Brown County Bluegrass Bash With: Blue Collar Bluegrass; Hamilton Creek and, Blue Mafia @ Brown County Playhouse, 70 S Van Buren St, Nashville

Three of the best traditional bluegrass bands in the region will perform live in the County that was home to the granddaddy of Bluegrass, Bill Monroe:-

Blue Mafia loves putting their own twist on standard bluegrass tunes and creating new music. Their third album Hanging Tree was released in December, and the single Like A Mining Man should be hitting the airwaves soon! They are just the right combination of traditional and progressive bluegrass featuring Tony Wray, Dara Wray , Michael Gregory with Calib Smith on banjo and Kent Todd on fiddle.

Blue Collar Bluegrass band members say they are “…working hard in sharing bluegrass music.” The band consists of friends that have been picking together for years, and each member shares the same passion for traditional bluegrass as well as “new grass” music. The band name represents the down to earth, hardworking attitudes that each member shares for life, work and music. Band members are Mike Grimmitt, Mark Roembke, Carl Strohm, Jason Strohm, Dean Metcalf and Bill Haggard.

Hamilton Creek is a Brown County-based band of bluegrass musicians steeped in tradition with a sound as old as the hills but still fresh as the morning dew. They are a band founded on a love of the music and a great friendship, driving their sound. All are veteran bluegrass musicians striving to carry on the great traditions of those who went before. Band members are Neil Smith, Frank Hilligoss, Kevin Cox with Daniel Harden on banjo and vocals.