NOW PLAYING National headliners jam at The Amp at Dant Crossing , an acoustically pristine venue in New Haven. Expect to see musicians from Kentucky and beyond, like pioneering country music singer/ songwriter Dwight Yoakam. An Ohio River setting, the biggest names across all musical genres and state-of-the-art live concert spaces (including an indoor music hall, indoor club and outdoor amphitheater) make up Newport’s MegaCorp Pavilion . In the rugged, rural farmland of Sharpsburg, The Barnyard Venue rocks with countryside concerts, comedy shows, a summer season of country and bluegrass performances, plus family fun. Book a yurt or treehouse with Berea’s farmland funhouse, HomeGrown HideAways , during its “Holler in the Holler” summer concert series. BIG STAGES In a barn located at the site of Kentucky’s largest National Historic Landmark you’ll find the Chamber Music Festival of the Bluegrass . Held in May at Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, it is a weekend with world-acclaimed chamber musicians. Seventy-six trombones – and sometimes more – lead the big parade, while horns of every shape and size play in Danville’s Great American Brass Band Festival in June. Hosted by the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum, Owensboro’s ROMP Festival is four days of live music, family fun, camping and more in June. Name your music pleasure: blues, bluegrass, newgrass, jazz, progressive country, Americana. It’s all at the Master Musicians Festival in Somerset in July. Past headliners have included Willie Nelson, Counting Crows and the late John Prine. The Amp at Dant Crossing , New Haven KENTUCKY ON SPOTIFY Find your dream mix of Kentucky music from a Spotify playlist that gathers the legends of the Bluegrass State, including the Everly Brothers’ “Bye Bye Love” and Bill Monroe crooning “Blue Moon of Kentucky.” Blending bluegrass, country and rock, it’s the ultimate Kentucky music experience featuring Chris Stapleton, My Morning Jacket and legions of home-grown talent. the Kentucky music playlist on Spotify! Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum , Owensboro SCAN TO HEAR 24 #TravelKY
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