For Release: May 25 , 2007
The Cumberlands, a fixture of the bluegrass music scene, brings precise, traditional bluegrass to Jubilee , airing Wednesday, June 13 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET1. The band's performance w as recorded at the Kentucky Bluegrass Music Festival in Louisville.Beginning as a folk trio , t he group has been performing since the 1960 s. They have played in nearly every state in the nation , recorded 12 albums, had their own TV series, appeared on the Grand Ole Opry and p erformed at diverse venues from rodeos and fairs to conventions and corporate functions.
The Cumberlands ' most recent CD is titled Civil War Tribute Collection . The album includes traditional songs from the Civil War era, including " Yellow Rose of Texas, " and " When Johnny Comes Marching Home ."
Members of T he Cumberlands are Betty Thom on percussion, Harold Thom on guitar, Jim Smoak on banjo, Jeff Guernsey on fiddle and guitar and Rick Harper on bass.
Jubilee is a KET production, produced and directed by H. Russell Farmer. Duncan Hart is producer, and Nancy Carpenter is executive producer. The Kentucky Bluegrass Festival is organized by Bisig Impact Group. More inform ation about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.