The venerable Rounder Records celebrates 40 years of bringing artists and music lovers together in a concert to be held Monday, October 12, at The Grand Ole Opry House. Minnie Driver will serve as musical host for the event which will also feature performances by Grammy Award winning Rounder artists Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Bela Fleck and Irma Thomas as well as special guests yet to be announced.A portion of the ticket proceeds from this event will be donated to NARAS' Grammy in the Schools Programs to further programs that cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of recorded music to American Culture.
Founded in 1970 by three Boston area college students, Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy and Bill Nowlin, Rounder Records has built an impressive catalogue around American roots music and the artists who play it. Make plans to attend what is sure to be a memorable evening honoring 40 years dedicated to nurturing the spirit of American music.
Tickets go on sale Friday, August 28 at all Ticketmaster locations, The Grand Ole Opry House Box Office, The Ryman Auditorium Box Office, the Attractions Desk at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel, and by phone at 1-800-733-6779 (Ticketmaster charge by phone - 1-800-745-3000)
So excited for this!!!!! Great lineup, going to remember this night for a long time
ReplyDeleteYou said it, going to be a great show. Best performers!!
ReplyDeleteWish I could come, so upset that I'm missing it!!
ReplyDeleteThe Grand Ole Opry celebrated 40 years of country music at the Grand Ole Opry House last Saturday as the newest members of the Opry, Old Crow Medicine Show, led the cast in a show-opening performance of Opry patriarch Roy Acuff’s “Wabash Cannonball.”
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