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2025 Sinking Creek Bluegrass Festival with Lonesome River Band
Venue: Newport Community Park, Newport
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Common Thread, Gold Rush, Lonesome River Band, The Autumn Ridge Band
Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time: 12:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Charity
Cost:
Advance Tickets for Ages 12 & Up: $35.00 Advance Tickets for Ages 6-11: $15.00

At the Gate Tickets for Ages 12 & Up: $40.00

Ages 5 & Under: Free

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Description:
Newport, VA Sports Booster Club presents the First Sinking Creek Bluegrass Festival with headliner Lonesome River Band on Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Newport Ruritan Park in Newport, VA.

Music Schedule:
• 3:00 PM: Gold Rush Bluegrass Band
• 4:00 PM: Common Thread Bluegrass Band
• 5:00 PM: Autumn Ridge Band (Set 1)
• 6:00 PM: Autumn Ridge Band (Set 2)
• 7:00 PM: Lonesome River Band

Enjoy live music featuring the Lonesome River Band, Autumn Ridge Band and Gold Rush supporting the local baseball and softball programs.

Lonesome River Band continues their reputation as one of the most respected names in bluegrass music. Led by five-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Banjo Player of the Year and Virginia Country Music Hall of Famer Sammy Shelor, the group holds a powerhouse line up of award-winning players.

The band is celebrating their Billboard Top 10 Bluegrass Album, Turn On A Dime released on Mountain Home Music Company. The album certainly showcases Lonesome River Band at the top of their creative game. When masterful players and vocalists combine with top notch material and thoughtful arrangement, the result is a dynamic release. This long awaited project includes numerous chart songs including the hit “Her Love Won’t Turn On A Dime” that reached the #1 spot seven times on the Bluegrass Today Top 20.

Lonesome River Band’s enduring career includes 17 albums, three of which were released in 2012 in celebration of the group’s 30th anniversary. The band received the 2012 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Award for Instrumental Recorded Event of the Year for their song “Angeline the Baker” from their CHRONOLOGY Volume One album along with Sammy Shelor taking home his fifth win as the 2012 IBMA Banjo Performer of the Year. Lonesome River Band has received other awards from IBMA including Album of the Year, along with numerous awards from SPBGMA including being named Bluegrass Band of Year, Vocal Group of the Year, Song of the Year and Shelor as Banjo Player of the Year. Sammy Shelor received the 2nd Annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.

For over 30 years, Lonesome River Band continues set the standard in the bluegrass music world. Whether performing on the famous stage of the Grand Ole Opry or headlining major concert events and festivals, their loyal fans continue to support one of the most loved and most influential acts of our time.

Links:

• http://lonesomeriverband.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/lonesomeriverband
• https://www.twitter.com/LonesomeRiverB

The Autumn Ridge Band is a hard driving, traditional bluegrass and bluegrass gospel band from North Carolina.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61571066302555

Common Thread plays an eclectic set list of music that includes old country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, classic rock 'n roll and gospel. Common Thread is pretty low key, with a nice groove.

Link: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066899852269

Gold Rush is a bluegrass band from Giles County, VA.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/@goldrushbluegrassband-va1959/videos

The Sinking Creek Bluegrass Festival benefits a variety of baseball and softball teams based in Newport Virginia. Currently there are over 200 kids participated on teams based in Newport. This concert helps provide essential funding for uniforms, equipment, practice space, and experiences for players age 3-16. Donations are always welcome to the Newport Sports Booster Club, a registered 501c3 organization.

Advance tickets are $35.00 for ages 12 & up, $15.00 for ages 6-11 and free for ages 5 & under. Tickets at the gate are $40.00 for ages 12 & up.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sinking-creek-bluegrass-festival-tickets-1303070852999?aff=next3days.

Food and craft vendors will be on site.

Bring your chairs and/or blankets.

Gates open at 12:00 PM and the music begins at 3:00 PM.

Newport Community Park is located at 641 Bluegrass Trail in Newport, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/BvhCWMLZ/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/NewportVaSports or https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sinking-creek-bluegrass-festival-tickets-1303070852999?aff=next3days.