
presents on June 11 & 12, 2010
The Seventh Annual
BIG LICK BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL
featuring
On June 11th starting at 6pm
Rye Holler Boys
The Bluegrass Brothers



Big Lick is a community on N.C. Hwy. 205 between
Charlotte andAlbemarle, just off N.C. Hwy. 24/27.
It was named for a salt lick that isstill somewhere in the
woods. Any local deer can tell you its whereabouts.
The Big Lick festival has traditionally had some of the
biggestnames in bluegrass music - and this year the
trend continues.
The Grascals
Goldwing Express
Bill Yates and The CountryGentlemen Tribute Show
Bluegrass Brothers
Deeper Shade of Blue
RussellMoore & IIIrd Tyme Out
Fans will hear old ballads from the Bill Yates and
The CountryGentlemen Tribute Show; traditional
mountain music from the BluegrassBrothers; and
a more contemporary sound from The Grascals.
Rising stars, TheRye Hollar Boys, are teenagers
who come from a family of musicians in theN.C.
mountains.
Grascals guitarist and vocalist Terry Eldredge is
lookingforward to the show. Organizer Jeff Branch
and he have been friends sincethe early '80s. "So
we're going to put on an especially entertaining show
atBig Lick," Eldredge says. "Dolly Parton always
used to say right before wetook the stage, 'Make
it fun!' That's what we're gonna do."
The Grascals will be singing songs from their newest
CD, "TheFamous Lefty Flynn's." Eldredge sings the
title track. "Grascals guitaristJamie 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 youhow the story ends. You'll have to listen
to find out!"
"I was very moved at the 2009 Big Lick festival," says
BillYates. "A man in the audience cried when he told
me he thought he wouldnever hear a voice like Charlie
Waller again. He was the lead singer andguitarist for
the original Country Gentlemen group. We'll be singing
somefavorites."
Yates also looks forward to the after-party jamming
sessionbehind 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
theperformers.
Eldredge chews gum throughout his entire performance
to keep hismouth 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'tget to do. She was voted the 2009
Banjo Player of the Year by theInternational Bluegrass
Music Association. And Branch points out that Frank
Poindexter, dobro player for Deeper Shade of Blue, is
the uncle of legendaryTony Rice who is considered the
top bluegrass guitar player in America.
The Big Lick Bluegrass Festival opens at 6 p.m. on
Friday, June11 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.
Reducedtickets are available after 6 p.m. on Saturday
for $15. Two day passes areavailable through June 1
for $25.
Tickets for children ages 12-16 are $5 on Friday and
$12 onSaturday. Children under 12 years of age will be
admitted free.
Everyone is encouraged to bring lawn chairs. Large
tents will beavailable to provide shade. Concessions
will be available.
Camping is available at the Big Lick Festival Park.
Forreservations, call 704-485-4906.
The Big Lick Festival Park is located at 640 South
Oak RidgeRoad.
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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