The Lonesome River Band, The Kody Norris Show and David Peterson and 1946 are headlining this weekend’s third Fall Forever Bluegrass Festival.
The bluegrass festival, held in memory of musician Boxcar Pinion, is drawing about 20 bluegrass acts to Mountain Cove Farms in Chickamauga, Georgia, Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 7-9. It’s designed for fans to enjoy a variety of bluegrass acts as well as the colorful surrounding mountain scenery in the valley of McLemore Cove.
Bands will perform one-hour sets at the top of each hour.
Lonesome River Band released its latest album “Outside Looking In” in May of this year. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Music Chart. LRB’s banjo player Sammy Shelor was nominated for International Bluegrass Music Association’s Banjo Player of the Year in consecutive years from 2009-2018, winning in 2012, as well as nominations in 1995-98.
If you go
› What: Fall Forever Bluegrass Festival› Where: Mountain Cove Farms, 994 Dougherty Gap Road, Chickamauga, Georgia› When: 5-9 p.m. Thursday, 1-11 p.m. Friday, noon-10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7-9› Admission: $10 Thursday, $25 Friday, $30 Saturday, $65 three-day pass; ages 15 and younger free with paying adult› For more information: http://foreverbluegrass.com/schedule/
The Kody Norris Show’s album, “When I Get the Money Made,” was chosen 2017 Bluegrass Album of the Year by the National Traditional Country Music Association.
David Peterson has worked as a street musician in Nashville. His band is named 1946 as a nod to the year bluegrass music was born.
In addition to those headliners, performers will include Fox Mountain Express, New Grass Express, Lone Mountain Band, Barefoot Nellie and Company and youth performers from Fiddler’s Anonymous. Visitors will find jam sessions around the campsite at all hours of each day.
Hot food and concessions will be sold. Local artists and crafts vendors will also be on-site.
Forever Bluegrass Festivals are organized by Cindy Pinion, Inez Pinion Castleberry and Ruth Pinion, daughters of Boxcar Pinion, who died of cancer in 1990.
FOREVER BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Shows will be held in the Mountain Cove Farms show barn, rain or shineTHURSDAY5 p.m. Just Passing Thru6 p.m. Fox Mountain Express7 p.m. New Grass Express8 p.m. The Barbaric YawpsFRIDAY1 p.m. Rock Creek Bluegrass2 p.m. Blue Ridge Grass3 p.m. Lone Mountain Band4 p.m. The Kody Norris Show5 p.m. Laura Walker, Eleanor Bright & Ella Saunders6 p.m. The Locomotives7 p.m. Rock Creek Bluegrass8 p.m. The Kody Norris Show9 p.m. Lonesome River BandSATURDAYNoon. Fiddler’s Anonymous Kids12:30 p.m. Brian Blaylock1 p.m. Barefoot Nellie & Company2 p.m. The Dixie Ramblers3 p.m. Southwind4 p.m. David Peterson and 19465 p.m. Track 1456 p.m. Frances Mooney & Fontanna Sunset7 p.m. Southern Flavor8 p.m. Landon Fitzpatrick Band9 p.m. David Peterson and 1946