Fincastle Bluegrass Festival 1965 (1965-09-03 – 1965-09-05)

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Considered to be the first multi-day bluegrass music festival.

Annotation last modified on 2018-07-30 03:02 UTC.

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held in:Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
main performers:Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys
Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
Clyde Moody
Red Smiley & The Bluegrass Cut-Ups (1960's bluegrass band founded by Don Reno and Red Smiley)
Don Reno (bluegrass banjoist, Reno & Smiley member, father of Don Wayne Reno)
The Stanley Brothers
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
Mac Wiseman
recording location for:Get Up John (live, 1965-09-05: Fincastle Bluegrass Festival, Fincastle, VA, USA) by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
Kansas City Railroad Blues by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys
The Walls of Time by Bill Monroe ("The Father of Bluegrass") and Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer)
When He Reached Down His Hand for Me by Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys