As teenagers, Eden natives Jesse Smathers and Matthew Turman watched the “Bluegrass Country Soul” video over and over while driving with their parents to various bluegrass festivals around the area.
Music for the 2021 Camp Springs Labor Day Bluegrass Festival, 540 Boone Road, Elon, will start at 4 p.m. Sept. 3, although campers can start setting up as early as Sept. 1. Additional information can be obtained by calling Cody Johnson at 336-213-1944 or on the website https://www.campspringsevents.com.
The festival schedule:
Sept. 3
4 p.m. - Gary Wilson & Harris Creek
6 p.m. - Wyatt Rice & Richard Bennett- Tony Rice Tribute
8 p.m. - Ralph Stanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys
9:30 p.m. MOVIE - Blue Grass Country Soul
Sept 4
1 p.m. - Uwharrie Drive
3 p.m. - Buttermilk Creek
5 p.m. - Wood Family Tradition
7 p.m. - Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
9 p.m. - The Cleverlys
Sept. 5
11 a.m. - Church Service
1 p.m. - String Music Championship Winner
3 p.m. -The Moores
5 p.m. - Missy Raines
7 p.m. - Bobby Osborne & Rocky Top Express
9 p.m. - Lonesome River Band
A copy of “Bluegrass Country Soul” is in the permanent collection of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Owensboro, Ky. It is also available on DVD in 4k HD widescreen format with Dolby surround sound.
