Thursday Night Legends Concert - ROMP 2008

ROMP opens every year with an indoor concert performed by a mix of musicians who have already achieved legendary status and those who might join them as legends in another decade or two. Those shows have always been something to look forward to, but this year’s Legends Concert will be the one that people [...]

Carl Pagter: Leather Hat Became Bluegrass Icon

I first met Carl Pagter at the 2007 River of Music Party (ROMP) in Kentucky and was completely unaware of his contribution to my favorite pastime. I knew him as “that wonderful man with the crappy hat.” We even swapped “crappy hat” stories. He told me that his floppy [...]

River of No Return (Tennessee Ernie Ford Bio)

Ernest Jennings Ford was at heart a family man devoutly devoted to his wife and two sons. At the very peak of his Hollywood success, the man who will forever be known as “Tennessee Ernie” Ford, the radio character he created for himself, decided to walk away from all the glamour because of his concern [...]

Cats and the Fiddler, ROMP ‘08

What makes ROMP a great festival is the huge amount of talent. There are the veterans, who have been picking and singing for years, then there are the ones who are the next generation in bluegrass. This year the sun-baked crowd was treated to Cats and the Fiddler, a talented trio of 13-year-olds from [...]

Featured Post

Countdown to ROMP! Part 2: Dailey & Vincent

Dailey & Vincent’s Jamie Dailey In 1998, when Doyle Lawson added Jamie Dailey to Quicksilver, folks were saying, “now there’s an up & comer…keep your eye on that boy.” I hope you were paying attention… because Dailey has arrived! As a musician and vocalist, Dailey added depth and texture to an already superb band with Quicksilver, but [...]

Asides

• Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Will Adam’s Breakdown”
  Recorded by newoldtymer at the Bear on the Square Festival, Dahlonega, Georgia, April 20, 2008.