Kentucky native, Larry Williams, performing at The Stage in Nashville, TN. On Saturday, August 6, 2016, Kentucky music fans will be gathering for the 8th annual Froggy Field Party, hosted by WFKY. Those performing include Sundy Best, Josh Goodlett, Larry Williams, Jamie Tingle, and Don Endlin. The festivities start at
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Cumberland Highlanders – via RFD-TV On July 16, 1996, the first taping of the Cumberland Highlanders television show occurred in London, Kentucky. Campbell Mercer, also known as Doc Mercer to many, brought along Travis Brown, Claude Haron, Jimmie Hamm, Julie Mercer, and Paul Wayne Jones for that first taping. It
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Newtown Kentucky bluegrass band, NewTown, are enjoying a busy week as their new CD, Harlan Road, hits stores Friday, July 8, and the IBMA Emerging Artist candidate for nomination headlines the popular Busy Bird Festival on July 9. The disc’s title track premiered on Bluegrass Today last month to rave
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Ben McKeown/AP Images for Budweiser This past weekend, Budweiser teamed up with Kentucky native, Chris Stapleton, to deliver a $1 million donation to Folds of Honor in support of military family scholarships. The donation was during his Fourth of July concert to 40,000 service members and their families at Fort
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This Saturday night, the Oak Ridge Boys will take the stage in front of a sold out audience at Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. It is an annual event for the group, alongside their trip to the Kentucky State Fair in August. This year marks the 41st time that the Oak
Read MoreOn June 3-4th, Seedtime on the Cumberland continues its annual tradition of bringing musical entertainment in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Hosted by Appalshop, the event is free and open to the public at the Appalashop headquarters in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Scheduled to perform include Lee Sexton, Jericho Woods, Amythyst Kiah,
Read MoreRenfro Valley Barn Dance back in time Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, sits one of the longest lasting barn dances in America. Renfro Valley Entertainment Center first opened in 1939 thanks to founder John Lair. Many from around the region would come and enjoy the weekly barn
Read MoreThe National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits, sponsored by MidwayUSA, will be held May 19 to 22, 2016. Special events will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center, KFC Yum! Center Arena, Kentucky International Convention Center and Belvedere at Waterfront Park. The exhibit hall at the Kentucky Exposition
Read MoreTrace Adkins is set to perform at Renfro Valley. Photo by Mike Coppola One of Kentucky’s best concert venues is Renfro Valley Entertainment Center. It is located just an hour south of Lexington off exit 62 on I-75. Renfro Valley is known as “Kentucky’s Country Music Capital” with its new
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