'A taste of bluegrass heaven...'

Press release

15th Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival 2006

Annually thousands of visitors make the pilgrimage to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland, for the award-winning Annual Appalachian & Bluegrass Music Festival. The event has just been voted Event of The Year in the Northern Ireland Tourism Awards sponsored by Norfolk Line. This is the largest festival of its kind in Europe and is taking place from 1st to 3rd September 2006. World-renowned musicians and dancers from all over the world will be performing in the unique setting of the outdoor museum.

The Festival celebrates the trans-Atlantic migration of music, song, and dance and a shared musical heritage that explores the huge contribution emigrants from these islands have made to the evolution of American folk music.

2006's packed Festival programme will include 'Bluegrass in the Park' afternoon sessions, evening concerts in the Festival marquee, Bluegrass Camp for Kids, the Sunday 'Spirit of Bluegrass' evening gospel concert, as well as music workshops and lectures.

Direct from the USA & Europe, performers booked include: Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, the Wilders, Bearfoot Bluegrass, the Buffalo Gals, Grassroots, Roll's Boys, the Mideando String Quintet (#1 European Bluegrass Band 2006), Beansprouts, Blue Railroad Train, and Carmel Sheerin & the Ravens (#1 European Bluegrass Band 2005) as well as many more…

This project is supported by EU programmes for Peace & Reconciliation. The Ulster American Folk Park is part of the National Museums of Northern Ireland. For further details and ticket information, please telephone the Ulster American Folk Park on 028 8224 3292 or check out the website.