The Blue Ridge Music Center presents The Sam Bush Band live in concert at The Blue Ridge Music Center's outdoor amphtheater on The Blue Ridge Parkway (Milepost 213) just south of Galax, VA, just north of Mount Airy, NC, and just east of Sparta, NC.
The Sam Bush Band tours extensively, appearing at many small venues and large festivals, including MerleFest in Wilkesboro, N.C. Bush, aka The Father of Newgrass, is known as one of the liveliest performers wherever he plays, and during festivals he frequently makes guest appearances with other artists.
Inspired by the pioneering progressive bluegrass band the New Deal String Band and their rock-flavored approach to bluegrass, Bush formed the New Grass Revival in 1972. Over the next 17 years, he and the band revolutionized the music of the hill country, incorporating everything from gospel and reggae to rock and modern jazz into their tradition-rooted sound.
After a quarter-century of making music with New Grass Revival and collaborating with other bands, Bush went solo. He’s released seven albums and a live DVD over the past two decades. In 2009, the Americana Music Association awarded Bush the Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist.The Punch Brothers, Steep Canyon Rangers, and Greensky Bluegrass are just a few present-day bluegrass vanguards he’s influenced.
https://www.sambush.com/