Bluegrass Sounds Better at 4848′
Bluegrass is coming from my office. Very loud bluegrass. It is time to get psyched about the 4th of July Bluegrass Festival at Snowshoe Mountain Resort.
When it comes to bluegrass, I wouldn’t say that I am a hard core fan, but I do enjoy it pretty often. And somethings makes it even more appealing to the ears as it blasts from the side of Skidder* slope at an elevation of 4848′ with the rolling mountains in the background.
*Skidder: A machine, either rubber-tired or tracked, used to drag logs to the landing. Interesting tidbit to know, as logging is a reoccurring theme in bluegrass music.
The weather looks promising this weekend; just a slight chance for showers tomorrow. Here’s the schedule of events:
Friday, July 1, 2011
11am-7pm: Vendors in the Village
11am-6pm: “Day of Play” – activities in the Village for kids
7pm: Village Block Party, with music by Wild Rumpus
Saturday, July 2, 2011
11am-7pm: Vendors in the Village
11am-6pm: “Day of Play” – activities in the Village for kids
Noon-2pm: Fourth of July Cookout in the Village
12pm: Music by The Black Mountain Bluegrass Band
3pm: Music by The Half Time String Band
6pm: Music by The Del McCoury Band (only ticketed event at $25 per person pre-sale, $35 day-of)
9:30pm: Fireworks!
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Noon-5pm: Community Appreciation Day
11am-7pm: Vendors in the Village
11am-6pm: “Day of Play” – activities in the Village for kids
12pm: Music by The Little Mountain Boys
3pm: Music by The Hillbilly Gypsies
6pm: Music by The Grass Stains
Here’s a event preview from the awesome video team at Snowshoe:
I should probably also mentioned that there is a bike race this weekend, the first in the Powerade Race Seriesat Snowshoe Mountain Resort. While I don’t ever foresee myself attempting to ride a bike down anything with a grade steeper than 1%, the guys and gals that take on these races have some pretty awesome skills (and disregard for personally safety…). Here’s another video from the Snowshoe TV team, with a neat perspective of this weekend’s race course:
