Bluegrass stars coming to Red White and Bluegrass Festival

Advance tickets on sale now

By: Steve Welker | Morganton News Herald
Published: March 09, 2010

Morganton, NC --

Many of the top names in bluegrass music will perform during the 2010 Red White and Bluegrass Festival on the River Stage at Catawba Meadows Park.
The Morganton Parks & Recreation Department, the festival's sponsor, on Monday announced a lineup that includes Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Del McCoury, Seldom Scene, Mountain Heart with Tony Rice, Cherryholmes, IIIrd Tyme Out and Balsam Range.
The festival opens July 1 and will wind up with a bang — the city's annual fireworks display — on Sunday, July 4.
Advance tickets are on sale now through May 31 at the City of Morganton Municipal Auditorium (CoMMA) box office. A four-day event pass costs $40 in advance (a savings of $20 off the regular ticket price) and one-day admission costs $15 (a $5 discount). Children 12 and under enter free with a paid admission.
People also can sign up now for camping permits.
Here's the schedule:
Thursday, July 1.
Noon, Pickin' on the Greenway.
1 and 2:15 p.m., to be announced.
3:30 p.m., Jeanette Williams.
5 p.m., Balsam Range.
6:30 p.m., Dale Ann Bradley.
8 p.m., Larry Sparks.
9:30 p.m., Mountain Heart with Tony Rice.
Friday, July 2
1 p.m., Appalachian Sky.
2:15 p.m., Big Country Bluegrass.
3:30 p.m., Loraine Jordan & Carolina Road.
5 p.m., Special Consensus.
6:30 p.m., Lonesome River Band.
8 p.m., Grascals.
9:30 p.m., Seldom Scene.
Saturday, July 3
1 p.m., Heather Berry.
2:15 p.m., Snyder Family Band.
3:30 p.m., Chris Jones & The Night Drivers.
5 p.m., Kenny & Amanda Smith.
6:30 p.m., Bobby Osborne.
8 p.m., Marty Raybon.
9:30 p.m., Del McCoury.
Sunday, July 4
1 p.m., Darrin & Brooke Audridge.
2:15 p.m., Paul Williams.
3:30 p.m., IIIrd Tyme Out.
5 p.m., Cherryholmes.
6:30 p.m., Junior Sisk & Rambler's Choice.
8 p.m. Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver.
9:30 p.m., fireworks.
For tickets call (828) 433-7469 or (800) 939-SHOW or visit the box office at 401 S. College St. Box-office hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. All major credit cards are accepted.
Regular ticket prices go into effect June 1. Tickets will be available at CoMMA until July 1 and at the gate throughout the festival.