Music
It’s a musical feast that has drawn thousands of listeners over the past 35 years…….family folks who like country and bluegrass music and plenty of it. Earl Scruggs, Merle Haggard, and Roger Miller have stood center stage at the Jubilee in years past and there’s a great lineup this year too!
Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Steep Canyon Rangers Seldom Scene Ronnie Reno & The Reno Tradition Chris Jones & The Night Drivers Dry Branch Fire Squad Lisa Haley & the Zydekats Stetson and Cia Scott Gates and Evan Marshall Julie Wingfield Highway 65 KC Douglas Riley’s Mountaineers Keep checking back as more entertainers are added to the schedule.
Over 50 years ago, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin started singing in their little hometown of Abilene, Texas, and from there went on to make music history. Over the course of a four-decade career that has taken the Gatlin Brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music.
Performs: Sunday
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You know them through their performances with Steve Martin. With smooth vocals, smart songwriting, ferocious instrumentals and jaw-dropping harmony, the Rangers are bringing Bluegrass to music lovers across the USA and around the world. Steep Canyon Rangers are: Mike Guggino (mandolin/vocals), Charles Humphrey III(bass/vocals), Woody Platt (guitar/lead vocals), Nicky Sanders (fiddle/vocals), and Graham Sharp (banjo/vocals).
Performs: Saturday
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As The Seldom Scene celebrates its 41st anniversary in 2012, it continues to be regarded as one of the most progressive bands in bluegrass and as one of the finest acts in the whole genre. Today, Ben Eldridge is the “last men standing” from the original configuration. Guitarist, Dudley Connell, bassist, Ronnie Simpkins, dobroist, Fred Travers and mandolinst, Lou Reid, have joined Eldridge and continue to challenge the boundaries of Bluegrass.
Performs: Friday
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His dad co-wrote the classic “Duling Banjos” theme song for the movie Deliverance and created the three finger roll on the five string banjo. Today, Ronnie Reno shares the traditions and legacy set forth by his father in the early days of bluegrass. Ronnie’s own cable television show “Reno’s Old Time Music Festival” reflects these traditions and airs nationally. His musical journey begins Friday during the Jubilee, continues Saturday, and takes one through the musical life of Ronnie, Don Reno, The Reno Brothers and the legends Ronnie has had the privilege to play and record with over the years.
Performs: Friday & Saturday
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He recently appeared in the PBS series “The Appalachians” as both commentator and performer, and Bluegrass Unlimited noticed, “Chris is on of those treasures in bluegrass; a writer, singer and musician who respects the past, while gently bringing his own style and vision to the music”. An award winning songwriter and broadcaster, Chris was a founding member of Weary Hearts. His band, The Night Drivers consist of Ned Luberecki on banjo, Jon Weisberger on bass, Mark Stoffel on mandolin and Aaron Till on fiddle. Chris will also record his “Bluegrass Junction” Radio program on Thursday for national broadcast on Sirius/XM Radio.
Performs: Friday & Saturday
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For more than 25 years Dry Branch Fire Squad has been one of bluegrass music’s most popular bands, renowned for its spry mix of front-porch standards, modern ballads, and the old-time sounds from which bluegrass first sprang. The (quartet) is positively adored for its droll, scampy stage shows, fueled by Ron Thomason’s cornpone-and-hard-cider wit. On their irresistible new Rounder concert CD, Live at the Newburyport Firehouse…his laconic monologues unfurl like long, laze serpents: When they strike, it’s with such suddenness and accuracy that they almost leave you too breathless to laugh. Almost. Scott Alarik, Boston Globe.
Performs: Saturday & Sunday
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Since beginning in 1995 this year’s Grammy nominee, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats are today the world’s most beloved Americana/Cajun/Zydeco band.With her blue violin and soaring, compelling “cornbread” voice, Lisa’s original tunes and Louisiana Bayou, French Celtic, R&B and Jazz rhythms endear this fourth-generation fiddler, dancer, vocalist, and songwriter to all ages. Among her fans are Keb’Mo’ and Little Richard. The most joyful Americana/Cajun/Zydeco act on tour today! Prepare to catch “Zydecosis!”
Performs: Sunday
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Stetson Adkisson and Cia Cherryholmes have teamed up to create music in a pure uncluttered form. Stetson’s real-to-life writing style captivates audiences and has made him a fan favorite. Cia has garnered 5 Grammy nominations as lead singer, banjoist and songwriter with the internationally acclaimed band Cherryholmes. She returns to the Jubilee with Stetson and a new self-titled debut album.
Performs: Sunday
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Mandolin Phenom Scott Gates and Mentor Evan Marshall are unbelievable to watch. Together they are Mandolin Magic, as they weave Bluegrass Duets and throw guitar and fiddle in to boot, prepare to be electrified!
Performs: Saturday
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With roots in the Huck Finn Jubilee, Julie Wingfield is a consummate country, bluegrass and gospel music entertainer. She is a multi-instrumentalist who owns Hummingbird Records, and a music studio in Apple Valley. Julie performs at gospel, bluegrass and country festivals through the Southwest and performs this year on Sunday for her 34th season at the Jubilee.
Performs: Saturday
Together, their rich, hard-driving instrumentation and fine detail to harmony create a lively blend of traditional and cutting-edge Bluegrass . Thus far, the band has opened for Special Consensus and Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and has played numerous gigs in southern, central, and northern California.
Performs: Friday
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The California Country Music Association, Orange Blossom Special Region, sister group of Country Music Association, has voted KC the Dance Instructor of the Year fourteen times since 1997.
In 2001 KC was honored with a special Country Music Award presented by the California Country Music Association, in recognition for KC’s “Dedication and Devotion to the California Country Music Association”. As well, she was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” in 1999! She offers both line and country dance lessons each afternoon and hosts a “Line Dance” Friday night at 7 p.m. and Saturday night at 8 p.m.
Performs: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
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Traveling from Oak Glen, California, The Riley Family brings an “Old Fashion Barn Dance” to the Jubilee’s Mountain Man Village Shelter on Friday night from 8:30 to 11:00 p.m. Then on Sunday, they return for an Old-Time Gospel Sing at 9 a.m. – They’ll even provide the hymnbooks.
