Inaugural Crowe Fest To Feature Doyle Lawson, Mo Pitney, More
Crowe Fest, the inaugural, three-day bluegrass festival celebrating legendary banjo picker and Grammy-winner J.D. Crowe, is set for Aug. 25-27. The festival will be held at Meadowgreen Appalachian Music Park in Clay City, Kentucky–40 miles from Crowe’s Lexington birthplace.
Bluegrassers performing at the celebration include Doyle Lawson, Mo Pitney, Sideline, and Paul Williams, along with special shows by New South Reunion, hosted by Rickey Wasson. Additionally, Authentic Unlimited, Junior Sisk, Terry Baucom’s Dukes of Drive, Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, and others will perform. Complete details can be found at www.CroweFest.net.
Crowe was among the first to fuse rock, folk, and R&B with the bluegrass sound and is revered for his creativity, tone and flawless meter. He won his first Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance in 1983, and continued to record and tour throughout the ‘90s, earning his second Grammy nomination. Crowe was inducted into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in 2003. His final album, Crowe & Wasson, was released in 2021 before his passing on Dec. 24, 2021.
