Festival Entertainment

Entertainment Schedule

A full day of music entertainment! Bring your lawn chair and listen to foot stomping bluegrass, local singer/songwriter, and end the evening with county rock and traditional country roots music.

Friday, June 17, 2022

7:00pm Hank Williams IV

Hank Williams IV is the great grandson of Hank Williams and we are so excited to have him performing at the festival. He has been performing on stage since he was 5 years old singing his family's greatest hits. He recently recorded his won album and it will be released on June 12th.

Follow Hank IV on Facebook at "Hank Williams IV Music" of the web at www.hankwilliamsiv.com. Mark your calendars now and come to Beattyville and watch Hank IV carry on the Family Tradition!

6:00pm Morril Tavern

Providing a little different twist to country and blues, we are singer/songwriters dedicated to music!

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Saturday, June 18, 2022

Jacob Fultz

Jacob Fultz was the lead singer of the popular Eastern Kentucky band "Monroe Land Way". Now he continues writings songs and performing around the area. This singer/songwriter has a way with lyrics that paint a picture of Eastern Kentucky and the Appalachian way of life.

Follow Jacob on Facebook/JacobFultz

Black Powder Express

Located in the hills of East Kentucky and bringing the sounds of Appalachia to life. The Black Powder Express is a traditional bluegrass band that sings and tells stories about a simplistic time in life.
Check out their performance video from the Poppy Mountain Festival and their song "Ole Moonshine".

Follow them on Facebook/BlackPowderExpress1

12:00pm Moonshine Panel Discussion

Slade Creek

Bluegrass band who plays foot-stomping tunes. Band includes Dylan Blanton on bass, Clay Jones on guitar, Elmer Burchett on banjo and Jordan Fox on mandolin.

Jared Smith & Honky Tonk Revival

Honky Tonk Revival is a country cover band with our roots running deep in the 80’s and 90’s music.
You may also hear some great original songs written by the bands lead vocalist, Jared Smith. So if you’re a fan of those awesome 90’s country artists and songs then come out and give“Jared Smith & Honky Tonk Revival” a listen.

Jared Smith - lead vocals/rhythm guitar
Christina Powell - lead vocals/backup vocals
Mark Powell - bass guitar
Dustin Creech - lead guitar
Bob McCormick - drums

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3:00pm Bourbon Panel Discussion

Russell Johnson

Russell Johnson, a local singer/songwriter, sings traditional country as he embodies that good old country sound. His recently released CD "Living on Hard Times", has ten original songs that are well worth a listen. Come on out and enjoy an afternoon of live music!

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Lennie Centers and Centerline

A native of Eastern Kentucky, Lennie Centers was raised on bluegrass music. His father, the late Roy Lee Centers, was the lead singer for Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys for several years. Lennie traveled with his father until his father's untimely death. Read the full story here about the life and times of Roy Lee Centers told by his son Lennie. The Life Legacy and untimely death of Roy Lee Centers by Bluegrass Today.

Lennie's first professional work was traveling every weekend with the Goins Brothers. He soon formed the band, Silver Creek, with fellow members Barry Crabtree, Bill Crabtree, Chris Miller, and Porter Corume. Silver Creek is often credited for a new bluegrass sound heard in today's bluegrass music. In 1992, he toured with Timmy Cline, son of Curly Ray Cline, who alongside Roy Lee was a member of the Clinch Mountain Boys. Lennie, his son Roy, Scott Napier, Gary Skaggs, Keith Prater, and Mike Creech came together in 1996 to form Vintage Sound. Opening for Ricky Skaggs, they were the first band to ever play the stage at the Mountain Arts Center in Prestonsburg, KY. In 2002, he and his son Roy also toured with Joe Isaacs.

Lennie has shared the stage with numerous noted bluegrass musicians including Ralph Stanley, Bill Monroe, Marty Stewart, Allison Brown, Stewart Duncan, the late Keith Whitley, Lester Flatt and many others. Inspired by the mountain sound of Ralph Stanley, Clarence White, and Tony Rice with the drive of Elvis Presley and the arrangement style of the Beatles, Lennie's style is constantly evolving...will play any where.

James Dotson Band

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7pm Nic Cassetta & Co

Original and cover music from all over the Country and Rock spectrum!

Nic Cassetta - Lead Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Art Cohenour - Drums
David Howard - Bass
Steve Dooley - Lead Guitar & Vocals

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