featuring bluegrass icons JD CROWE, banjo and BOBBY OSBORNE, mandolin
in concert with
Dean Osborne, banjoCurtis Burch, resophonic guitar
Bobby Osborne and the Rocky Top X-Press Daryl Mosely, bass Dana Cupp,guitar Mike Toppins,resphonic guitar Bobby Osborne, Jr., guitar
JD Crowe and the New SouthRicky Wasson,guitar Dwight McCall,mandolin Steve Thomas,fiddle John Bowman,bass
The Kentucky School of Bluegrass and Traditional Music Ensemble JP Mathes, banjo Seth Mulder, mandolin Nicky Joe Johnson, guitar Luke Vaught,resophonic guitar Bobby Osborne Jr., bassSponsored in part by the Quigg Endowment
“[J.D. Crowe is] one of bluegrass's true masters.” – Toronto Sun
“Osborne's whittled-right and raw voice sounds as if hewn straight from the soul.” – Richmond Times-Dispatch
Sunday, September 20, 2009 7:30 pm
Carpenter Theatre, Richmond CenterStage A Modlin Downtown Event
Bluegrass meets newgrass when the American Bluegrass Masters Tour brings together Grammy-winner JD Crowe and Grand Ole Opry’s Bobby Osborne with today’s hottest singers and pickers. Legendary musicians Crowe and Osborne, along with the up-and-coming generation of bluegrass stars, embody the music and lore of America’s rural South. Down-home tradition joins fresh-spirited innovation in a concert featuring the lively front-porch twang and infectious rhythms that define the uniquely American genre known as bluegrass.
Audio Preview: American Bluegrass Masters
Old Home Place
Ruby Are You Mad?
Rocky Top
Public Tickets: $18-$36 with discounts for seniors & children; through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com. Patrons requesting accessible seating should contact the Modlin Center Box Office at (804) 289-8980. Tickets for this and all Modlin Downtown events will go on sale through Ticketmaster on August 24, 2009
Campus Tickets: $28 employees (limit 4), $8 for students (limit 2); the campus community should contact the Modlin Center Box Office for premium tickets.