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43rd Annual Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival gets a new promoter as the venue gets a new owner.
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NEWS RELEASE
BROOKSVILEE, FL - Evans Media Source, LLC announced as the promoter of the 2022 43rd Annual Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville, Florida.
After successfully managing the resurrected spring bluegrass festival at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Florida, Evans Media Source has been announced as the new producers of the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival as well.
A number of recent changes have led to this decision. The Youth Ranch is dissolving its ownership of the park, which will be assumed by the Will McLean Foundation. McLean was a popular folk singer and songwriter in Florida during the 20th century, and the Foundation exists to both promote continued interest in the music he wrote while alive, and to facilitate interest and education for Florida artists. They are also very involved in youth programs, as has been the ranch for many years. Sertoma, the name of the international service agency, is a shortening of the phrase, Service to Mankind.
The Will McLean Music Festival has also been held at the Youth Ranch since 1990, so the Foundation was eager to pick up the ball when the current ownership was ready to let it go.
Ernie Evans, who runs Evans Media Source with his wife, Debi, says that they are delighted to take over management of the Thanksgiving festival this November, its 43rd iteration, just as they have many other festivals around the country.
“It is always an honor to carry on a long tradition built by so many over the years, it makes you want to try harder to make sure that the festival continues to not only carry on but go to the next level so it can be successful when handing off to the next person. I remember performing 25 years ago when promoter Steve Dittman was running it, I never dreamed that the responsibility would be ours.”
Details are rolling out quick and will be posted to the EMS website as soon as they are available.
Evans Media Source, LLC
Deborah L. Evans - President
Ernie Evans - Vice Presidents
(386) 385-3500 office
119 Clearwater Rd
Satsuma, FL 32189
www.EvansMediaSource.com
eanddmedia@gmail.com
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ABOUT EVANS MEDIA SOURCE, LLC
Evans Media Source, LLC is a family owned and operated business founded 20 years ago by President Deborah L. Evans. EMS is currently ranked as the largest promoter of bluegrass music in the US with annual events located in 5 different states including music cruises in the East & Western Caribbean.
Evans Media Source specializes in Music Festivals, Concerts and Cruises featuring Bluegrass, Americana, Classic Country Music, Oldies/Motown and a variety of CityCounty Festivals.
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The Bluegrass Cardinals were a Bluegrass band from Los Angeles, California. The band was founded by Don Parmley who did all the banjo work for the episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. outside of the intro song.
The group is credited with being the first bluegrass band to record bluegrass gospel in a cappella. Founded in 1974, the Bluegrass Cardinals disbanded in 1997. In that time they recorded 13 albums and dozens of chart topping songs.
For over 20 years The Bluegrass Cardinals set the standard for vocals in Bluegrass music with such members as David Parmley, Larry Stephenson, Randy Graham, Don Rigsby, and Greg Luck.
This Thanksgiving, Sertoma Youth Ranch will be treated to a rare appearance as the reunited group only does a limited amount of selective dates.
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 | Formed in 2014 out of a group of friends working at the Old Smokey Moonshine Distillery in Tennessee, The Po Ramblin' Boys have taken the Bluegrass world by storm. With their classic sound mixed with a powerful stage presence and style, they have already become one of the most requested bands and have started to fill up their trophy case winning "Emerging Artist Of the Year", "Song of the Year", and were even nominated for a Grammy!
This year alone they are nominated for IBMA awards including ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, Album of The Year and Collaborative Recording of The Year.
Check out the shotgun blast that is The Po Ramblin' Boys at The EMS Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at The Sertoma Youth Ranch.
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Larry Stephenson is one of the most recognizable voices in Bluegrass music whos musical career has seen him play with Cliff Waldron, Bill Harrell, The Bluegrass Cardinals before heading out on his own.
Bluegrass' premiere high lead vocalist, Larry has built a long list of frequently requested songs from his 18 albums of music and has become the voice of Virginia Bluegrass earning himself a place in the state's country music hall of fame.
This Thanksgiving, Sertoma Youth Ranch will host one of the very great vocalists in Bluegrass.
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 | Over their 40 year existence, LRB has become synonymous with contemporary Bluegrass Music "Carrying The Tradition" forward in each decade while creating a sound and song list that other bands build around.
You wont find a band working today that doesn't have at least a little LRB influence.
Fronted by the 2011 Steve Martin Award for Excellence winner Sammy Shelor, the band is better than ever setting the tone for Bluegrass into their 5th decade 22 albums and countless awards later.
This Thanksgiving, Sertoma Youth Ranch will be the place to catch Bluegrass legends Lonesome River Band.
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Bluegrass music is rooted deeply in classic country music and NOBODY is doing classic country music anymore better than The Malpass Brothers.
Growing up on records of the greats, this brother duo made it their lives goal to preserve that classic sound even touring with the legend Merle Haggard,
The music the band plays is top notch, but they are just as known for their on stage antics and family friendly stage show making them one of the most requested bands by fans of Bluegrass and Classic Country music.
It doesn't matter if you seen them before, The Malpass Brothers playing The Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at Sertoma Youth Ranch will be a must-see event.
"Stars Of Larry's Country Diner"
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 | You cannot make a list of "Most-Requested" bands in Bluegrass music without having Nothin' Fancy at the top!
Formed in 1994 by fan favorite Mike Andies, Nothin' Fancy quickly became known for top quality Bluegrass music with some laughs and fun mixed in. So many bands release quality recordings but then provide a lack luster stage show, Nothin' fancy always rises to the occasion putting on entertaining performances every time they take the stage.
Nothin' Fancy is no stranger to the Sertoma Youth Ranch, come see what the band has in tore for the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival.
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Championship Banjo plyer and Bluegrass personality Billy Lee Cox is bringing his show to The Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at The Sertoma Youth Ranch.
After filling in on banjo with The Country Gentlemen Billy fronted his own band Mason Dixon Grass before becoming one of the key members of Remington Ryde and taking the band into the forefront of Bluegrass festivals with his musical stylings and infectious personality.
You are not going to want to miss one of the best humans on the Bluegrass circuit play for the Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival at The Sertoma Youth Ranch.
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One of the Hottest new bands on the Bluegrass Circuit, these gents use the skills they learned with Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver to create a sound which is on one hand classic while also being fresh at the same time.
Anchored by 2-Time IBMA mandolin player of the year Jesse Brock and renowned tenor vocalist John Meador, this band has already begun to turn heads and push for top billing.
If you hear tight harmonies and driving Bluegrass ringing in the Sertoma Youth Ranch trees, it will probably be Authentic Unlimited at The Thanksgiving Bluegrass Festival.
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