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Del McCoury invites us all to DelFest

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DelFest Academy 2009Del McCoury shares his remembrance of the genesis of the first bluegrass festival in 1967 while discussing how that experience led to his desire to host his own festival in this promotional video for DelFest, held over Memorial Day weekend in Maryland.

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John had served as primary author and editor for The Bluegrass Blog from its launch in 2004 until being folded into Bluegrass Today in September of 2011. He continues in that capacity here, managing a strong team of columnists and correspondents.

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