For Release: 2008-08-04 13:22:00
The Farewell Drifters and Blue Moon Rising entertain bluegrass fans from both the traditional and contemporary camps on the next Jubilee. Taped at the River of Music Party in Owensboro last summer, the program airs Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 8/7 p.m. CT on KET1 and Saturday, Aug. 23 at 11/10 p.m. CT on KET2.The Farewell Drifters, a group of inspired young musicians from Nashville, mixes its influences from older folk traditions and brings elements of bluegrass, country, rock and pop into its unique sound. The Farewell Drifters’ members include songwriters Joshua Britt (mandolin) and Zach Bevill (guitar), Paducah native Trevor Brandt (banjo), Clayton Britt (lead guitar) and Ryan Pennington (bass). The group’s new CD is titled Sweet Summer Breeze.
East Tennessee’s Blue Moon Rising performs original, classically crafted bluegrass songs while providing some innovative surprises. Band members are Keith Garrett (mandolin, guitar), songwriter Chris West (guitar), Justin Jenkins (banjo) and Jon Anderson (bass). Jenkins is a Harrodsburg resident and Anderson is from London. The group garnered international recognition with the release of their latest album, On the Rise, which debuted at #14 on Billboard’s bluegrass chart.
Jubilee is a KET production, distributed to public television stations nationwide. The series is directed by Nick Helton and produced by Duncan Hart. Nancy Carpenter is executive producer. More information about Jubilee, including streaming video, is available at www.ket.org/jubilee. More information about KET programming and education services, as well as how to support KET, can be found at www.ket.org.
Contact: Amanda Stroud
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