Other performers include the Steep Canyon Rangers, Andy Owens & 1-800-Bluegrass, the Shannon Whitworth Band (formerly of the Biscuit Burners), the Cockman Family, Southern Accent, the Lost Ridge Band, Amantha Mill, Naomi & The Home Folks, ETSU Bluegrass and Backporch Bluegrass." For the full article please visit the High Country Press .

" For the last seven years, Andy Owens has called the High Country his home. He has produced and promoted recordings for numerous musicians in the area in his home-based Lonesome Pine studio, as well as served as an ambassador for bluegrass music to foreign countries. His children have attended local schools, he and his wife Cathy own a sprawling mountain-top retreat in the eastern part of the county, and yet, he is still considered by many to be the best kept secret in these hills..."

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Andy Owens & Druha Trava to Headline at EWOB & Tour Europe in May

    Besides being an incredibly fun type of music to listen to and play, bluegrass music is interesting from a cultural perspective. Most fans agree the classic sound of bluegrass music jelled in America in the mid-40s when Earl Scruggs, with his unique style of three finger banjo playing, joined Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys—including Monroe on mandolin, Lester Flatt on guitar, Chubby Wise on fiddle and Cedric Rainwater (Howard Watts) on bass. The genre was born in America and imported around the world, as evidenced by the depth of talent booked for the 10^th annual European World of Bluegrass events in Voorthuizen, The Netherlands, May 17-19.