presents on June 11 & 12, 2010

The Seventh Annual
BIG LICK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL

featuring

On June 11^th starting at 6pm

Rye Holler Boys

The Bluegrass Brothers

Southern Junction Band

Big Lick is a community on N.C. Hwy. 205 between
Charlotte and Albemarle, just off N.C. Hwy. 24/27. 
It was named for a salt lick that is still somewhere in the 
woods. Any local deer can tell you its whereabouts.

The Big Lick festival has traditionally had some of the 
biggest names in bluegrass music - and this year the 
trend continues.

The Grascals
Goldwing Express
Bill Yates and The Country Gentlemen Tribute Show
Bluegrass Brothers
Deeper Shade of Blue
Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out

Fans will hear old ballads from the Bill Yates and 
The Country Gentlemen Tribute Show; traditional 
mountain music from the Bluegrass Brothers; and 
a more contemporary sound from The Grascals. 
Rising stars, The Rye Hollar Boys, are teenagers 
who come from a family of musicians in the N.C. 
mountains. 

 Grascals guitarist and vocalist Terry Eldredge is 
looking forward to the show. Organizer Jeff Branch 
and he have been friends since the early '80s. "So 
we're going to put on an especially entertaining show 
at Big Lick," Eldredge says. "Dolly Parton always 
used to say right before we took the stage, 'Make 
it fun!' That's what we're gonna do." 

The Grascals will be singing songs from their newest 
CD, "The Famous Lefty Flynn's." Eldredge sings the 
title track. "Grascals guitarist Jamie Johnson wrote a 
ballad with a little truth and a little fiction in it - about 
a fellow who lived a hard life." he explains. "But I 
can't tell you how the story ends. You'll have to listen 
to find out!" 

"I was very moved at the 2009 Big Lick festival," says 
Bill Yates. "A man in the audience cried when he told 
me he thought he would never hear a voice like Charlie 
Waller again. He was the lead singer and guitarist for 
the original Country Gentlemen group. We'll be singing 
some favorites."

 Yates also looks forward to the after-party jamming 
session behind the stage where many of the musicians, 
and members of the audience, pull out their guitars, 
banjos and whatever and play into the wee hours of 
the morning. 

 Branch likes to share some little-known tidbits about 
the performers. 

Eldredge chews gum throughout his entire performance 
to keep his mouth moist. Grascals banjo player Kristin 
Scott Benson and her husband,  Wayne Benson, who 
plays the mandolin for Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out,  
will be able to perform at the same festival, something 
they typically don't get to do. She was voted the 2009 
Banjo Player of the Year by the International Bluegrass 
Music Association. And Branch points out that Frank  
Poindexter, dobro player for Deeper Shade of Blue, is
the uncle of legendary Tony Rice who is considered the 
top bluegrass guitar player in America.

The Big Lick Bluegrass Festival opens at 6 p.m. on 
Friday, June 11 with the Rye Hollar Boys, Southern 
Junction and Bluegrass Brothers.

On Saturday, shows start at noon with Deeper Shade 
of Blue, Goldwing Express, Bill Yates and Friends, 
Bluegrass Brothers, Russell Moore & IIIrd Tyme Out 
ending with The Grascals at 11 p.m.

Adult admission is $10 on Friday and $25 on Saturday. 
Reduced tickets are available after 6 p.m. on Saturday 
for $15. Two day passes are available through June 1 
for $25.

Tickets for children ages 12-16 are $5 on Friday and 
$12 on Saturday. Children under 12 years of age will be 
admitted free. 

 Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Large 
tents will be available to provide shade. Concessions 
will be available.

Camping is available at the Big Lick Festival Park. 
For reservations, call 704-485-4906.

The Big Lick Festival Park is located at 640 South 
Oak Ridge Road.

6:00-7:15     Rye Hollar Boys
7:30-9:15     Southern junction
9:30-11:00    Bluegrass Brothers

12:00-12:40   Deeper Shade of Blue  
12:50-1:30    Bluegrass Brothers 
1:40-2:20     Goldwing Express 
2:30-3:10     Bill Yates and Friends
3:20-4:00     Grascals 
4:10-4:50     Russell Moore and  IIIrd Tyme Out 
5:00-5:30     supper break 
5:30-6:15     Deeper Shade of Blue
6:25-7:10     Bluegrass Brothers 
7:20-8:10     Goldwing Express
8:20-9:05     Bill Yates and Friends
9:15-10:00    Grascals         
10:10 -11:00  Russell Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out

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