ANGOLA — It promises to be a rocking summer at Buck Lake Ranch with artists like the Hubie Ashcraft Band, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, holiday celebrations and the Hippie Living
/ Joe (L) and Daniel Mullins at the site of WPFB. The Mullins family has been instrumental in keeping bluegrass music thriving in Southwest, Ohio.
These was a time in the 1940’s and 50’s, when people arrived from Appalachia daily in Dayton in buses and cars. They came in hopes of jobs at factories such as National Cash Register, Frigidaire and GM. Many brought guitars, mandolins and banjos and settled in East Dayton. A new book and CD, Industrial Strength Bluegrass tells this history. Dave Barber has the story of the Mullins family, one of the families that sits at the center of this story.
The Reif Arts Council is announcing a jam-packed line-up of entertainment as part of their summer/fall 2021 seasonânot an easy feat on the heels of a global pandemic.Â
âOver the past year, we really made lemonade out of lemons. From drive-in and boat-in concerts and socially distanced music, to movies in the Reif parking lot, virtual shows, and several concerts at the outdoor IRA Civic Center pavilion,â said Reif Arts Council Marketing Director Paul M. Gregersen. âPeople have certainly taken notice and have appreciated our efforts to continue our mission of stimulating the arts in northern Minnesota. We maintained a schedule of 60-plus shows and educational programs throughout the pandemic, mostly flying by the seat of our pants. Our end goal has always been to formally announce a schedule of upcoming shows featuring local and national acts, and then execute that schedule like we did before the pandemic. Weâve finally made it to that point and are so happ
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