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FIRST ANNUAL “BON AQUA BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL”-JULY 1-BRINGS TOGETHER TOP ARTISTS, ICONIC SETTING IN TENNESSEE FOR A “MUST SEE” SUMMER MUSIC EVENT

Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Headliners include Lonesome River Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver And NewTown
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
Nashville, Tennessee (June 1, 2017) -The first annual “Bon Aqua Bluegrass Festival” is tuned up and ready to make music on July 1 amid the lush 100 plus acre setting of “The Hideaway Farm” in Bon Aqua, Tennessee-former creative home of music legend Johnny Cash.
The one day, family-friendly event will kick-off 4th of July weekend with a full schedule of some of the top mainstage names in bluegrass music-including Lonesome River Band, Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and NewTown.  The Hogslop String Bandand The Storytellers Hideaway Farm Band will add featured performances to a full day of music.  Backdrop for the music will be the rustic outdoor theater adjacent to the pre-Civil war log home Johnny Cash owned for more than 30 years and called “the center of my universe.”
Event admission will include “open house” tours of Cash’s log home between 10:00 AM and 9:00 PM, as well as access to “Cinnamon Hill”-a free standing display of Cash memorabilia, photo gallery and array of vintage cars.  Music will begin at 10:00 AM day of event and concert goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and picnic baskets to take advantage of the scenic farm setting surrounding the mainstage.  Covered seating at the outdoor theater is limited on a first-come basis day of event. Ample parking is free.
Just 40 minutes west of downtown Nashville, Bon Aqua is proving to be the new ‘must see’ music destination in Middle Tennessee since the opening of “The Hideaway Farm” and companion attraction “The Storytellers Museum.”  The “Bon Aqua Bluegrass Festival” is expected to bring bluegrass fans from across the nation for the first of what is planned as an annual event.
Food will be available for purchase onsite and additional free fun attractions for the kids will be provided by Bouncy House and Anthony the Balloon Kid.
Advance tickets are now on sale through Eventbrite and may be purchased online at the event site:www.bonaquabluegrass.com.  Tickets are scaled at $25.00 in advance for general admission with special local discount tickets set at $20.00 for residents of Hickman and Dickson Counties and Fairview.  Tickets are also available in advance onsite at The Storytellers Museum in Bon Aqua.  Day of show, tickets will be $30.00 with special applicable discounts.  Children and military are free.
Directions: From Nashville, Bon Aqua is located off I-40 West at TN Exit 172.  Event site is located at 9347 Old Highway 46 in Bon Aqua.  For additional information:(931) 996-4336.
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Lorraine Walker

Raised in southern Ontario, Canada, Lorraine developed a love for music at an early age and enjoys listening to a variety of Christian, Country, Pop and R&B music. A love for writing and a need to share the love of Jesus through her thoughts have come together with an enjoyment of Southern Gospel, enabling her to contribute to SGM Radio website, SGN Scoops Digital, and the Southern Styles Show. Lorraine tweets at http://twitter.com/SGMRadioLorrain and blogs at http://sgmradio.blogspot.com/ and can also be found on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/walker.lorraine