Great Smoky Mountains National Park will hold its fourth annual “Music of the Mountains” festival on Saturday, March 29, 2008, in partnership with the City of Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains Association. This year’s day-long festival marks a departure from previous year’s events, whch had been exclusively evening concerts. A series of six concerts will be held from 10 AM until 5 PM at the Park’s Sugarlands Visitor Center and an evening performance will be held at W.L. Mills Conference Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. ”Music of the Mountains” is a celebration of musical traditions of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, showcasing the evolution of mountain music over time. Each of the following six concerts are free to the public: Tony Thomas (10 AM), Lost Mill String Band (11 AM), Matt Morelock and Brian Vollmer (noon and 1 PM), Bobby Fulcher (2 PM), Boogertown Gap (3 PM) and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker (4 PM). Following the Sugarlands Visitor Center concerts, the event will be capped off with an evening concert by “Jimbo Whaley and Friends” at W.L. Mills Conference Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, starting at 7 PM. Tickets for the Whaley concert can be purchased online for $20 each or at the door of the event for $25.
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