The Boston Bluegrass Union hosts the 25th annual Joe Val Bluegrass Festival, February 12-14, at the Sheraton Framingham in Framingham, Massachusetts. The indoor festival, located 18 miles west of Boston, will feature regional and nationally touring bands, more than 40 master classes and workshops (for which pre-registration is required), directed slow jams and plenty of picking opportunities throughout the weekend. A number of Rounder artists will perform on Saturday night to help mark the 40th anniversary of the Cambridge-based roots music label. A three-day Academy for Kids program will include instrument instruction, ensemble and singing classes for students ages 6-18.
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Early-bird weekend ticket discounts are available through January 15, while single-day tickets go on sale the following day. For more information on the festival and links to purchase tickets online, visit www.bbu.org/jvhome.htm.
Now in its 34th year, the Boston Bluegrass Union is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, promoting and presenting this original American music genre. Its annual festival bears the name of the late Joe Val, a mandolinist and vocalist who recorded albums on Rounder and brought hard-driving, Bill Monroe-derived bluegrass to New England audiences beginning in the early 1970s.
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