There has been considerable chatter going on in Louisville’s bluegrass scene about the upcoming Bluegrass Hotel concert and video shoot at the Galt House on March 20. For those not familiar with the story, the Bluegrass Hotel was the residence of dentist and banjo picker Harry Bickel, who rented rooms out to bluegrass musicians in the 1973-1981 era of “newgrass” in Louisville. Pickers who lived in and visited the house include Sam Bush, Vince Gill, J.D. Crowe, Curtis Burch, Courtney Johnson, Dan Crary, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, J.D. Crowe, Doyle Lawson, Tony Williamson and Jack Lawrence.
A documentary DVD, audio CD/LP and a coffee table book are all scheduled for a fall ‘09 release. Bill Millet, former banjo picker with The Bluegrass Alliance who works now as a music producer, is driving the project, with assistance from Kentucky Educational Television
The March 20 concert is open to the public and will featured an all-star band performance with Bush, Burch, Crowe, Rice, Crary and John Cowan. Many former members of Newgrass Revival and The Bluegrass Alliance will also make appearances on the show, including Danny Jones, Buddy Spurlock, Tony Williamson, Jack Lawrence, Al White, Harry Bickel, Steve Cooley, Glenn Lawson, Marshall Billingsley, Chuck Nation, Bob Briedenbach, Thayne Bradford, Danny Wiley, Keith and Darrell Sanson, Bill Millet, John Jump, Robert Pool, Marty Townsend, Dennis White and others.
More information is available at the www.thebluegrasshotel.com website and at the Bluegrass Blog
