Smart Talk road trip to the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
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Photo courtesy of the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival
What to look for on Smart Talk, Friday, August 16, 2019:
The Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival takes the stage this weekend in beautiful Adams County. The festival is well-known among music lovers for presenting top-notch Bluegrass music and as a place featuring entertainment for the entire family.
Smart Talk broadcasts from the Granite Hill Camping resort for a look at Pennsylvania’s long legacy of musical storytelling and Bluegrass tradition. There is also a discussion and preview of the new Ken Burns Country Music series.
In the series, PBS filmmaker Ken Burns explores the history of a uniquely American Art form: country music. From its deep and tangled roots in ballads, blues and hymns performed in small settings, to its worldwide popularity, Burns highlights how country music evolved over the course of the 20th century, as it eventually emerged to become “America’s music.” Burn’s series premieres on WITF TV September 15 at 8pm.
Scott LaMar with Joe Cornett and Cyndie Winkelmann, Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival organizers, Friday, August 16, 2019. (photo Lisa Wardle)
Scott LaMar with members of the band Colebrook Road, Friday, August 16, 2019, at the site of the Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. (Photo Lisa Wardle) Listen to Colebrook Road on WITF Music.
