GRANITE FALLS, Minn. —Grassland Jam will feature Blue Groove on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m. on Pioneer PBS. The program will be available for online viewing immediately after the broadcast on www.pioneer.org/grasslandjam. The broadcast will be repeated on Monday, July 1 at noon.
Blue Groove is an award-winning bluegrass band based in Minneapolis/St. Paul. The band draws material from a number of past and current bluegrass artists to express a contemporary sound while maintaining ties to traditional bluegrass and all of its drive, improvisation and harmony.
Members of Blue Groove include Adelle Hyrkas, lead vocals and rhythm guitar; David Smith, banjo and vocals; Bob Doe, lead guitar, dobro and vocals; Tom Erickson, upright bass and vocals, Tom Wadzinski mandolin and vocals; and special guest fiddler Richard Kriehn.
The performance was recorded at the Minnesota Bluegrass & Old Time Music Association Festival held in Richmond in August 2018.
Grassland Jam is produced and edited by Matthew Johnson. The program is made possible by contributions from the voters of Minnesota through a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
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