospel Echoes at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucyrus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
Oct. 31 Slate Ridge at the bluegrass happy hour at Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave. in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
Nov. 2 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
Nov. 8 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass at Bluegrass in the Cornfields (indoor concert) at the Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Open stage at 3 p.m. featured bands from 4-9 p.m. Info: 419-568-1220 or via email at fotmc@iglou.com.
Nov. 14 Slate Ridge at the bluegrass happy hour at Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave. in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
Nov. 14-15 Southern Ohio Indoor Bluegrass Festival at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. Featuring Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dailey & Vincent, Cherryholmes, the Primitive Quartet, the Grascals, Lonesome River Band, Danny Paisley & Southern Grass, Leroy Troy and Joe Mullins & the Radio Ramblers. Tickets: 937-372-5804 or online at www.somusicfest.com.
Nov. 15 Northwest Territory at Grandma’s Alpine Homestead on Route 62 south of Wilmot, Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 22 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and the Walker Family at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucryus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
Dec. 5 The Lewis Family at the new Licking Valley Elementary School, 1510 Licking Valley Road in Newark, Ohio. 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7 Bluegrass jam session at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road in Columbus. 1:30 p.m. slow jam for beginners, 2:30 p.m. regular jam.
Dec. 12 Slate Ridge at the bluegrass happy hour at Byrne’s Pub, 1248 W. Third Ave. in the Grandview area of Columbus. 7-9 p.m.
Dec. 13 Vernon McIntyre & Appalachian Grass at Bluegrass in the Cornfields (indoor concert) at the Famous Old Time Music Company, 20322 U.S. 33 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Open stage at 3 p.m. featured bands from 4-9 p.m. Info: 419-568-1220 or via email at fotmc@iglou.com.
Dec. 27 Merril Miller & the Music Masters and Appalachian Heritage at Friendship Hall, 1880 E. Mansfield St. in Bucyrus, Ohio. 7-9 p.m.
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