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Fraley Mountain Music Gatherin’ at Carter Caves State Resort Park

August 16, 2016 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Kentuckians love music festivals and music-centered events – they’re among the most popular activities in the entire state. Beautiful Carter Caves State Resort Park has a musical tradition that’s coming up in September. Read on for the details!

Carter Caves State Resort Park will host the 47th annual Fraley Mountain Music Gatherin’ Sept. 7-10.

The festival that began as a family reunion honors old-time music and eastern Kentucky traditions as well as the late master fiddler J.P. Fraley. Musicians will be jamming in parking lots and sharing music around the campfires of Carter Caves State Resort Park. Musical instruments such as the dulcimer, fiddle and guitar are used to tell stories about life long ago in the eastern Kentucky foothills.

On Wednesday, Sept. 7, there will be a free “Jamming in the Round” get-together in the campground starting at 8 p.m. On Thursday, Sept. 8, starting at 7 p.m., enjoy an open stage concert in the park’s amphitheater.

At 1 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, the amphitheater will come to life with an open stage, a banjo gathering and a dulcimer gathering. Friday’s activities will be capped with a 7 p.m. concert in the amphitheater. Carter Caves Music

Saturday morning, Sept. 10, there will be a kid’s jam session in front of the lodge. Late morning into the afternoon the amphitheater will resound with sessions devoted to ballads, storytelling, and Carter Family songs, and conclude with a fiddle gathering and guitar gathering. Saturday night’s concert in the amphitheater begins at 7 p.m.

Paid admission is required for concerts and jam sessions Friday afternoon through Saturday night. Fees range from $4 to $10. A festival pass for all programs costs $25 per person. The Friends of Carter Caves will provide refreshments during the event.

For more information, including a list of invited musicians, contact Paul Tierney at paul.tierney@ky.gov or festival organizer Barb Kuhns at bkuhnsfiddle@yahoo.com. Visit the festival website atwww.fraleyfestival.com.

Carter Caves State Resort Park features a lodge, vacation cottages, RV campsites and primitive campsites. The lodge restaurant offers a variety of food for breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. There’s also hiking, golf, mini-golf, fishing, horseback riding and swimming. The park is located in northeastern Kentucky, 4 miles off Interstate 64 between Grayson and Olive Hill (exit 161).

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Kenlake State Resort Park to Host Hot August Blues, Aug. 26-27

August 11, 2016 by Joi Sigers Leave a Comment

Hot August Blues at Kenlake

Kenlake State Resort Park will host the 27th annual The Hot August Blues Festival Aug. 26-27. This annual even has grown into something extra special in Kentucky – I think its popularity surpassed anyone’s wildest expectations!

The festival is held at the park’s amphitheater on the shore of Kentucky Lake. The show opens Friday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 27, at 2 p.m.

The lineup for Friday includes Deja’ Blues Band, Blues and Greys, Bottoms Up Blues Band and River Towne Alley Cats. For Saturday, the lineup features Adam and the H-Bombs, Da Mudcats, Toad Strangler, 2 Miles Back Band, Long Tall Deb featuring Colin John and the Markey Blue Band.

Advance tickets are $15 for Friday and $20 for Saturday. Two-day advance tickets are $30 per person. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets at the gate are $20 for Friday, $25 for Saturday and $40 for both days.

Advance tickets may be purchased online or at these locations: Roof Brothers Wine & Spirits in Paducah; Kaylee’s Farmhouse Restaurant in Aurora, the UPS Store in Murray and at Kenlake State Resort Park (cash only).

More ticket and schedule information is available at www.hotaugustbluesfestival.com. The festival is held rain or shine, and guests may bring chairs and coolers (no glass). A shuttle service from the park lodge and campground will also be available. Service animals only.

As a warm-up for the festival, Kenlake will host its “Neighborhood Night” with a free concert on Thursday, Aug. 25, from 6-10 p.m. Two bands are scheduled to play, The Sullivan 3 and the Andy Gibson Trio. Food will also be available.

Guests are invited to bring lawn chairs for an evening of blues music on the front lawn. The concert is free, but donations will be accepted for two charitable groups — the Marshall County Exceptional Center and Murray W.A.T.C.H.

The park restaurant will be open and special lodging rates for Thursday night starting at $54.95 for a lodge room are available.

Kenlake State Resort Park is located minutes away from the Land between the Lakes, a 170,000-acre nature lover’s paradise and environmental education area. Kenlake offers lodging, cottages, campground and restaurant. For more information about the park, call 1-800-325-0143.

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