LAUREL HILL — Regional band performances and country cooking await bluegrass fans who converge on Holiday Hills Music Park April 30-May 2.
Some of the bands — including Dismal Creek, from Florala, Ala., and TrueGrass — are familiar to attendees of past Crestview Blackwater, Bluegrass and Barbecue Cook-off festivals. Both bands perform traditional bluegrass from the genre's "golden years," including music by Flatt and Scruggs and Bill Monroe.
Also performing:
•Straight and Narrow gospel bluegrass band.
•The MaHarreys family gospel band from St. Stephens, Ala.
•Glory Bound bluegrass gospel band from Montgomery, Ala.
•The Alabama Gentlemen bluegrass band from Wilmer, Ala.
Walter Moore will serve as master of ceremonies.
Bluegrass fans who don't want to miss a note can rent camping hook-ups for $15 per night. Rough camping is available for free.
Pets are welcome in the camping area, which includes bathrooms with hot showers.
Arts and crafts vendors will provide mementoes, and the on-site Country Kitchen offers full concessions with hot food.
No alcoholic beverages, coolers or pets are allowed in the concert area.
WANT TO GO?
WHAT: Spring Bluegrass Festival
WHEN: April 30, May 1 and 2
WHERE: Holiday Hills Music Park, 4191 Bluegrass Parkway, Laurel Hill (take State Road 85 3 miles north of Laurel Hill and follow the signs)
COST: Weekend, $15; Thursday only, $5; Friday only, $7; Saturday only, $10; children under 12 free
NOTES: Thursday: covered dish supper, 5 p.m.; open stage, 6 p.m. Friday: music 6-9 p.m. Saturday: music 1-5 p.m., supper break 5-6 p.m., and music 6 p.m. until. No pets or vehicles, including golf carts, allowed in the music area. Bring lawn chairs, but no high-backs.
CONTACT: Betty, 652-4538; Tracy 612-6575; or Samantha, 978-0436.
Email News Bulletin Staff Writer Brian Hughes, follow him on Twitter or call 850-682-6524.
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