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Where:
The International Bluegrass Music Museum,
Yellow Creek Park and the RiverPark Center
Owensboro, Kentucky

When: June 24th - 27th

Ticket Price:

$25.00 a day. Senior discount, $20.00, student discount $15 a day. Visit ticketing site for All-Star Kick-off seating prices.

 Kids 12 & under are free.

Camping: Free primitive camping for 3-day pass holders. Get camping tickets at Yellow Creek Park.

River of Bluegrass:

Peace, Love and Bluegrass Bliss. This Northern Kentucky festival is put on each year by The International Bluegrass Music Museum to showcase new bluegrass talent and bring together some of the biggest and oldest names in blugrass music. There will be music workshops and a camping culture to enjoy.

2009 Performance Schedule:

Wednesday
Woodward's Cafe across from the museum
11:00 Blackberry Jam
12:00 Mountain Harmony
1:00 Grandview Junction
2:00 County Line Bluegrass
3:00 Up-N-Gone
4:00 King’s Highway

RiverPark Center: Cannon Hall 7 – 10 PM
Waxworks’ 60th Anniversary Celebration…
A ROMP ’09 Kick-Off Concert
Featuring
7:00 Barry Lanham's Foot Stompin' Express
7:15 Mike Snider
8:15 Marty Stuart and The Fabulous Superlatives
9:30 Del McCoury Band

Thursday
The Pioneers in Performance!
RIVERPARK CENTER: Cannon Hall 11:00 AM
11:00 Gloria Belle & Tennessee Sunshine
12:00 Bluegrass Authority
1:00 Eddie & Martha Adcock w/Tom Gray
2:00 Jim Smoak & The L A Honeydrippers
3:00 Jesse McReynolds & The Virgina Boys
4:00 Bill Clifton and Jimmy Gaudreau
5:00 PM THE LEGENDS SUPPER &
HALL OF FAME UNVEILING CEREMONY
7:00 Paul Williams & Victory Trio
7:50 Melvin Goins & Windy Mountain
8:45 PIONEERS RECOGNITION CEREMONY
Ronnie Reno, Master of Ceremonies
9:35 Larry Sparks & The Lonesome Ramblers

FRIDAY
Yellow Creek Park 10 AM to 11PM
10:00 Pioneers of Bluegrass in Performance.
Featuring Al Hawkes, Mac Martin, The Reeds
Homer Bailes, Ernest Ferguson and friends
Roger Sprung and friends

12:00 The McCormick Brothers
1:00 All4Hym
2:00 The Reunion Band
3:00 The Ozaki Brothers (Japan)
4:00 Williams & Clark Expedition
5:00 Pioneers Jam
6:30 Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top X-press
7:45 J. D. Crowe & The New South
9:00 Josh Williams Band

Saturday
Yellow Creek Park 10:30 AM to 11PM
10:30 The GrasStains featuring the Harringtons
11:10 Cats & The Fiddler
12:00 KY BlueGrass AllStars
12:40 Bill Evans & Megan Lynch
1:15 Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition
2:10 Valerie Smith & Liberty Pike
3:10 Bluegrass Parkway (Australia)
4:10 The Dixie Bee-Liners
5:10 The Special Consensus
6:30 Grasstowne
7:45 Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
9:15 The Dan Tyminski Band

Workshop Schedule:

Friday
1pm - Banjo - Blake Williams, Jason McKendree
2pm - Bass - Randall Barnes
3pm - Guitar -Josh Williams
4pm - Songwriter -Pam Gadd, Louisa Branscomb & Nancy Cardwell
5pm - Mandolin - Bobby Clark, Chase Johner

Saturday
1pm - Mandolin - Ernie Evans, Richard Brown
2pm - Fiddle - Megan Lynch & Jackie Miller
3pm - Songwriter - Steve Gulley, Becky Buller & Justin Carbone
4pm - Banjo - Bill Evans & Mike Scott

Film Festival Schedule

Wednesday
11:00 AM Eddie & Marth Adcock
1:00 PM Josh Graves
3:00 PM Pete Seeger
5:00 PM Goins Brothers

Thursday
RBI Live in The Heritage Theater

Friday
11:00 AM Jimmy Martin
1:00 PM McCormick Brothers
3:00 PM Jake Quesenberry
5:00 Smokey Valliere

Saturday
11:00 AM Ozaki Brothers
1:00 PM Earl Scruggs
3:00 PM Dan Crary
5:00 PM Vern Williams