WELCOME to the Green Mountain Bluegrass Hour's 6th Anniversary Special. That's right, back in June of 2008 I started up with Break Thru Radio as the Resident Bluegrass Disc Jockey. Things haven't changed much, aside from a massive renaissance in bluegrass! The amount of festivals, shows and new releases have been on the rise in the past 6 years thanks to new generations of bluegrass musicians coming through to take on the challenge, and putting on a good show! Here are 6 bands worthy of note, each pushing the genre forward in their own way. Bryan Sutton, Chatham County Line, Milk Carton Kids and Mark Newton and Steve Thomas are all out on tour, scroll thought the playlist for details.

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Chatham County Line

Photo Credit: Michael-Podrid

Jun 30 / Woodsongs Radio Hour-Lexington, KY

Jul 11 / Doc & Rosa Lee Watson Music Fest-Sugar Grove, NC

Jul 18 / Downtown After 5-Asheville, NC

Jul 23 / Green Frog Acoustic Tavern-Bellingham, WA

Jul 24 / Tractor Tavern-Seattle, WA

Jul 25 / Alberta Rose Theatre-Portland, OR

Jul 26 / Gilbert Cellars-Yakima, WA

Jul 30 / Palms Playhouse-Winters, CA

Jul 31 / Freight & Salvage-Berkeley, CA

Bryan Sutton

Photo Credit: http://www.sugarhillrecords.com/

Jul 22 / Planted Bluegrass-Lyons, CO

Jul 27 / RockyGrass Festival (with Hot Rize)-Lyons. CO

The Milk Carton Kids

Photo Credit: Brendan Pattengale

Jul 17 / Carolina Theatre-Durham, NC

Jul 19 / Jefferson Theater-Charlottesville, VA

Jul 20 / Harvester Performance Center-Rocky Mount, VA

Jul 21 / Bijou Theatre-Knoxville, TN

Jul 22 / Lincoln Theatre-Columbus, OH

Jul 23 / Kelly Strayhorn Theater-Pittsburgh, PA

Jul 24 / Port City Music Hall-Portland, ME

Newton & Thomas

Photo Credit: http://www.newtonandthomas.com/

Jul 04 / Fabulous Fourth at Ferry Farms-Fredericksburg, VA

Jul 18 / The Old Culpeper County Court House-Culpeper, VA

Jul 19 / Maury Stadium-Fredericksburg, VA

Jul 20 / Loudon County Court House-Leesburg, VA

Aug 16 / Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival-Gettysburg, PA

Sep 18 / East Tennessee State University-Johnson City, TN

Sep 19 / Pratt Park-Strafford, VA

Sep 20 / Sonny Ludlam Memorial @ Mr B's Park-Woodford, VA

00:00 - Evanston Slide - Akira Otsuka

00:57 - Node 18 Conversion - Akira Otsuka

03:23 - Heartaches - Akira Otsuka

06:55 - DJ Moguls (with Un Simple Histoire [Voidd Remix] - Thievery Corporation)

08:29 - Tightrope of Love - Chatham County Line

11:27 - Love I Found - Chatham County Line

14:44 - Sixteen Years - Chatham County Line

18:28 - Ole Blake - Bryan Sutton

22:36 - Log Jam - Bryan Sutton

27:08 - Watson's Blues - Bryan Sutton

30:45 - DJ Moguls (with Un Simple Histoire [Voidd Remix] - Thievery Corporation)

31:41 - Hope Of A Lifetime - Milk Carton Kids

34:50 - Honey, Honey - Milk Carton Kids

37:03 - Heaven - Milk Carton Kids

40:25 - Liza Jane - Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road

42:18 - I Saw the Golden Stairs - Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road

45:08 - Livin Like I'm Dying - Lorraine Jordan and Carolina Road

47:18 - DJ Moguls (with Un Simple Histoire [Voidd Remix] - Thievery Corporation)

48:22 - Nobody's Business - Mark Newton and Steve Thomas

50:27 - Kentucky Waltz - Mark Newton and Steve Thomas

54:35 - Painted Lady - Mark Newton and Steve Thomas

58:06 - Finish