Sally Gap 2011!

August 21, 2010 on 12:49 pm | In Uncategorized | 5 Comments

The best up-and-coming festival in Bluegrass will be held once again next year! Come be with us the first weekend in June and see what all the buzz is about. We had a great time this year, and plan on an even bigger and better time next year!

All of the bands put on great shows, with Lonesome River Band closing the show on Saturday night in explosive fashion. Afterward, Sammy and the guys mingled and jammed with the fans as they have every year at Sally Gap. Marty Raybon and Full Circle were amazing, playing awesome Bluegrass as well as some Shenendoah favorites. Brand New Strings came up from TN and showed the crowd why they are one of the hottest young bands in Bluegrass right now. Sally favorites Kentucky Wind and The Dixie Ryders never failed to please the crowd, and of course host band Southern Sun was there, as well.

On Friday, J.D. Crowe and the New South closed the show to screaming fans, who were well-primed by The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band. Friday also gave us Sally veterans Blue Storm and Virgil Bowlin and Peerless Mountain, as well as the host band, Southern Sun. But one of the biggest treats of the Friday show was Bill Yates and the Country Gentlemen Tribute Band. Bill was sounding as good as ever, and Mike Phipps sounds so much like Charlie Waller it is absolutely unbelievable!

Sally Gap 2011 promises to be even better, and we need your help. Please post your recommendations for bands you’d like to see next year! We promise to consider each and every one!

Thanks to all of the great fans who came to the mountains of southeast KY to help make Sally Gap 2010 great! We know that with fans like you, Sally Gap 2011 will be a great success!