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Marty Raybon to Headline Second Annual
Music on the Mountain Bluegrass Festival
Northeast Alabama Community College will
host the 2nd Annual Music on
the Mountain Bluegrass Festival on Saturday, October 17 from
1:00 to 10:00 pm in the Tom Bevill Lyceum on campus. Featured
headline performer is the nationally known Marty Raybon.
Marty Raybon, music festival headline performer, grew up in
bluegrass and later earned acclaim in country music so it should
come as no surprise that the latest release from Raybon and his
band, Full Circle, bears the mark of both. Indeed, his album
This That and the Other is not only a showcase for a singer
hailed as a great by fans, critics and fellow artists alike, but
follows in the footsteps of legendary acts like the Osborne
Brothers and Jim & Jesse by offering compelling performances
that make distinctions between bluegrass and country almost
meaningless.
 From
his early days as a member (along with his father and brothers)
of one of Florida’s premiere young bluegrass groups, American
Bluegrass Express, through his country chart-topping stint as
the lead singer for Shenandoah to his country-bluegrass blends
of the 21st century, Raybon’s smoky, soulful voice has commanded
attention, and his interpretative abilities have only deepened
with the passage of time.
“I love bluegrass,” Raybon says with visible passion, “and I
love to see young people love it. I was younger than a lot of
them are when I started playing, and I’d sit in school and try
to draw Bill Monroe’s mandolin peghead. That’s how into it I was
then—and I still am. When we go out there and see young people
at our show, it makes us feel really good, and all we want to
do, whether it’s at a show or on an album, is entertain them and
let them feel good.” For more information and photos go to
www.martyraybon.com.
Also performing will be Valley Road, Eric McKinney Band,
Backwoods Revival, and Kelli Johnson & Chimney Peak. All of
these bands join with Marty Raybon to bring one of the most
exciting music festivals to ever be held on the campus of
Northeast.
See the
Music on the Mountain webpage for performer and ticket
information.
Tickets are $15 to the general public. Tickets for NACC students
are $5. For tickets please call the college at ext. 248 or pick
up tickets from Susan Barron, Room 205, Charles M. Pendley
Administration Building. Get your tickets today and don’t miss
out on one of the most fun-filled events of the year!
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