Kentucky Music Hit List Railbird Festival Photo: Nathan Zucker Wind Down Along a Road and a Song COUNTRY MUSIC HIGHWAY Winding roads and mountain music defi ne the Country Music Highway as it runs through the hills and hollers that gave birth to a prolifi c range of talent that includes Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakum, Tyler Childers, Hylo Brown, Billy Ray Cyrus, Crystal, Gayle and more. Nearby and Noteworthy: Ashland’s Paramount Arts Center hosts local notables who return home for a song or two. Louisa’s September Fest is in a small venue for big talent inside a fancy gas station called Kentucky Paveillon. Down the holler (as in Butcher) you’ll fi nd Loretta Lynn’s birthplace, plus catch tomorrow’s stars at Irvine’s Steam Engine Session Room. Down in the Valley with Downhome Music RENFRO VALLEY KENTUCKY MUSIC HALL OF FAME & ENTERTAINMENT CENTER They might have to add a whole wing to accommodate the ever-growing list of Kentucky music greats at the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in Renfro Valley. With a music tradition dating back to 1939, Renfro’s two show theatres feature top talent. This lush valley proudly bears the title of “Kentucky’s Country Music Capital.” Nearby and Noteworthy: Somerset’s Master Musicians Festival is just that – masterful – and proof that Kentucky attracts the best of the best. Past headliners include John Prine and Alison Krauss, while gospel echoes through the Cumberlands with that same city’s Gospel Music FanFair.
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