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Marty Stuart and
His Fabulous Superlatives


Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives

Recorded top-ten hits, Marty has platinum and gold albums and he has received four Grammy Awards.  But one shouldn't judge his success in charts and awards alone. 

Marty has made lasting music as a front man and in collaboration with virtually every major roots music figure of his era, from Lester Flatt to Bob Dylan.  We are extremely pleased to have Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superatives returning to our festival.




Songwriters in the Round

The hosts of the festival, Jimmy Fortune and Robin and Linda Williams, ask a special guest each year to be on the show. 
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Jimmy's guest this year is Kenny Beard. 

Kenny Beard has written songs for everyone from Tracy Lawrence to Trace Adkins, including hits such as: "Today's Lonely Fool," "My Second Home," "As Any Fool Can See," "If The World Had a Front Porch" and "Is That A Tear" - all recorded by Tracy Lawrence.

"The Rest of Mine" and "Big Time" are two huge hits for Trace Adkins. "Where The Stars And Stripes And The Eagle Fly," recorded by Aaron Tippin,

"Doghouse" recorded by John Conke, and "The Love Song" and "I Wanna Make You Cry," both recorded by Jeff Bates are just a few more of the many he's written/co-written. 



Robin and Linda's guest is
Pat Alger

Pat Alger
Pat hit the top of the country charts in 1988 with Kathy Mattea's version of "Goin' Gone," a song previously recorded by Texas singer Nanci Griffith.

Other Number 1 hits followed, including: "She Came From Ft. Worth" also by Kathy Mattea; "Small Town Saturday Night" by Hal Ketchum & Trisha Yearwood's "Like We Never Had A Broken Heart."

His songwriting collaboration with Garth Brooks yielded 4 Number 1 singles for the mega-star: "The Thunder Rolls," "Unanswered Prayers," "What She's Doing Now" & "That Summer," remarkably going on to collectively sell over 60 million albums and still counting.

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TICKETS: 540-332-7850

Friday: Reserved seating only _ $35
includes a reception with the artists

Saturday:
$35 Festival Seats - covered seating
$45 Reserved Seats -- the Cochran Pavillion

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Jay Unger & Molly Mason

Jay Unger & Molly Mason


Jay Ungar & Molly Mason are extraordinary musicians. If you didn't know it before, you sure did after Ken Burns' The Civil War hit the airwaves. Their performance of Jay's haunting composition Ashokan Farewell _ the musical hallmark of the PBS series _ earned the couple international acclaim. The soundtrack won a Grammy and Ashokan Farewell _ originally inspired by Jay & Molly's annual fiddle and dance camps _ was nominated for an Emmy. Of course Ashokan Farewell is only part of the story.
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____Heather Berry

Heather BerryAt just 12 years of age, Heather began her professional career in Bluegrass when she was invited to join a group called The Lewis Family, with whom she performed some 35 times.

She was soon noticed by none other than Bluegrass legend Charlie Waller, who was so impressed with her talents that he allowed her to do guest performances on many of his shows with The Country Gentlemen.

Heather has since became a Bluegrass favorite in her own right by opening shows for some of the biggest names in Bluegrass! She has won numerous awards and competitions for her singing and musical talents.

Heather is an IBMA award winner (Recorded Event of the Year for the album "Back to the Well" by the Daughters of Bluegrass), and she was nominated for SPBGMA Contemporary Female Vocalist of the Year for 2007, and has been nominated again for 2008.


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