Photo by Bristol Herald Courier
Sammy Shelor performs on the banjo during the 2011 Rhythm and Roots Reunion in downtown Bristol. The annual festival was just named one of three finalists for the Bluegrass Music Association's Bluegrass Event of the Year.
BRISTOL, Tenn. -- The Rhythm & Roots Reunion is much more than a bluegrass festival, but that didn’t deter the International Bluegrass Music Association from naming it one of the world’s top events.
The Twin City festival, which occurs Sept. 14-16, has been named one of three finalists for the association’s Bluegrass Event of the Year Award. The others are the La Roche Bluegrass Festival in France and ROMP, an event produced by the International Bluegrass Museum in Owensboro, Ky.
Awards will be presented Sept. 27 at a ceremony in Nashville.
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Bristol writes:
This festival rocks every year! It is worth checking out if you have never been!
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