McHargue’s Mill at Levi Jackson State Park – photo by Jessica Bray Recently, a young lady, Leslie Smith, wrote some rather harsh things about my hometown of London, Kentucky. I’m honestly not sure what her reasoning behind the article, but it was full of a fairy tale fantasy of the
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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
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Marty Stuart – via Marty’s Facebook Page Grand Ole Opry star and multiple Grammy Award winner Marty Stuart has amassed one of the largest private collections of memorabilia documenting country-music history. The Library of Congress announced in mid-May that the world’s largest library has acquired hundreds of hours of historic
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,
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African music has always influenced other musical genres. When slaves came to the Appalachian Mountain region from Africa, they brought over a lot of their traditions. Most of these traditions are shown frequently in the music world, especially in bluegrass music. It is already known that the 4-string banjo
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 MoreGrand Ole Opry Vice President and General Manager Pete Fisher (l) presents country music legend Steve Wariner (r) with a plaque commemorating his 20th anniversary as an Opry member after his performance. Credit: Chris Hollo/Hollo Photographics for the Grand Ole Opry. This past Saturday (May 14), four-time GRAMMY and CMA
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Eastern Kentucky native, Larry Cordle, recently announced that he has been diagnosed with chronic lymphatic leukemia. The country music singer-songwriting legend has written hits for Ricky Skaggs, Loretta Lynn, Dierks Bentley, and many more. One his is best known hit songs was performed by Alan Jackson and George Strait –
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
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