Welcome to Episode 005 of The Bluegrass Byway! Here are some links and additional information for some of the things you may have heard in the episode.

Visit the International Bluegrass Museum:

• Museum Website: www.bluegrassmuseum.org
• Owensboro Website: visitowensboro.com

Download the Periscope App:Download the Periscope App on your smartphone or tablet to see live broadcasts by The Bluegrass Byway:

• iOS App Store
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Check out Larry's Grand Ole Garage when you're in the Nashville, Area: larrysgrandolegarage.com - and check out their live broadcasts on ConcertWindow.com

If you're in Nashville for CMA Fest this week, get all the info you need HERE, and come see me perform with Payton Taylor on Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 7:00pm CST at The Row - Kitchen & Pub. And don't forget, to hear the best BLUEGRASS during CMA Fest, visit The Station Inn

You can now listen to The Bluegrass Byway on TUNEIN! Go to their website at tunein.com and search for "bluegrass byway" - or click HERE to be taken to The Bluegrass Byway's page directly.

Bluegrass News:

• Balsam Range to be Honored in North Carolina
• Carl Jackson releases Orthophonic Joy: The 1927 Bristol Sessions Revisited

Festival Finder:

Blue Ox Music FestivalHeld in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.June 11-13http://blueoxmusicfestival.com

Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival Held at the Bill Monroe Music Park in Bean Blossom, Indiana.June 13-20http://www.beanblossom.us

Blistered Fingers Bluegrass Festival Held at the Litchfield Fairgrounds in Litchfield, MaineJune 17-20http://www.blisteredfingers.com

Charlotte Bluegrass Festival Held in Charlotte , Michigan at the Eaton County FairgroundsJune 18-20http://www.charlottebluegrassfestival.com

ROMP FestHeld in Owensboro, KentuckyJune 24-27www.rompfest.com

Interview with Joe Mullins:

Information about Joe's father, Paul "Moon" Mullins:http://myclassiccountry.com/about-us/paul-moon-mullins

Joe's Radio Stations:

• WBZI AM 1500 Xenia / Dayton / Springfield
• WKFI AM 1090 Wilmington / Hillsboro / Washington Courthouse
• WEDI AM 1130 Eaton / Dayton / Indiana
• FM 100.3 Xenia / Dayton / Springfield

All of Joe's stations can be reached and his mobile app can be downloaded from the website, myclassiccountry.com

Wikipedia page about the "Hillbilly Highway" - the migration of Appalachian people to urbanized areas post-World War II, which contributed to the spread of Appalachian, old-time, and bluegrass music: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hillbilly_Highway

Lessons via Skype:

• Tom Adams (banjo): Click HERE
• Michael Cleveland (fiddle): Click HERE

Gear:Joe plays an Osborne Rocky Top Chief banjo made by banjo builder, Frank Neat, and a 1994 Gibson Granada

 

Order any of Joe Mullins and the Radio Ramblers' CDs and find out more about the band, tour dates, etc. at their website: www.radioramblers.com. Also, LIKE and follow their social sites as well:

• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube

Joe's Suggesstions for bands to listen to:

• The Del McCoury Band
• Blue Highway

Check out the website for the National Folk Festival, where Joe Mullins and Radio Ramblers will be the Bluegrass headliners!

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See y’all next time on The Bluegrass Byway!